A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
Philomena has generally received very positive reviews.
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Philomena was released in 2013 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 896 reviews, giving Philomena (2013) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 77%.
With a score of 78%, Philomena is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2013, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2013 with similar scores include films like The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Inside Llewyn Davis and The Lunchbox.
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