A mostly true story
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Maggie Smith, Dominic Cooper, Jim Broadbent, James Corden, Stephen Campbell Moore |
Director |
Nicholas Hytner |
Screenplay | Alan Bennett |
Music | George Fenton |
Cinematography | Andrew Dunn |
Editing | Tariq Anwar |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2015 |
Produced by | BBC Films, TriStar Productions |
IMDB page | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Drama |
Language | Mild to moderate, infrequent |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Mild to moderate, isolated |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | |
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Suggested age limit 13 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
Sex |
Language |
Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith The kindness of strangers.. | 15 | |
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Dame Maggie 'n buurt-nagmerrie. | 10 | |
Cape Times Frank Scheck Exploring the bonds between life and art. | 10 | |
Metacritic.com 16 critics | 13 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 48 critics | 14 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Led by a marvelous performance from Maggie Smith, Lady in the Van wrings poignant, often hilarious insight from its fact-based source material. | 18 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 14 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Maggie Smith is unforgettable in (mostly) true dramedy. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
Rottentomatoes users 3981 users | 15 | |
Internet 1459 Netizens Dame Maggie as another cranky old bird | 14 | |
Average .. 69% | 14 |