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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 25 Nov 2013

It's simple and well-told, although nothing about it is breathtakingly original…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 25 Nov 2013

Dench is extraordinary, performing at such a level of emotional communication, it's startling to witness, making a simple, minor mystery riveting…

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Oregonian (1,550) on 25 Nov 2013

Effective, fact-based melodrama that packs an unexpected emotional wallop…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Beliefnet (937) on 24 Nov 2013

More improbable than any fictional story would dare to be, the journey taken by Philomena and Sixsmith is bittersweet and ultimately transcendent…

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By Kenneth R. Morefield (93) for Christianity Today (953) on 24 Nov 2013

There'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…

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By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 23 Nov 2013

An amiable and quietly infuriating true-life drama cut from the same durable cloth as its exceptional central character…

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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 22 Nov 2013

The movie is overcalculating and occasionally coarse, but it has a gentle spirit. We should count its existence as a blessing…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 22 Nov 2013

At times the filmmakers seem to be taking potshots at Philomena for her placidity; other times Martin is made to seem crass and unfeeling –…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 22 Nov 2013

Philomena turns out to be a subtly told tale of tragedy and redemption, with much of the sentimental payoff you’re expecting but several…

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By Ethan Alter (997) for Television Without Pity (337) on 22 Nov 2013

As if we needed one, Philomena gives us all yet another reason to praise Judi Dench, the Grand Dame of contemporary British cinema and an actress…

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By Foxgrove (359) on 22 Nov 2013

Whilst '12 Years a Slave' and 'The Butler' are banging the drum for the civil rights movement in America, another less talked about atrocity…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 22 Nov 2013

Perhaps its biggest asset is the ability to allow its story of past sins to have so much contemporary resonance…

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By Matt Prigge (853) for Metro (930) on 22 Nov 2013

[Steve] Coogan ... is a brilliant comedy performer who ought to be nowhere near a crowd-pleasing weepie in which a snob learns to have a heart…

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By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 22 Nov 2013

Dench and Coogan are the beating heart of Philomena, which despite a few storytelling flaws, ultimately presents a stirring and enjoyable moviegoing…

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By S. Jhoanna Robledo (697) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 22 Nov 2013

Smart, wrenching, deeply moving drama fine for older teens…

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By Leonard Maltin (609) for leonardmaltin.com (584) on 22 Nov 2013

Philomena is a moving story that serves as a perfect vehicle for the incomparable Judi Dench…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 22 Nov 2013

Poignant testment to the integrity of the human spirit, capturing a guilt-riddled Irishwoman's eloquent faith in the essential goodness of people…

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By Thelma Adams (133) for Yahoo! Movies (43) on 22 Nov 2013

Dench and Coogan could easily do an odd couple comedy…

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By Susan Wloszczyna (541) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 22 Nov 2013

Most of its pleasures come from the way it confounds expectations…

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By Bob Mondello (417) for NPR (1,713) on 21 Nov 2013

Director Stephen Frears, working from a book by the real Martin Sixsmith, isn't about to let the Irish church off the hook for a monstrous…

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