The Magic Faraway Tree

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Adapted from Enid Blyton's beloved classic novel The Magic Faraway Tree, the film centers on Polly (Claire Foy), Tim (Andrew Garfield), and their three children -- a modern family forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. As they adapt to their new lives, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents, including treasured characters Moonface (Nonso Anozie), Silky (Nicola Coughlan), Dame Washalot (Jessica Gunning), and Saucepan Man (Dustin Demri-Burns). At the top of the tree, they are transported to spectacular, fantastical lands, and through the joys and challenges of their adventures, the family learns to reconnect and value each other for the first time in years.

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Warm, charming, and quietly uplifting, The Magic Faraway Tree delivers a playful mix of whimsical characters, gentle humor, and a timely message about unplugging, making it an engaging and enjoyable family adventure.

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Guy Lodge

Variety

5h

The Magic Faraway Tree is sweet, even a bit twee, and unfailingly nice in a way that will draw early sighs of relief from parents jaded by more obnoxious family fare. But it’s surprisingly unfunny.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

8h

2.5/4

It sputters out in the end, but it is worth a visit for families and both leads are endearing.

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Radheyan Simonpillai

Globe and Mail

2d

Garfield, an actor who can make you feel like you’re being hugged in his presence, even in a film like The Social Network, is especially good at selling this movie’s winsome vibes.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

9h

An amusing, enchanting and harmless fantasy adventure that will charm and delight little kids, but will only keep adults mildly engaged.

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

22h

The backdrop-jumping plot of The Magic Faraway Tree is a lot of introductions, broadly humorous jokes, and little else supporting them.

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Andrew Parker

The Gate

1d

6/10

When a film is this colourful, mirthful, and well designed, it’s easier to look past the clunkiness of the pacing.

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Robert

5h

Such a wonderful surprise

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Allen D

6h

It was a funny movie with plenty of light hearted laughs!

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Olivia W

6h

Perfect family film, illustrating the real loss of the magic of childhood and family unity through technology.

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J Graham

8h

Good family fun that supports hard honest work and the innocence of children

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Tim Marburger

8h

it was a sweet and kind movie. we need more family type movies. wonderful family lots of fun laughs definitely something to see.

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Chellie Allen

9h

We loved that this was a wonderful enchanted feel-good movie that took us away from the crazy chaos going on in the world right now, if only for a brief time. The artistry and story were both extremely well done and very worthwhile

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Ben Gregor

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Tim

Claire Foy

Polly

Nonso Anozie

Moonface

Nicola Coughlan

Silky

Jessica Gunning

Dame Washalot

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Synopsis

Adapted from Enid Blyton's beloved classic novel The Magic Faraway Tree, the film centers on Polly (Claire Foy), Tim (Andrew Garfield), and their three children -- a modern family forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. As they adapt to their new lives, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents, including treasured characters Moonface (Nonso Anozie), Silky (Nicola Coughlan), Dame Washalot (Jessica Gunning), and Saucepan Man (Dustin Demri-Burns). At the top of the tree, they are transported to spectacular, fantastical lands, and through the joys and challenges of their adventures, the family learns to reconnect and value each other for the first time in years.

Director: Ben Gregor
Producer: Pippa Harris, Nicolas Brown, Danny Perkins, Jane Hooks
Screenwriter: Simon Farnaby
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: Elysian Film Group, StudioCanal, Ashland Hill Media Finance, Neal Street Productions, Palisades Park Pictures
Rating: PG (Some Rude Humor|Mild Action|Brief Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 21, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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