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Philomena
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Driving by her deep love for her son, Philomena, a middle aged Irish woman, whose son is taken from her after birth and put to adoption in New York, so she searches for him without being tired, and when a journalist knows her story, helps her to find him.
Genre:
Drama
Actors:
Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Mare Winningham, Barbara Jefford, Ruth McCabe, Peter Hermann, Sean Mahon, Anna Maxwell Martin, Michelle Fairley, Wunmi Mosaku, ...»
Director:
Stephen Frears
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Steve Coogan
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Mare Winningham
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Barbara Jefford
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Ruth McCabe
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Sean Mahon
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Anna Maxwell Martin
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Michelle Fairley
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Columbus Alive
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.
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Bitch Media
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.
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Windy City Times
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.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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.
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Washington Post
November 27, 2013 At its core, this clever, wrenching, profound story underscores the tenacity of faith in the face of unfathomable cruelty.
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AARP Movies for Grownups
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.
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Toronto Star
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.
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Globe and Mail
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.
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Associated Press
November 27, 2013 We wouldn't care about any of this if the performances were weak. But both actors find complexity and depth.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
March 26, 2015 Dench gives a superb performance as a simple, trusting woman of faith.
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Epoch Times
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.
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