FEATURE FILM

Philomena

7.3/10
TMDB1,767 votes
Original: 98 min

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

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THE STORY & THE PEOPLE

About Philomena

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

Philomena (2013) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by . The cast includes Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Mare Winningham.

Released
Original language
Runtime
98 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United Kingdom
Production companies
Baby Cow Productions, BBC Film, Magnolia Mae Films, BFI, Pathe
Writers
Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan

Philomena cast & characters

Audience reviews

7.3/10 from 1,767 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

Andre Wilfred Sanders

TMDB member review

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…

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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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What is Philomena about?

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

Who stars in Philomena?

Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Mare Winningham, Barbara Jefford, Ruth McCabe. See the cast cards above for character names.

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