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01/11/2013 Drama 1h 38m
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These two unlikely companions are on a journey to find her long lost son.

Overview

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

  1. Stephen Frears

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Judi Dench

    Philomena

  2. Steve Coogan

    Martin Sixsmith

  3. Sophie Kennedy Clark

    Young Philomena

  4. Mare Winningham

    Mary Hess

  5. Barbara Jefford

    Sister Hildegarde

  6. Ruth McCabe

    Mother Barbara

  7. Peter Hermann

    Pete Olsson

  8. Sean Mahon

    Michael Hess

  9. Anna Maxwell Martin

    Jane

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Reviews

A review by Andre Wilfred Sanders
Written by Andre Wilfred Sanders on 2023-03-23
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 t...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$12,000,000.00

Revenue
$100,100,000.00

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