Philomena

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Judi Dench stars in the story of Philomena Lee, mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock and given up for adoption. Nearly 50 years later, Philomena meets Martin Sixsmith, a former BBC reporter looking for his next big story. Together, they embark on a journey to locate her long lost son. As the pieces of the puzzle come together, the unlikely travel companions form a comic and heartwarming friendship. Based on the 2009 investigative book by Martin Sixsmith.

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Grouped Work ID15e6c241-5d9e-ddc8-8296-4bf6b0febe31
Grouping Titlephilomena
Grouping Author100
Grouping Categorymovie
Grouping LanguageEnglish (eng)
Last Grouping Update2025-07-06 05:24:56AM
Last Indexed2025-07-06 05:26:53AM

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Coogan, Steve
Dench, Judi, 1934-
Desplat, Alexandre
Fairley, Michelle
Frears, Stephen
Jefford, Barbara, 1930-2020
Kennedy Clark, Sophie, 1989-
Lahbib, Simone, 1965-
Maxwell Martin, Anna, 1977-
Pope, Jeff
Ryan, Robbie
Seaward, Tracey
Sixsmith, Martin
Tana, Gabrielle
Winningham, Mare
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BBC Films,presenter
Baby Cow Productions,production company
Boyle, Consolata
British Film Institute,presenter
Cine Plus (Germany)
Coogan, Steve,actor
Coogan, Steve,screenwriter
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Fairley, Michelle,actor
Frears, Stephen,film director
Jefford, Barbara,1930-2020,actor
Kennedy Clark, Sophie,1989-actor
Lahbib, Simone,1965-actor
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Maxwell Martin, Anna,1977-actor
Pathé Distribution Limited,presenter
Pope, Jeff,screenwriter
Ryan, Robbie,cinematographer
Seaward, Tracey,film producer
Sixsmith, Martin,screenwriter
Sixsmith, Martin.Lost child of Philomena Lee
Studio Canal+
Tana, Gabrielle,film producer
Weinstein Company,presenter
Winningham, Mare,actor
Yucaipa Films,presenter
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Judi Dench stars in the story of Philomena Lee, mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock and given up for adoption. Nearly 50 years later, Philomena meets Martin Sixsmith, a former BBC reporter looking for his next big story. Together, they embark on a journey to locate her long lost son. As the pieces of the puzzle come together, the unlikely travel companions form a comic and heartwarming friendship. Based on the 2009 investigative book by Martin Sixsmith.
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Movies
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DVD
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ADULT DVD
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Dramas
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9786315309861
primary_upc
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2014
publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
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grouped_work
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Adoption -- Ireland -- Drama
Biographical films
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Hess, Michael A., -- 1952-1995 -- Drama
Historical films
Illegitimate children -- Ireland -- Drama
Journalists -- Great Britain -- Drama
Journalists -- United States -- Drama
Lawyers -- United States -- Drama
Lee, Philomena -- Drama
Parent and child -- Drama
Politicians -- United States -- Drama
Sixsmith, Martin -- Drama
Sixsmith, Martin -- Film adaptations
Teenage mothers -- Ireland -- Drama
Unmarried mothers -- Ireland -- Drama
Video recordings for hard of hearing people
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Philomena
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Philomena / The Weinstein Company/Yucaipa Films, Pathé, BBC Films and BFI Film present ; with the participation of Canal+ and Ciné+ ; a Baby Cow/Magnolia Mae production ; a film by Stephen Frears ; directed by Stephen Frears ; screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope ; produced by Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward
Philomena / director, Stephen Frears ; writers, Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope, Martin Sixsmith
title_short
Philomena
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Adoption
Hess, Michael A
Illegitimate children
Journalists
Lawyers
Lee, Philomena
Parent and child
Politicians
Sixsmith, Martin
Teenage mothers
Unmarried mothers
Video recordings for hard of hearing people
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