Philomena fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, everyday modern life, and a real life story
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Philomena is calm and low-intensity.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Family, everyday modern life, and a real life story
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and a real life story.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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Philomena is included with a subscription to fuboTV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 82/100 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 77). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States.
1 h 38 min
Philomena runs 1 h 38 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 84 and audiences 81 out of 100, so both groups see Philomena much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $12 million to make and earned $100 million worldwide, 8.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
+37GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Philomena in 51 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 54 storytelling tropes for Philomena, including Loveable Rogue, Chekhov's Gun, Minor Major Character.
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