Swallows and Amazons

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Swallows and Amazons honors its source material with a beautifully shot drama whose nostalgic glow is enhanced by winning performances and a timeless story.

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Movie Info

The Walker children are given permission to camp on an island in the middle of a vast lake. When they get there, they have to battle against a gang of local youths for control of the island.

Cast & Crew

Rafe Spall
Captain Flint
Andrew Scott
Lazlov
Kelly Macdonald
Mrs. Walker
Dane Hughes
John Walker
Orla Hill
Susan Walker
Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen
Tatty Walker
Bobby McCulloch
Roger Walker
Seren Hawkes
Nancy Blackett
Hannah Jayne Thorp
Peggy Blackett
Jessica Hynes
Mrs. Jackson
Philippa Lowthorpe
Director
Andrea Gibb
Screenwriter
Nick Barton
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Nick O'Hagan
Producer
Joe Oppenheimer
Producer
Jenny Borgars
Executive Producer
Patrick Fischer
Executive Producer
Hugo Heppell
Executive Producer
John Jencks
Executive Producer
Dan MacRae
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All Critics (34) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (32) | Rotten (2)

  • As clunky as the movie can feel, there's a winning toughness to its unsentimental view of childhood and its nostalgia for a pre-digital age.

    July 13, 2017 | Full Review…

    Sheri Linden

    Los Angeles Times

  • Where the film really takes wing is when the Swallows and Amazons are trying to steal each other's boats, making expeditions by moonlight or are planning just what they're going to eat after dropping their provisions in the lake.

    August 25, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Geoffrey Macnab

    Independent (UK)

  • Despite an incongruous action sequence on the roof of a puttering steam train and a beefed-up espionage plot, the thrills here are reassuringly low-key.

    August 21, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Wendy Ide

    Observer (UK)

  • You may as well make a film of the 1930 Wisden's Cricket Almanac.

    August 18, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

    Donald Clarke

    Irish Times

  • No amount of espionage exploits can supercharge the japes and scrapes with excitement that warrant its place on the big screen.

    August 15, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Ian Freer

    Empire Magazine

  • It's a charmingly old-fashioned family adventure - one that you can imagine several generations of a family gathering to watch on a rainy grey Sunday afternoon.

    August 15, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Dave Calhoun

    Time Out
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