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      The Lady in the Van

      2015, Biography/Drama, 1h 44m

      151 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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      Led by a marvelous performance from Maggie Smith, Lady in the Van wrings poignant, often hilarious insight from its fact-based source material. Read critic reviews

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      Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd in "The Lady in the Van." (L-R) Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd and Alex Jennings as Alan Bennett in "The Lady in the Van." Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd in "The Lady in the Van." Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd in "The Lady in the Van." Alex Jennings as Alan Bennett in "The Lady in the Van." (L-R) Alex Jennings as Alan Bennett and Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd in "The Lady in the Van." (L-R) Deborah Findlay as Pauline, Roger Allam as Rufus and Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd in "The Lady in the Van." (L-R) Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd and Alex Jennings as Alan Bennett in "The Lady in the Van." Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd in "The Lady in the Van." (L-R) Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd and Alex Jennings as Alan Bennett in "The Lady in the Van." Alex Jennings as Alan Bennett and Maggie Smith as Miss Shepherd in "The Lady in the Van." Frances de la Tour as Mrs. Vaughan in "The Lady in the Van." Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd in "The Lady in the Van." The Lady in the Van (2015) The Lady in the Van (2015) The Lady in the Van (2015)
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      Movie Info

      In 1973 London, playwright Alan Bennett (Alex Jennings) develops an unlikely friendship with Miss Shepherd (Maggie Smith), a homeless woman who lives in a van in his driveway for the next 15 years.

      • Rating: PG-13 (A Brief Unsettling Image)

      • Genre: Biography, Drama, Comedy

      • Original Language: English (United Kingdom)

      • Director: Nicholas Hytner

      • Producer: Nicholas Hytner, Damian Jones, Kevin Loader

      • Writer: Alan Bennett

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $10.0M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics

      • Production Co: BBC Films, Dream Cars, TriStar Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

      Cast & Crew

      Maggie Smith

      Maggie Smith

      Miss Shepherd

      Alex Jennings

      Alex Jennings

      Alan Bennett

      Roger Allam

      Roger Allam

      Rufus

      Deborah Findlay

      Deborah Findlay

      Pauline

      Frances de la Tour

      Frances de la Tour

      Ursula Vaughan Williams

      Gwen Taylor

      Gwen Taylor

      Mam

      Jim Broadbent

      Jim Broadbent

      Underwood

      David Calder

      David Calder

      Mr. Fairchild

      James Corden

      James Corden

      Street Trader

      Dominic Cooper

      Dominic Cooper

      Theatre Actor

      Russell Tovey

      Russell Tovey

      Man With Earring

      Samuel Barnett

      Samuel Barnett

      Donald

      Geoffrey Streatfeild

      Geoffrey Streatfeild

      Attractive Man

      Clare Hammond

      Clare Hammond

      Young Miss Shephard

      Samuel Anderson

      Samuel Anderson

      Jehovah's Witness

      Nicholas Hytner

      Nicholas Hytner

      Director

      Alan Bennett

      Alan Bennett

      Screenwriter

      Nicholas Hytner

      Nicholas Hytner

      Producer

      Damian Jones

      Damian Jones

      Producer

      Kevin Loader

      Kevin Loader

      Producer

      Christine Langan

      Christine Langan

      Executive Producer

      Ed Wethered

      Ed Wethered

      Executive Producer

      Miles Ketley

      Miles Ketley

      Executive Producer

      Charles Moore

      Charles Moore

      Executive Producer

      Andrew Dunn

      Andrew Dunn

      Cinematographer

      Tariq Anwar

      Tariq Anwar

      Film Editing

      George Fenton

      George Fenton

      Original Music

      John Beard

      John Beard

      Production Design

      Tim Blake

      Tim Blake

      Art Director

      Niamh Coulter

      Niamh Coulter

      Set Decoration

      Natalie Ward

      Natalie Ward

      Costume Design

      Toby Whale

      Toby Whale

      Casting

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      Critic Reviews for The Lady in the Van

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      Audience Reviews for The Lady in the Van

      • Jun 07, 2016

        http://cinephilecrocodile.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/the-lady-in-van-dir-nicholas-hytner.html
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      • Jun 06, 2016

        Lady In The Van is the true story of a woman who lives on a man's driveway for 15 years. Sounds boring? Quite the opposite! This is an entertaining sweet film that actually has some funny moments as well some sadder times. Maggie Smith delivers yet another fantastic performance, let's face it she can do no wrong! I did however find that the majority of the film was rather forgettable and felt like the film was just abit too sweet for my taste. The script was decent though and that prevented the film from being a disaster.
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      • May 02, 2016

        The biggest problem with this witless, excruciating movie is that it feels almost impossible to have any sympathy for such an odious old lady (is she supposed to be adorable in her annoying eccentricity? I can't tell), and I couldn't wait to see her die so it would be finally over.
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      • Apr 14, 2016

        An elegant and amusing drama. This sweet movie is slow but the wonderfully talented Smith carries it through to the end!
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