The Iron Lady poster

The Iron Lady( 2011)

TV-MAHistoryDrama
64%
User
Score

Never Compromise.

Overview

A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Meryl Streep

      Margaret Thatcher

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      Anthony Stewart Head

      Geoffrey Howe

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      Harry Lloyd

      Young Denis Thatcher

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      Jim Broadbent

      Denis Thatcher

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      Susan Brown

      June

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      Alice da Cunha

      Cleaner

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      Phoebe Waller-Bridge

      Susie

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      Iain Glen

      Alfred Roberts

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      Alexandra Roach

      Young Margaret Thatcher

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      Victoria Bewick

      Muriel Roberts

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      Olivia Colman

      Carol Thatcher

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      Eloise Webb

      Young Carol

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      Sylvestra Le Touzel

      Hostess 1949

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      Michael Culkin

      Host 1949

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      Michael Cochrane

      William

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      Nicholas Farrell

      Airey Neave

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      John Sessions

      Edward Heath

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      David Westhead

      Shadow Minister

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      Julian Wadham

      Francis Pym

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      Richard E. Grant

      Michael Heseltine

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      Roger Allam

      Gordon Reece

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      Stephen Boxer

      Cabinet Ministers

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      Simon Chandler

      Cabinet Ministers

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      Michael Pennington

      Michael Foot

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      Andrew Havill

      Cabinet Ministers

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      Matthew Marsh

      Alexander Haig

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      Nicholas Jones

      Admiral Leach

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      David Rintoul

      Admiral Fieldhouse

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      Pip Torrens

      Ian Gilmour

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      Michael Maloney

      Doctor

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      Robert Portal

      Grey Suited Guest 1949

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      Angela Curran

      Crawfie

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      David Cann

      TV Interviewer

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      Rupert Vansittart

      Cabinet Minister

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      Stephanie Jacob

      Female Guest 1949

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jul 23 2023
    Told by way of a retrospective, Meryl Streep is the elderly Baroness Thatcher who is struggling to get over the death of her husband Sir Denis (Jim Broadbent) and dealing with the onset of dementia that is distressing her daughter Carol (Olivia Colman) and is causing her to forget yesterday but vividly recall the moments from her past that led to her domination of British politics for ten years. Streep does well mimicking the style and voice of the politician, but the back and forth style of the film's timelines robs it of much of it's potency. It is hard to be critical of the woman or her styl...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    13000000.00

    Revenue

    115890792.00

    Keywords

    • capitalism
    • prime minister
    • based on true story
    • argentina
    • british overseas territory
    • war propaganda
    • british politics
    • british prime minister
    • female politician
    • falklands war
    • political leader
    • female prime minister
    • right wing
    • falklands
    • woman director
    • 1980s