Philomena 2013 Watch Free in HD

A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of an Irish 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.

Genre:

Drama

Actors:

Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Mare Winningham, Barbara Jefford, Ruth McCabe, Peter Hermann, Sean Mahon, Anna Maxwell Martin, Michelle Fairley, Wunmi Mosaku, ...»

Director:

Stephen Frears

Country:

United Kingdom, France, United States

Release:

2013

IMDb:

7.6

Quality:

Duration:

98 min

Toronto Star

Even as Philomena embraces the expected feel-good dynamics, it avoids taking the usual path and doesn't paint all of the "evil" nuns with the same brush.

November 28, 2013

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Windy City Times

Dench and Cooper could do this stuff in their sleep and keep us entertained, which they do, but it's the nuanced twists and turns in both the characters and the story that elevate the picture beyond the familiar.

June 28, 2014

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Epoch Times

So preoccupied with score-settling, it is frankly rather embarrassing, like that obnoxious relative at Thanksgiving dinner who insists on revisiting each and every perceived slight.

June 02, 2016

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Grantland

It's smart and unsweetened.

December 10, 2013

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Dench gives a superb performance as a simple, trusting woman of faith.

March 26, 2015

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Chicago Sun-Times

Director Steven Frears deserves special mention. A lesser filmmaker could so easily have turned this project into mushy, sentimental junk. The tear-jerking moments here are heartfelt and real. It's the kind of filmmaking we see too little of today.

November 27, 2013

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AARP Movies for Grownups

Like Coogan's reporter, you'll want to wrap your arms around Judi Dench's Philomena and take her home. You can't, of course - but Philomena will follow you there anyway.

April 18, 2016

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Associated Press

We wouldn't care about any of this if the performances were weak. But both actors find complexity and depth.

November 27, 2013

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Washington Post

At its core, this clever, wrenching, profound story underscores the tenacity of faith in the face of unfathomable cruelty.

November 27, 2013

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Columbus Alive

I'd be a grouch to call the two leads anything but delightful, and they both stretch in directions you mightn't expect.

April 23, 2014

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Bitch Media

The movie is a bit of a puzzle coming from atheist co-writer Steve Coogan and the script grapples with these big questions of religion, class, and justice in a way that's far beyond the typical teary human-interest story.

May 10, 2016

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Globe and Mail

What at first seems formulaic comedy gains a deeper resonance as we see how they represent two responses to cruelty and injustice -- first outrage, and with time, eventually, forgiveness.

December 22, 2013

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