What is the title of Paddington’s first feature film, released in 2014?

Paddington’s first feature film, released in 2014, is titled Paddington.

The film uses the character’s name as its title and adapts the central premise of Michael Bond’s stories. A young bear travels from Peru to London, where he is found at Paddington Station and taken home by the Brown family. The film then expands the book premise into a feature-length adventure involving a museum taxidermist.

Paddington was directed by Paul King and written by King with Hamish McColl. Ben Whishaw provides Paddington’s voice, while Hugh Bonneville and Sally Hawkins play Mr and Mrs Brown.

The title is sometimes informally called Paddington Bear because that is the character’s full popular identity. However, the official title of the 2014 feature film is simply Paddington. It should also be distinguished from Paddington 2, the sequel released in 2017.