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
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)
The Magdalen Laundry (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:
Batman Begins (2005)
Miracle Landing on the Hudson (2014) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)