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The Iron Lady
2011 105 min United Kingdom PG-13 12+
★6.8
History, Drama
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
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Description
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.
Budget:
$13M
US Gross:
$30.02M
Worldwide:
$115.89M
Starring
Meryl Streep
Actor
Jim Broadbent
Actor
Richard E. Grant
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 2012
— Best Actress
Academy Awards 2012
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
BAFTA 2012
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
BAFTA 2012
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012
— Best Actress
BAFTA 2012
— Best Actress
Golden Globe 2012
— Best Actress (Drama)
European Film Awards 2012
— Audience Award
BAFTA 2012
— Best Original Screenplay
Key opinion
The Iron Lady is widely regarded as an exceptional showcase for Meryl Streep's transformative, Oscar-winning performance, which provides the film's primary emotional weight. While the acting is universally praised, the film's narrative structure and script receive mixed reactions, with many critics finding the non-linear flashback approach disjointed or superficial in its historical examination.
| Acting | Meryl Streep delivers a legendary, transformative performance that anchors the film and justifies the project as a character study. | |
| Acting | Jim Broadbent provides strong, effective supporting work as Denis Thatcher, serving as a vital emotional foil to Streep’s character. | |
| Score | Thomas Newman’s score is superb and enhances the film’s atmospheric tone. | |
| Screenplay | The film’s non-linear narrative and use of flashbacks are divisive; while some appreciate the reflective, psychological structure, others find the temporal jumps erratic, disjointed, and confusing. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is criticized for failing to provide a substantive or balanced political critique, with many feeling the rush through Thatcher’s career leaves the narrative feeling superficial. |