The Amazing Mr. Blunden

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

Follow him into fun, fantasy & fright -- he's a time-traveling ghost who's often out of sight.

Directed by Lionel Jeffries

Produced by Hemisphere Productions, Hemdale

197295 min6.6 / 10

A whimsical Victorian-era fantasy about children crossing time to rescue ghostly friends, blending warmth and wonder with mild supernatural peril.

Mysterious old solicitor Mr. Blunden visits Mrs. Allen and her young children in their squalid, tiny Camden Town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. The family become the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the charge of the solicitors. One day the children meet the spirits of two other children who died in the mansion nearly a hundred years prior. The children prepare a magic potion that allows them to travel backwards in time to the era of the ghost children. Will the children be able to help their new friends and what will happen to them if they do?

Questions people ask

  • Does The Amazing Mr. Blunden end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Amazing Mr. Blunden easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is The Amazing Mr. Blunden sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is The Amazing Mr. Blunden violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is The Amazing Mr. Blunden scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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