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A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
Theatrical
Nov 27, 2013
Box Office
$100.1M
Budget
$12.0M
Return
8.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 15, 2014
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Baby Cow Productions, BBC Film, Magnolia Mae Films, BFI, Pathe
Keywords
london, england
nurse
washington dc, usa
journalist
based on novel or book
adoption
forgiveness
scandal
faith
orphanage
based on true story
ireland
teenage pregnancy
chance meeting
human interest
unwed mother
international adoption
search for child
mother son relationship
abbey
convent
deep sadness
secret
irish
Quotes
See all →Acclaimed Comedy from Director Stephen Frears
Taglines
The highly acclaimed new comedy from director Stephen Frears
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Inspiring True Story of Philomena
Taglines
BASED ON THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Judi Dench
Philomena
S
Steve Coogan
Martin Sixsmith
S
Sophie Kennedy Clark
Young Philomena
M
Mare Winningham
Mary Hess
B
Barbara Jefford
Sister Hildegarde
R
Ruth McCabe
Mother Barbara
P
Peter Hermann
Pete Olsson
S
Sean Mahon
Michael Hess
A
Anna Maxwell Martin
Jane
M
Michelle Fairley
Sally Mitchell
Wunmi Mosaku
Young Nun
A
Amy McAllister
Sister Anunciata
C
Charlie Murphy
Kathleen
C
Cathy Belton
Sister Claire
K
Kate Fleetwood
Young Sister Hildegarde
C
Charissa Shearer
Peg
N
Nika McGuigan
Bridie
D
D.J. McGrath
John
S
Simone Lahbib
Kate Sixsmith
S
Sara Stewart
Marcia Weller
