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The Iron Lady (2011) 6.3
Ratings:
6.3/10 from 46,094 users
Metascore: 54/100
Reviews: 310 user | 310 critic | 41 from Metacritic.com An elderly Margaret Thatcher talks to the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband as she struggles to come to terms with his death while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene. Director:Phyllida LloydWriter:Abi Morgan (screenplay) |
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Elderly and a virtual prisoner in her own home due to her concerned staff and daughter Carol, Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first woman prime minister, looks back on her life as she clears out her late husband Denis's clothes for the Oxfam shop. Denis is seen as being her rock as she first enters parliament and then runs for the leadership of the Conservative Party, culminating in her eventual premiereship. Now his ghost joins her to comment on her successes and failures, sometimes to her annoyance, generally to her comfort until ultimately, as the clothes are sent to the charity shop, Denis departs from Margret's life forever. Written by don @ minifie-1
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margaret thatcher | prime minister | conservative party | politics | parliament |Taglines:
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Rated PG-13 for some violent images and brief nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 January 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La dama de hierro See more »Box Office
Budget:
$13,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$220,409 (USA) (30 December 2011)Gross:
$29,959,436 (USA) (20 April 2012)Company Credits
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Margaret Thatcher: Just like Hawaii... I imagine.
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(Michael Hargreaves, Kevin Hemingway, Roger Christian Rawlinson, Gary Antony Brown, and Stephen Hartley (as Stephen John Hartley))
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Before filming began, Streep prepared for the role by spending months watching broadcasts of Margaret Thatcher to attempt to learn her mannerisms and speech. She also spoke with dozens of people who knew her, including former Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock, who faced Thatcher in the House of Commons for seven years. See more »Goofs
After the dinner party, when Margeret is speaking to her daughter, her pearl necklace is above her dress. In the following close up it is hidden under the dress, only to reappear in the next shot See more »Quotes
Alexander Haig: So you are proposing to go to war over these islands. They're thousands of miles away, a handful of citizens, politically and economically insignificant, if you'll excuse me.Margaret Thatcher: Just like Hawaii... I imagine.
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"I'm in Love With Margaret Thatcher"(Michael Hargreaves, Kevin Hemingway, Roger Christian Rawlinson, Gary Antony Brown, and Stephen Hartley (as Stephen John Hartley))
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Meryl Streep's performance in this movie was phenomenal. Unfortunately the movie (if you can call it that) was not. If you want to go see a movie about the life and career of Margaret Thatcher do not waste your time. If you want to see an elderly woman struggling with dementia for 2 hours then this is your movie. The movie barely goes over Thatcher's rise to prime minister or her personal life. Instead 80% of the movie focuses on Thatcher's current health state, only showing her confused and disoriented. The movie does a few 5 minute flashes to her past but it probably only amounts to about 25 minutes. Finally I find it despicable that instead of highlighting Thatcher's achievements, Hollywood choose to exploit her dementia a condition she has kept from the public and tried to be extremely private about.