Philomena

These two unlikely companions are on a journey to find her long lost son.

Many years ago, a teenage girl got pregnant, and due to social pressures, moved into a convent to give birth out of the public eye. Three years later, the convent sold her son to a family in America, and she agreed to never try to contact the boy. She went on with her life, and got a new family, all the while secretly searching for her son. In later life, she met a journalist who agreed to help her track down her son, unaware that he was also searching for her, with some surprises of his own.

98 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language).
Drama, On the art circuit

Are you trying to pick me up?

Credits

Cast	Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Mare Winningham, Barbara Jefford, Ruth McCabe
Director	Stephen Frears
Screenplay	Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope, from the book by Martin Sixsmith
Music	Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography	Robbie Ryan
Editing	Valerio Bonelli
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2013
Produced by	The Weinstein Company, Yucaipa Films, Pathé, BBC Films, BFI, Canal+, Ciné+, Baby Cow Productions, Magnolia Mae Films

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama
Language	Infrequent with moderate impact
Nudity	None
Sex	Expressed in conversation, mild impact
Violence	None
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	Infrequent, mild impact
Drug abuse	None
Comments	Themes are complex and mature and will be disturbing and distressing to children under the age of 13 years.
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CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 15 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Lara de Matos Love, loss and political bite.	10
Metacritic.com 41 critics	15
Rottentomatoes critics 170 critics	16
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Based on a powerful true story and led by note-perfect performances from Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, Philomena offers a profoundly affecting drama for adult filmgoers of all ages.	18
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	15
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation	15
What the People say
Internet 27099 Netizens Bang-on, superb work from all involved	15
Average .. 74%	15