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)
Plots(1)
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
![Judi Dench](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/205/163205154_c0b055.jpg)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273939_e72f31.jpg)
Steve Coogan
UK
Best movies:
Hot Fuzz (2007)
What Maisie Knew (2012)
24 Hour Party People (2002)
![Sophie Kennedy Clark](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/354/159354805_3dfd43.jpg)
Sophie Kennedy Clark
UK
Best movies:
Philomena (2013)
The Danish Girl (2015)
Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
![Mare Winningham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/224/164224202_24f3ea.jpg)
Mare Winningham
USA
Best movies:
Dopesick (2021) (series)
Hatfields & McCoys (2012) (series)
Dark Waters (2019)
![Barbara Jefford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271782_7b70af.jpg)
Barbara Jefford
UK
Best movies:
From Russia with Love (1963)
And the Ship Sails On (1983)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
![Ruth McCabe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/703/160703196_7c99b0.jpg)
Ruth McCabe
Best movies:
My Left Foot (1989)
The Magdalen Laundry (2002) (TV movie)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
![Peter Hermann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/437/437105_e03303.jpg)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280099_28ce4c.jpg)
Anna Maxwell Martin
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (2014) (theatrical recording)
Poppy Shakespeare (2008) (TV movie)
Philomena (2013)
![Michelle Fairley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/402/402397_7d836c.jpg)
Michelle Fairley
UK
Best movies:
The Others (2001)
Philomena (2013)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
![Wunmi Mosaku](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/141/158141894_372125.jpg)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/338/159338809_aebc5d.jpg)
Charlie Murphy
Ireland
Best movies:
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
The Foreigner (2017)
Philomena (2013)
![Cathy Belton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/322/158322954_c964de.jpg)
Cathy Belton
Best movies:
Philomena (2013)
The Snapper (1993) (TV movie)
Intermission (2003)
![Kate Fleetwood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/238/166238130_da62f7.png)
Kate Fleetwood
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (2014) (theatrical recording)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
After Thomas (2006) (TV movie)
![Nika McGuigan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/401/162401347_0d5631.jpg)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/251/164251443_8e11a6.png)
Simone Lahbib
UK
Best movies:
Wire in the Blood (2002) (series)
Philomena (2013)
Taggart (1983) (series)
![Sara Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272178_143675.jpg)
Sara Stewart
UK
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
Miracle Landing on the Hudson (2014) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)