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Philomena

2013·1h 38m·PG-13
DramaBiographyComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.6/10
107,402 votes
Metascore
77
Metacritic

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.

Philomena is a 2013 drama biography movie directed by Stephen Frears, starring Judi Dench, Mare Winningham, Steve Coogan. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 107,402 votes and runs 1h 38m.

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Director
Stephen Frears
Stars
Judi Dench
Mare Winningham
Steve Coogan
Sophie Kennedy Clark
Details
2013-11-27
98 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United Kingdom, France, United States
★ English
Keywords
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