Vera Drake
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- Synopsis
- Written and directed by Academy Award-nominee Mike Leigh and set in England during the 1950s, this movie revolves around Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton), whose unrelenting dedication to her family is well known throughout her blue-collar town....
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- Starring
- Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Philip Davis, Peter Wright, Heather Craney
- Director(s)
- Mike Leigh
- Distributor(s)
- Fine Line
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 125 min.
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USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites
This is the kind of people-driven story that the movies used to give us - before special effects took over.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
The strength of Leigh's film is that it is not a message picture, but a deep and true portrait of these lives.Read the full review
Variety | David RooneyAdd Critic to Favorites
Mike Leigh is at the peak of his powers with Vera Drake, a compassionate, morally complex drama that stands easily alongside his best work, "Secrets & Lies" and "Topsy-Turvy."Read the full review
