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Philomena

Philomena

2013
Drama
1h 38m
Director Stephen Frears (The Queen) teams with Judi Dench and Steve Coogan for this powerful true story of an unmarried Irish-Catholic woman who, decades after being forced by her community to give up her newborn son, embarks on a search to find him with the aid of a BBC reporter. (tiff.net)
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Philomena

2013
Drama
1h 38m
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Rated 28 Nov 2021
85
65th
Well written, with incredible acting - especially by Judi! Some very funny moments and some very sad moments. 100% believable, all round great movie.
Rated 20 Jul 2019
2
10th
It fine
Rated 21 Feb 2014
65
20th
The Oscars' token feel-good stupid movie. The plot is enjoyable if you don't think too hard, the messages are blindingly obvious and boring, but the characters are enjoyable. Boils down to a good human interest story. Or Lifetime original movie.
Rated 05 Feb 2015
70
56th
Coogan is a posh journalist and Dench is an old Catholic woman, yet Frears manages to play the culture clash in a unique, bullshit-free way. I've not read the source material, but Philomena feels like a charming encounter between two real people, rather than a hilarious meeting of worlds.
Rated 17 Jan 2014
85
69th
Very sad story, very touching movie with two great actors. Also had some nice humour in it to make it a little less heavy.

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