Philomena (2013) Film Review, a movie directed by Stephen Frears and starring Steve Coogan, Judi Dench, Charlie Murphy, Anna Maxwell Martin, and Simone Lahbib., Neve Gachev, Sophie Kennedy Clark, ...

“I’ve kept what happened to me buried away for 50 years,” says Judi Dench as “Philomena.” The movie is about the courage it takes her character to dig it back up again. “Philomena” is based on the ...

He is a former journalist who crossed over to a government-spokesman job that has just blown up in his face. Depressed, embarrassed, the one story idea he has been pitched is “human interest,” a story ...

‘Philomena’ (2013, Anchor Bay, PG-13, $30) is one of those quiet stunners that sneaks up and floors you. Judi Dench stars as a widow who teams up with a BBC reporter (Steve Coogan) to discover what ...

Philomena Trailer. Stephen Frears‘ Philomena (2013), shown at this year’s Venice Film Festival, has a movie trailer that stars Steve Coogan, Judi Dench, Charlie Murphy, Anna Maxwell Martin, and Simone ...

On the job for 55 years, Judi Dench elevates everything she does, from M in the James Bond epics to the less intimidating but equally determined “little old Irish lady” who’s the title character in ...

USA TODAY review%3A *** out of 4 Stars%3A Judi Dench%2C Steve Coogan%2C Sophie Kennedy Clark%2C Mare Winningham Rated PG-13%3B runtime%3A 1 hour 38 minutes%3B opens Friday in select cities Philomena ( ...

From the great English filmmaker Stephen Frears comes a moving, semi-comic tale based on the true story of an Irish woman whose child was taken from her by Catholic nuns in the 1950s and given away.

PHILOMENA is the joyful movie of 2013. The emotional story is inspired by true events, tinged with both tragedy and comedy, about two very different people who join forces for a remarkable road trip.

December 9, 2013 Updated June 5, 2020 at 9:22 pm Coogan is an even greater discovery. The British comic known for zany roles in Hamlet 2 and Tropic Thunder is almost unrecognizable as Sixsmith, a pent ...

I feel considerable resistance, in theory, to a movie like “Philomena,” a classic work of fall-season awards-friendly cinema whose every move seems strategically plotted. It pairs one of the most ...

Philomena and Desert Runners took the Audience Awards for Narrative and Documentary respectively at the 21st Hamptons International Film Festival which wraps up today. One Last Hug (…And A Few ...