Paddington is not only one of the unlikeliest film franchises around, it’s also one of the best.
The first film—an adaptation of the beloved bear, directed with a heaping dose of compassion and manners by Paul King—was unceremoniously dumped here in the U.S.
in January 2015 by The Weinstein Company, but it still went on to gross $268 million off a wave of glowing reviews.
The Warner Bros.-released 2018 sequel, Paddington 2, is still sitting pretty with a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, as King returned to helm an absolutely perfect follow-up.
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