Philomena

Released Year: 2013

Certificate: PG-13

Runtime: 98 minutes

Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 77

Director: Stephen Frears

Stars: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Mare Winningham

No of Votes: 94212

Gross: 37707719

Overview: A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a 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.

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