Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins (1964)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (39 reviews)

  • 79% of users liked it
    (613,188 ratings)

Long resistant to film adaptations of her Mary Poppins books, P.L. Travers finally succumbed to the entreaties of Walt Disney, and the result is often considered the finest of Disney's personally supervised films. The Travers stories are bundled together to tell the story of the Edwardian-era… More

In Theaters
Aug 26, 1964 Wide
Walt Disney Productions

Critic Reviews

  • , TIME Magazine

    The sets are luxuriant, the songs lilting, the scenario witty but impeccably sentimental, and the supporting cast only a pinfeather short of perfection.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    The grace of the effects makes it some kind of classic.

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    Julie Andrews' first appearance on the screen is a signal triumph and she performs as easily as she sings, displaying a fresh type of beauty nicely adaptable to the color cameras.

  • , Time Out

    Compared to even 'sophisticated' juvenile fodder, the sheer exuberance of Disney's adaptation of PL Travers' children's classic should tickle the most jaded fancy.

  • Common Sense Media Editors, Common Sense Media

    World's coolest nanny celebrates family and fun.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jeff "


    Mary Poppins is one Disney's greatest live action films. Brilliantly acted with plenty of memorable songs, this is a great film to watch with the entire family. Brilliantly directed by Robert Stevenson and with a strong lead performance in Julie Andrews as the title character,… More

  • Directors C


    A lot of Mary Poppins, even for a Disney movie is a bit silly. But I could ignore that fact though because it had a lot of charm and spunk to make up for it.

  • Josh M


    Mary Poppins changed my life at the age of four and made me want to pursue a career of creativity and joy. It was the first film I ever saw, either in a theater or on TV. My mother sneaked me into a Montreal cinema to see this in 1964, when I was 4. At the time, children under six… More

  • Jim C


    Mary poppins is a American drea, almost everyone has seen Mary Poppins and if you have and do not like it well too bad for you, it a great movie and almost everyone loves it I think, great music and acting, awesome.

  • Matheus C


    Walt Disney's live-action masterpiece is even better on the big screen. And it is always surprising how well it ages (much better than The Sound of Music) and how well written and scripted it is. The soundtrack is one of the best ever put to film.

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