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Vera Drake

Movie
2004
2h 5m
R
English
Drama
User Score: 
7.5
Critic Score: 
88
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Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Vera Drake Poster

Vera Drake

R
Movie
2004
2h 5m
English
Drama
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.5
IMDB
Vera Drake (2004) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
88

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Imelda Staunton
Vera Drake
Sally Hawkins
Susan Wells
Lesley Manville
Mrs. Wells
Peter Wight
Det. Inspector Webster
Martin Savage
Det. Sergeant Vickers
Helen Coker
WPC Best
Lesley Sharp
Jessie Barnes
Liz White
Pamela Barnes
Sandra Voe
Vera's Mother
Chris ODowd
Sid's Customer
Directed By: Mike Leigh
Written By: Mike Leigh

Featured Comments/Tips

CinemanicBonkers says...
8 years ago
Sometimes being kind isn't doing the right thing.. It was okay, watchable, and some great acting from Imelda..
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soonertbone says...
2 years ago
So much more than a simple “message” film (see The Cider House Rules)–I found myself quite moved by this one, thanks to a) Mike Leigh’s improvisational style, which contributed to a lived-in sense of realism; and b) the gut punch of a performance by Imelda Staunton. It was really two performances, as the movie takes a turn halfway through that completely shifts her performance into something else. I couldn’t tear my eyes away the whole time, and loved this so much more than I thought I might.
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Featured User Reviews

CinemaSerf
2 years ago
Imelda Staunton is great here as the middle-aged wife, merrily living her family life with husband "Stan" (Phil Davis) and her two grown up children and their partners. She is well respected by her peers and seems to be the epitome of the hardworking 1950s British housewife. Until, that is - a polic More
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