Should you watch Saving Mr. Banks?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Saving Mr. Banks
Film · 2013
Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.
The sides of Saving Mr. Banks
- P.L. Travers fighting Walt Disney over Mary Poppins
- A childhood in Queensland with a drinking father
- Songwriters at a piano in 1960s Los Angeles
Saving Mr. Banks is good for you if…
- you like Emma Thompson's prickly author slowly letting people in.
- you like a film that reveals the father behind Mr. Banks and makes you cry.
- you like the true story behind a film you grew up with.
Saving Mr. Banks is bad for you if…
- you roll your eyes at Disney telling a heartwarming story about Disney.
- you can't watch a little girl growing up with an alcoholic father.
About: childhood · grief · fathers · creation
Closest to Saving Mr. Banks
More like this
Finding Neverland 2004Good for you if you like a story about childhood that ends in tears.
Michael 2026Good for you if you want to hear the songs and see the shows again.
The Pursuit of Happyness 2006Good for you if you like a story of struggle with a moving end.
First Man 2018Good for you if you like the true story of Neil Armstrong told from inside the cockpit.
The Diary of Anne Frank 2009Good for you if you want to understand daily life in hiding during the war.
For the Love of Spock 2016Good for you if you want the man behind Spock, told by people who knew him.