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Vera Drake

Vera Drake

Oct 22, 2004
125 min
Drama
7.2/ 10
375 votes

Overview

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.2/10
375 votes
IMDB
7.6/10
28,041 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
83/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$11,000,000Production cost
Box Office$13,300,000Worldwide gross
Profit$2,300,000Profitable
ROI
+20.9%Return on investment
US Box Office$3,775,283Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 41 wins & 45 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Wife. Mother. Criminal."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$13,300,000

Production Companies

StudioCanalLes Films Alain SardeUK Film CouncilInside TrackThin Man Films

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