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Vera Drake

2004 • 2h 5m •
Drama
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★ 7.2/10
425 reviews
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Vera Drake

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

"Wife. Mother. Criminal."

Top Billed Cast

Imelda Staunton
Imelda Staunton
Vera Drake
Phil Davis
Phil Davis
Stan
Sally Hawkins
Sally Hawkins
Susan Wells
Daniel Mays
Daniel Mays
Sid
Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan
Reg
Alex Kelly
Alex Kelly
Ethel
Ruth Sheen
Ruth Sheen
Lily
Adrian Scarborough
Adrian Scarborough
Frank

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C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic
2023-03-28

Imelda Staunton is great here as the middle-aged wife, merrily living her family life with husband "Stan" (Phil Davis) and her two grown up children and their partners. She is well respected by her peers and seems to be the epitome of the hardworking 1950s British housewife. Until, that is - a policeman arrives at her door and her world starts to cave in. Now we know from fairly early on that "Vera" likes to help girls out. To be fair - there are plenty of them who are eligible. Raising a family when rationing was still around, jobs thin on the ground and their men folks usually keen to run a ...