FeaturePG-132013·98m·7.3

Philomena

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

Drama

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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Cast

Judi Dench

Philomena

Steve Coogan

Martin Sixsmith

Sophie Kennedy Clark

Young Philomena

Mare Winningham

Mary Hess

Barbara Jefford

Sister Hildegarde

Ruth McCabe

Mother Barbara

Peter Hermann

Pete Olsson

Sean Mahon

Michael Hess

Anna Maxwell Martin

Jane

Michelle Fairley

Sally Mitchell

Wunmi Mosaku

Young Nun

Amy McAllister

Sister Anunciata

Charlie Murphy

Kathleen

Cathy Belton

Sister Claire

Kate Fleetwood

Young Sister Hildegarde

Charissa Shearer

Peg

Nika McGuigan

Bridie

Rachel Wilcock

Mamie

Rita Hamill

Nursery Nun

Tadhg Bowen

Young Anthony

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
$12.0M
Revenue
$100.1M
Age rating
PG-13
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Baby Cow ProductionsBBC FilmMagnolia Mae FilmsBFIPathe

Crew

Director

Stephen Frears

Writers

Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope, Martin Sixsmith

Robbie Ryan

Director of Photography

Valerio Bonelli

Editor

Alan MacDonald

Production Design

Alexandre Desplat

Original Music Composer

Gallery

Reviews

Andre Wilfred Sanders

3/23/2023

6.0

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.