When former journalist Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) is dismissed from the Labour Party in disgrace, he is at a loss as to what do. That changes when a young Irish woman approaches him about a story of her mother, Philomena Lee (Dame Judi Dench), who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent. Martin arranges a magazine assignment about her search for him that eventually leads to America. Along the way, Martin and Philomena discover as much ab... (Full plot summary below)
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When former journalist Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) is dismissed from the Labour Party in disgrace, he is at a loss as to what do. That changes when a young Irish woman approaches him about a story of her mother, Philomena Lee (Dame Judi Dench), who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent. Martin arranges a magazine assignment about her search for him that eventually leads to America. Along the way, Martin and Philomena discover as much about each other as about her son's fate. Furthermore, both find their basic beliefs challenged.
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| Empire MagazineDamon WiseA terrific, sophisticated comedy that tackles serious issues with a lightness of touch and a spirit of steel, Philomena is the British film to beat come BAFTA time. |
| TV GuidePerry Seibert[it's] a ceaselessly entertaining film because Dench and Coogan are playing fully realized characters and share a unique comedic chemistry. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertJudi Dench plays the title role in "Philomena" with her usual authenticity, which is reason enough to see it, but there are so many more. |
| Christianity TodayKenneth R. MorefieldThere's probably not an adjective in the thesaurus that hasn't been deservedly laid at Dench's feet, and Coogan is right there with her. |
| Film Journal InternationalWendy WeinsteinPhilomena is an amazing story, movingly told, which skirts sentimentality and rings true. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA spiritual drama about the dynamics of faith, forgiveness, hope, and love; one of the Best Films of 2013 with an Academy Award caliber performance by Judi Dench. |
| Birmingham Mail Graham YoungPhilomena's extraordinary compassion might make viewers want to reaffirm their faith rather than to run away from it. Like its central character, that's a calculated risk you'll have to take. |
| Observer (UK)Catherine ShoardWhy does it work quite so well? In part, it's the Dench effect. |
| Sky CinemaJohn NugentStephen Frears' unfussy direction - and Coogan's splendid script - maintains a confident balance across many potential conflicts: between humour and pathos, religion and atheism, revenge and forgiveness. |
| Paste MagazineTim Grierson"Philomena" is an odd, engaging mix of genres that we tend not to see coexisting in the same film. |
