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Philomena

2013

Stephen Frears

Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Charlie Murphy ...

6.7

14,627

Drama A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Smug but effective middlebrow crowdpleaser (...) shrewdly mining its material for laughs and righteous anger as well as tears".	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A moving and exhilarating film. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"Stephen Frears is in full possession of his filmmaking talent in 'Philomena', one of his most pulled-together dramas in years"	POS
United Kingdom	Matthew Turner View London	"Superbly directed, powerfully emotional British drama with a witty, warm-hearted script and a pair of pitch-perfect performances from Judi Dench and Steve Coogan. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It's Dench, showing how faith and hellraising can reside in the same woman, who makes 'Philomena' moving and memorable. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"Even through improbable moments and abrupt changes of pace and tone, Ms. Dench and Mr. Coogan hold the movie together."	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"Compelling, poignant and gently funny. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS

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