The Iron Lady

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  • Opened December 30, 2011 (Limited 12/30)
  • 1 hr 45 min
  • PG-13 | Brief Nudity and Some Violent Images
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+. More on child suitability

  • The Iron Lady is a surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep), the first and only female Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. One of the 20th century’s most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male dominated world. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Harry Lloyd, Anthony Head, Alexandra Roach
  • Director: Phyllida Lloyd
  • Genres: Documentary, Drama

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All About Meryl

by mpanyc

Meryl Streep is astonishingly good as Margaret Thatcher. Unfortunately, the rest of the movie doesn't match up. The film is entertaining, but a bit all over the place. The flashbacks to Thatcher's...

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Another Meryl Streep tour de force

by sfk1017

Once again Ms. Streep shows what real dramatic talent is all about. She completely inhabits and is Margaret Thatcher. The stridency, ambition and forceful personality is on the mark, not to mention...

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Iron Lady

by janncoles

Enjoyed the magnificent performance by Meryl Streep. Wonderful character study and portrayal of dementia's toll, but not certain that I know much more about Margaret Thatcher as a leader....

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

The sharp economy of Lloyd's direction allows the incontestably great Streep to take impressionistic snatches of a life and build a woman in full. This is acting of the highest order. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

Yea or nay, love or hate, the portrait that Streep delivers in Phyllida Lloyd's impressionistic biopic is astonishing. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

Imagine a biopic about Ronald Reagan that leaves out Gorbachev but instead dramatizes his years with Alzheimer's, and you'll get an idea of this film's misplaced focus. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

Streep is a pleasure to behold; less so the rest of The Iron Lady. Read full review

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Jim Broadbent as Denis Thatcher and Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in ``The Iron Lady.''