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      The Lady in the Van

      2015, Biography/Drama, 1h 44m

      151 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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      Led by a marvelous performance from Maggie Smith, Lady in the Van wrings poignant, often hilarious insight from its fact-based source material. Read critic reviews

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      Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd in "The Lady in the Van." (L-R) Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd and Alex Jennings as Alan Bennett in "The Lady in the Van." Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd in "The Lady in the Van." Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd in "The Lady in the Van." Alex Jennings as Alan Bennett in "The Lady in the Van." (L-R) Alex Jennings as Alan Bennett and Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd in "The Lady in the Van." (L-R) Deborah Findlay as Pauline, Roger Allam as Rufus and Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd in "The Lady in the Van." (L-R) Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd and Alex Jennings as Alan Bennett in "The Lady in the Van." Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd in "The Lady in the Van." (L-R) Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd and Alex Jennings as Alan Bennett in "The Lady in the Van." Alex Jennings as Alan Bennett and Maggie Smith as Miss Shepherd in "The Lady in the Van." Frances de la Tour as Mrs. Vaughan in "The Lady in the Van." Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd in "The Lady in the Van." The Lady in the Van (2015) The Lady in the Van (2015) The Lady in the Van (2015)

      Movie Info

      In 1973 London, playwright Alan Bennett (Alex Jennings) develops an unlikely friendship with Miss Shepherd (Maggie Smith), a homeless woman who lives in a van in his driveway for the next 15 years.

      • Rating: PG-13 (A Brief Unsettling Image)

      • Genre: Biography, Drama, Comedy

      • Original Language: English (United Kingdom)

      • Director: Nicholas Hytner

      • Producer: Nicholas Hytner, Damian Jones, Kevin Loader

      • Writer: Alan Bennett

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $10.0M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics

      • Production Co: BBC Films, Dream Cars, TriStar Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

      Cast & Crew

      Maggie Smith
      Alex Jennings
      Frances de la Tour
      David Calder
      James Corden
      Dominic Cooper
      Russell Tovey
      Clare Hammond
      Samuel Anderson
      Alan Bennett
      Christine Langan
      Ed Wethered
      Miles Ketley
      Charles Moore
      Andrew Dunn
      Tariq Anwar
      George Fenton
      John Beard
      Tim Blake
      Niamh Coulter
      Natalie Ward

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      • Jun 07, 2016

        http://cinephilecrocodile.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/the-lady-in-van-dir-nicholas-hytner.html

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      • Jun 06, 2016

        Lady In The Van is the true story of a woman who lives on a man's driveway for 15 years. Sounds boring? Quite the opposite! This is an entertaining sweet film that actually has some funny moments as well some sadder times. Maggie Smith delivers yet another fantastic performance, let's face it she can do no wrong! I did however find that the majority of the film was rather forgettable and felt like the film was just abit too sweet for my taste. The script was decent though and that prevented the film from being a disaster.

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      • May 02, 2016

        The biggest problem with this witless, excruciating movie is that it feels almost impossible to have any sympathy for such an odious old lady (is she supposed to be adorable in her annoying eccentricity? I can't tell), and I couldn't wait to see her die so it would be finally over.

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      • Apr 14, 2016

        An elegant and amusing drama. This sweet movie is slow but the wonderfully talented Smith carries it through to the end!

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