The Railway Children

1970, Movie, 1h 49min

After the enforced absence of their father, the three Waterbury children move with their mother to Yorkshire, where they find themselves involved in several unexpected dramas along the railway by their new home.

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7.3

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Critic Peter Bradshaw

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...lost none of its limpid charm.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Ian Freer

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...this adaptation of E. Nesbit’s tale is a cinematic rite of passage for all British children.

Read full review at Empire

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The Railway Children was released in theaters on October 28, 1971.