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Philomena
Description
A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of an Irish woman';s search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.
A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of an Irish woman';s search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.
Actors:
Martin Glyn Murray,
Wunmi Mosaku,
Florence Keith-Roach,
Rachel Wilcock,
Steve Coogan,
Saoirse Bowen,
Charissa Shearer,
Samantha Kelly,
Paris Arrowsmith,
Sid Man,
Alan Davis,
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Martin Glyn Murray
1 February 1966, Helsingør, Denmark
Wunmi Mosaku
31 July 1986, Zaria, Nigeria
Florence Keith-Roach
Rachel Wilcock
Steve Coogan
14 October 1965, Middleton, Manchester, England, UK
Saoirse Bowen
Charissa Shearer
Samantha Kelly
Paris Arrowsmith
Sid Man
Alan Davis
Genre:
Drama
Director:
Stephen Frears
Stephen Frears
20 June 1941, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
Country:
United Kingdom, France, United States
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June 28, 2014
Dench and Cooper could do this stuff in their sleep and keep us entertained, which they do, but it's the nuanced twists and turns in both the characters and the story that elevate the picture beyond the familiar.
December 10, 2013
It's smart and unsweetened.
April 23, 2014
I'd be a grouch to call the two leads anything but delightful, and they both stretch in directions you mightn't expect.
November 27, 2013
Director Steven Frears deserves special mention. A lesser filmmaker could so easily have turned this project into mushy, sentimental junk. The tear-jerking moments here are heartfelt and real. It's the kind of filmmaking we see too little of today.
March 26, 2015
Dench gives a superb performance as a simple, trusting woman of faith.
June 02, 2016
So preoccupied with score-settling, it is frankly rather embarrassing, like that obnoxious relative at Thanksgiving dinner who insists on revisiting each and every perceived slight.
December 22, 2013
What at first seems formulaic comedy gains a deeper resonance as we see how they represent two responses to cruelty and injustice -- first outrage, and with time, eventually, forgiveness.
November 27, 2013
We wouldn't care about any of this if the performances were weak. But both actors find complexity and depth.
April 18, 2016
Like Coogan's reporter, you'll want to wrap your arms around Judi Dench's Philomena and take her home. You can't, of course - but Philomena will follow you there anyway.
November 28, 2013
Even as Philomena embraces the expected feel-good dynamics, it avoids taking the usual path and doesn't paint all of the "evil" nuns with the same brush.
May 10, 2016
The movie is a bit of a puzzle coming from atheist co-writer Steve Coogan and the script grapples with these big questions of religion, class, and justice in a way that's far beyond the typical teary human-interest story.
November 27, 2013
At its core, this clever, wrenching, profound story underscores the tenacity of faith in the face of unfathomable cruelty.