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 (2)
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Falling pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena was sent to the convent of Roscrea to be looked after as a "fallen woman". When her baby was only a toddler, he was taken away by the nuns for adoption in America. Philomena spent the next fifty years searching for him in vain. Then she met Martin Sixsmith, a world-weary political journalist who happened to be intrigued by her story. Together they set off for America on a journey that would not only reveal the extraordinary story of Philomena's son, but also create an unexpectedly close bond between them. (The Weinstein Company)
(more)Cast
Gary Lilburn
Best movies:
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Philomena (2013)
Garage (2007)
![Charles Edwards](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/429/166429178_f7c63a.jpg)
Charles Edwards
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Batman Begins (2005)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
![Nicholas Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/341/161341698_fdc38a.jpg)
Nicholas Jones
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Hornblower: Mutiny (2001) (TV movie)
The Best of Men (2012) (TV movie)
Marie Jones
UK
Best movies:
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Philomena (2013)
Closing the Ring (2007)
Frankie McCafferty
Ireland
Best movies:
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
The Tale of Sweety Barrett (1998)
Vaughn Johseph
Best movies:
Philomena (2013)
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
Justice League (2017)
Martin Glyn Murray
Denmark
Best movies:
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997) (series)
Philomena (2013)
Sharpe's Waterloo (1997) (TV movie)
![Elliot Levey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/514/158514078_e898f3.jpg)
Elliot Levey
UK
Best movies:
Much Ado About Nothing (2011) (theatrical recording)
National Theatre Live: Good (2023) (theatrical recording)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Florence Keith-Roach
Best movies:
Philomena (2013)
Juliet, Naked (2018)
Xavier Atkins
Best movies:
Philomena (2013)
Testament of Youth (2014)
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Francesca Bennett
Best movies:
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
About Time (2013)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Graham Curry
UK
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Dónal Haughey
Best movies:
Philomena (2013)
Death of a Superhero (2011)
Patrick's Day (2014)
John Jillard Sr.
Best movies:
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Philomena (2013)
Chinese Puzzle (2013)
![Hugh O'Brien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/726/159726496_1cbf5f.jpg)
Hugh O'Brien
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Philomena (2013)
Jon Wennington
Best movies:
About Time (2013)
The Theory of Everything (2014)
As Long as I Live (2012)
Hannah Blamires
Best movies:
Still Life (2013)
As Long as I Live (2012)
Philomena (2013)