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 | |