The Railway Children Return is a movie directed by Morgan Matthews in 2022 and based on the characters from the book The Railway Children by E. Nesbit, first published in 1906. The movie features Sheridan Smith, Jenny Agutter, John Bradley, Tom Courtenay, Beau Gadsdon, Austin Haynes, and others.
What users say
“The book is better than the movie”
But the movie is worth watching.
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Storyline
The story is based around the backdrop of the child evacuees from inner cities to the countryside during the Second World War. The children also encounter a soldier who is very far from home.
Genres
Movie vs Book
Year
2022
Minutes
98
Movie Rate
5.50
Source: IMDb
Year
1906
Pages
188
Book Rate
8.02
S: Goodreads
Book
The Railway Children
Author: E. Nesbit
Country: UK
First published in: 1906
Length: 188 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Mini-Series by Julia Smith
Movie by Lionel Jeffries
Movie by Catherine Morshead
User polls & recommendations
“I love the book, but in order to transform it into a film, there are things you have to reinvent for it to work on screen.”
YORGOS LANTHIMOS (Filmmaker)
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