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Philomena

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7.4/10 • 1.6K

2013-11-011h 38m

Drama

These two unlikely companions are on a journey to find her long lost son.

A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.

Directors
Stephen Frears
Editors
Valerio Bonelli

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  1. Judi Dench

    Judi Dench

    Philomena

  2. Steve Coogan

    Steve Coogan

    Martin Sixsmith

  3. Sophie Kennedy Clark

    Sophie Kennedy Clark

    Young Philomena

  4. Mare Winningham

    Mare Winningham

    Mary Hess

  5. Barbara Jefford

    Barbara Jefford

    Sister Hildegarde

  6. Ruth McCabe

    Ruth McCabe

    Mother Barbara

  7. Peter Hermann

    Peter Hermann

    Pete Olsson

  8. Sean Mahon

    Sean Mahon

    Michael Hess

  9. Anna Maxwell Martin

    Anna Maxwell Martin

    Jane

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Ahmetaslan27

Mar 23, 2023

6/10

With all confidence, the story of the movie is undoubtedly wonderful, and it was exciting and passionate to follow it until the end, but I did not find the dramatic and emotional sense of the mother. I did not find that she really lost her son, but the feelings were mixed. The feelings and sense of losing the son could have been put in the right way better than this. There was no strong flashback showing the mother's life from her son. It was very useless. There are many hilarious moments and a banter link that extended to the end of the movie, which spoiled the drama of the story. I feel that the true feelings of the mother and her son, who was lost and never saw his real mother, should have been respected. Judi Dench was the reason I watched the movie. Her performance was wonderful in mixing her different emotions and feelings, sometimes she laughs, sometimes she cries, and sometimes she forgives. She really made a true story.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$12,000,000.00
Revenue
$100,100,000.00
Keywords
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