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Iris

  • 2001
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
20K
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Kate Winslet and Judi Dench in Iris (2001)
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BiographyDramaRomance

True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.

  • Director
    • Richard Eyre
  • Writers
    • John Bayley
    • Richard Eyre
    • Charles Wood
  • Stars
    • Judi Dench
    • Jim Broadbent
    • Kate Winslet
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Eyre
    • Writers
      • John Bayley
      • Richard Eyre
      • Charles Wood
    • Stars
      • Judi Dench
      • Jim Broadbent
      • Kate Winslet
    • 164User reviews
    • 61Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 14 wins & 31 nominations total

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    Top Cast31

    Judi Dench
    Judi Dench
    • Iris Murdoch
    Jim Broadbent
    Jim Broadbent
    • John Bayley
    Kate Winslet
    Kate Winslet
    • Young Iris Murdoch
    Hugh Bonneville
    Hugh Bonneville
    • Young John Bayley
    Eleanor Bron
    Eleanor Bron
    • Principal
    Angela Morant
    Angela Morant
    • Hostess
    Penelope Wilton
    Penelope Wilton
    • Janet Stone
    Siobhan Hayes
    Siobhan Hayes
    • Check-Out Girl
    Juliet Aubrey
    Juliet Aubrey
    • Young Janet Stone
    Joan Bakewell
    • BBC Presenter
    Nancy Carroll
    Nancy Carroll
    • BBC PA
    Kris Marshall
    Kris Marshall
    • Dr. Gudgeon
    Tom Mannion
    • Neurologist
    Derek Hutchinson
    Derek Hutchinson
    • Postman
    Samuel West
    Samuel West
    • Young Maurice
    • (as Sam West)
    Saira Todd
    • Phillida Stone
    Juliet Howland
    Juliet Howland
    • Emma Stone
    Charlotte Arkwright
    • Young Phillida Stone
    • Director
      • Richard Eyre
    • Writers
      • John Bayley
      • Richard Eyre
      • Charles Wood
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews164

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This is the second movie to have two actresses nominated for an Academy Award for playing the same role in the same movie. The first was Titanic (1997). In both movies, Kate Winslet played the younger version in the dual-nominee role.
    • Goofs
      When John gets his coat caught against the chair at the pub, a boom mic can be seen in the mirror behind him.
    • Quotes
      • Iris Murdoch: Education doesn't make you happy. And what is freedom? We don't become happy just because we are free, if we are. Or because we have been educated, if we have. But because education may be the means by which we realize we are happy. It opens our eyes, our ears. Tells use where delights are lurking. Convinces us that there is only one freedom of any importance whatsoever: that of the mind. And give us the assurance, the confidence, to walk the path our mind, our educated mind, offers.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Vanilla Sky/Kate & Leopold/A Beautiful Mind/Not Another Teen Movie/The Majestic/Iris (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      The Lark in the Clear Air
      Music: Traditional tune: Caisleán U Néill
      Lyrics by Samuel Ferguson (about 1850)
      Performed by Kate Winslet

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 29, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Iris: A Memoir of Iris Murdoch
    • Filming locations
      • Southwold, Suffolk, England, UK(beach scenes)
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Fox Iris Productions
      • Intermedia Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $5,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,594,617
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $23,144
      • Dec 16, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,153,953
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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