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Philomena

Turkish title: Umudun Peşinde

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

2013 · 1 h 38 min
Directed by Stephen Frears
BiographyComedyDrama

Cast

Judi Dench Steve Coogan Sophie Kennedy Clark

Credits

Written by: Steve Coogan

Plot

A retired nurse and a disgraced journalist search for the son she was forced to give up for adoption in an Irish convent fifty years earlier.

Sinekatalog’s take

Stephen Frears's film turns a mother's search for her son into a warm, funny and moving road drama. Judi Dench and Steve Coogan are a lovely odd couple, and the film's anger is tempered by compassion.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (107,882 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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