Directed by:
Stephen FrearsCinematography:
Robbie RyanComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Mare Winningham, Barbara Jefford, Ruth McCabe, Peter Hermann, Sean Mahon, Anna Maxwell Martin (more)VOD (1)
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Philomena is the true story of one mother's search for her lost son. Falling pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena Lee was sent to the convent of Roscrea to be looked after as a "fallen woman". When her baby was only a toddler, he was whisked away by the nuns to America for adoption. Philomena (Judi Dench) spent the next fifty years searching for him in vain. Then she met Martin Sixsmith, a world-weary journalist as cynical as Philomena was trusting. Together they set off for America on a journey that would not only reveal the extraordinary story of Philomena's son, but also the powerful bond that grew between Philomena and Martin. Based on Sixsmith's acclaimed book "The Lost Child of Philomena Lee: A Mother, Her Son and a Fifty-Year Search", the film is a bitter-sweet drama, a compelling narrative of human love and loss and ultimately a celebration of life. Judi Dench's phenomenal lead performance has "Oscar" written all over it. (Hopscotch Films)
(more)Cast
Judi Dench
UK
Best movies:
A Performance of Macbeth (1979) (TV movie)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Steve Coogan
UK
Best movies:
Hot Fuzz (2007)
What Maisie Knew (2012)
24 Hour Party People (2002)
Sophie Kennedy Clark
UK
Best movies:
Philomena (2013)
The Danish Girl (2015)
Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
Mare Winningham
USA
Best movies:
Dopesick (2021) (series)
Hatfields & McCoys (2012) (series)
Dark Waters (2019)
Barbara Jefford
UK
Best movies:
From Russia with Love (1963)
And the Ship Sails On (1983)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
Ruth McCabe
Best movies:
My Left Foot (1989)
Sinners (2002) (TV movie)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
Peter Hermann
USA
Best movies:
United 93 (2006)
Philomena (2013)
Chinese Puzzle (2013)
Sean Mahon
Best movies:
Philomena (2013)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Anna Maxwell Martin
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (2014) (theatrical recording)
Poppy Shakespeare (2008) (TV movie)
Philomena (2013)
Michelle Fairley
UK
Best movies:
The Others (2001)
Philomena (2013)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Wunmi Mosaku
Nigeria
Best movies:
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Philomena (2013)
I Am Slave (2010)
Amy McAllister
Best movies:
Philomena (2013)
The Revenger: An Unromantic Comedy (2019)
Charlie Murphy
Ireland
Best movies:
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
The Foreigner (2017)
Philomena (2013)
Cathy Belton
Best movies:
Philomena (2013)
The Snapper (1993) (TV movie)
Intermission (2003)
Kate Fleetwood
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (2014) (theatrical recording)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
After Thomas (2006) (TV movie)
Nika McGuigan
Best movies:
Philomena (2013)
Stay (2013)
The Secret Scripture (2016)
Tadhg Bowen
Best movies:
Philomena (2013)
D.J. McGrath
Best movies:
Philomena (2013)
Simone Lahbib
UK
Best movies:
Wire in the Blood (2002) (series)
Philomena (2013)
Taggart (1983) (series)
Sara Stewart
UK
Best movies:
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