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      Iris

      2001, Drama, 1h 30m

      112 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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      A solidly constructed drama, Iris is greatly elevated by the strength of its four lead performances. Read critic reviews

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      Two of the most acclaimed actresses of our time, Judi Dench and Kate Winslet, bring to the screen one of the most extraordinary women of her generation, celebrated author, Iris Murdoch. From her days as a brilliant scholar at Oxford, where she thrilled the world around her with her libertine spirit, through her career as a philosopher and novelist, Iris was truly ahead of her time.

      • Rating: R (Sexuality|Nudity|Some Language)

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Richard Eyre

      • Producer: Robert Fox, Scott Rudin

      • Writer: Richard Eyre, Charles Wood

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $5.6M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Miramax Films

      • Production Co: Miramax Films

      • Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Judi Dench
      Jim Broadbent
      Kate Winslet
      Hugh Bonneville
      Juliet Aubrey
      Samuel West
      Timothy West
      Joan Bakewell
      Kris Marshall
      Tom Mannion
      Saira Todd
      Emma Handy
      Charles Wood
      Guy East
      Anthony Minghella
      Sydney Pollack
      David M. Thompson
      Harvey Weinstein
      James Horner
      Roger Pratt
      Martin Walsh
      Gemma Jackson
      David Warren
      Ruth Myers
      Martin Harrison
      Lisa Westcott
      Lisa Westcott

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      • Oct 29, 2011
        Whilst the performances and cast we very good and well suited to each other, I feel like this is supposed to make Iris look like a great person who had a brilliant life but what I saw was completely to the contrary. They showcased Iris to be a selfish, horrible and uncaring woman who only has a sense of humanity when she becomes ill. Her poor husband John who she treated terribly should have left her the moment he met her. Really didn't enjoy this film at all.
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      • Apr 18, 2011
        Though a bit underdeveloped, confusing and inconsistant in its times jumps, "Iris" is still a quite well-acted, well-written, emotional and ultimately, rather immersive biopic.
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      • Nov 03, 2010
        While I watched this film, I enjoyed it. i enjoyed Dench's convincing portrayal of the Alzheimer's-afflicted Murdoch and Winslet as the vivacious younger Murdoch, and I was astounded by Jim Broadbent, who deserved the Oscar for Murdoch's stuttering, inferior-complex-afflicted, devoted husband. He is truly fantastic in this role. But as I thought about the film, I realized just how eminently forgettable it is. Not only is it thin on plot, the narrative structure - with multiple flashbacks and half-scenes - actually detracts from the dramatic impact of the story. Attention story-tellers of all ilks: this is how *not* to do fractured time. Just because Tarantino can make it work, doesn't mean everyone else can. Also, for a moment, the Dench/Broadbent storyline seems to echo <i>A Beautiful Mind</i>, and we are mercifully given a central, driving goal, but this is unfortunately abandoned, and more rousing violins play. Thank heavens for Broadbent, who almost makes it all worth it.
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      • Jul 13, 2010
        Each individual performance was influenced by the actual character, but personality leaked in undoubtedly. Judi Dench, so utterly amazingly, took on Alzheimer's without her usual grace, which not only surpirsed me, but made me respect her more. Winslet was her usual whimsical self, and Broadbent, the cooky man of the hour, put on the appearance of a man with little left in life. Beautiful, and scary, it would have been much better had they focused more on Iris' past, and less on her later years.
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