November 3, 2008
A goodie from back when Gerard Butler was not a public display of drunk Scottish testosterone.
Anna Hepburn, Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler
Nine year-old Frankie and his single mother Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the tr...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 5, 2005
Stats: 1,976 reviews
Flixster Reviews (1,976)
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October 9, 2008Dear Friends: If you haven't already seen this heartwarming story then see it now. Highly Recommended.
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October 8, 2008at the risk of being a totally jaded prick... i've seen too many films of this nature in recent times. they all merge into one another in my head. however, it's still a pretty decent film. it's about a deaf boy who's longing to see his old man. emily mortimer looks pretty in it a...( read more)
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August 20, 2008Utterly charming, family drama about a mother who, out of love for her 9 year old son, maintains a deception designed to protect him from the truth about his father. Bittersweet and touching, this film tugs at your emotions, not in a manipulative way, but genuinely, with a hear...( read more)
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June 15, 2008Dear Frankie is truly a masterpiece of film making. The script is superbly written with just enough charm, wit and compassion to move any viewer. The plot may be a bit fanciful for some, but it is not unbelievable. The cinematography is subtle and beautiful. The acting from...( read more)
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September 27, 2009Charming, moving and just generally brilliant. Gerard Butler = awesome and cuute :)
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September 13, 2009A beautiful movie about a woman who lies to her deaf son via writing him letters from his father. Then, when he wants to meet his father, she hires a stranger to pretend he is him. Great ending.
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Critic Reviews
April 15, 2005
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
March 11, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
A wrenchingly sweet and beautifully acted film that keeps surprising us -- it never takes us where we think it's going, but always where we want to go. full review
March 11, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This sounds, I know, like the plot of a melodramatic tearjerker, but the filmmakers work close to the bone, finding emotional truth in hard, lonely lives. full review
March 11, 2005
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
This wee Scottish drama takes a mawkish premise and, by playing its cards close to the vest, imbues it with quiet, careworn dignity. full review
March 10, 2005
Claudia Puig, USA Today
An endearing, occasionally sentimental story told with depth and substance. full review
March 4, 2005
Kyle Smith, New York Post
The film is soft and sticky, but it deserves a (small) audience. full review
February 24, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Unhurried, unslick and easy to hold dear. full review
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May 14, 2007was anyone else weeping when lizzie and "the stranger" are talking about why fankie is deaf? gerards reaction is so moving and special
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