Philomena
“These two unlikely companions are on a journey to find her long lost son.”
A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Baby Cow Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How Philomena performed
Budget
$12.0M
Worldwide Gross
$100.1M
Gross Profit
$88.1M
Return
8.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$14M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Philomena
Judi Dench
Philomena
Martin Sixsmith
Steve Coogan
Martin Sixsmith
Young Philomena
Sophie Kennedy Clark
Young Philomena
Mary Hess
Mare Winningham
Mary Hess
Sister Hildegarde
Barbara Jefford
Sister Hildegarde
Mother Barbara
Ruth McCabe
Mother Barbara
Pete Olsson
Peter Hermann
Pete Olsson
Michael Hess
Sean Mahon
Michael Hess
Jane
Anna Maxwell Martin
Jane
Sally Mitchell
Michelle Fairley
Sally Mitchell
Young Nun
Wunmi Mosaku
Young Nun
Sister Anunciata
Amy McAllister
Sister Anunciata
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