Variety
Fuzzy-headed biopic, which glosses over the former British prime minister's politics in favor of a glib, breakneck whirl around her career and marriage.
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The Iron Lady
British Prime Minister (from 1979 - 1990) Margaret Thatcher biopic with the great Meryl Streep (in an Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA winning performance) playing the titular Iron Lady. Tells Thatcher's story via flashback, including the lead-up to Britain's controversial involvement in the Falklands War in 1982. Jim Broadbent plays her husband Dennis.
The Iron Lady blog says the story is about a "woman who smashed through the barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world. The story concerns power and the price that is paid for power, and is an intimate portrait of an extraordinary and complex woman."
Less2011Rating: M, contains violence105 minsUK
BiographyDramaTrue Story & Biography
The Iron Lady | Awards
Best Actress winner (Streep) at the 2012 Academy Awards, BAFTAs and Golden Globes. Winner of Best Make Up at the 2012 Academy Awards.
The Iron Lady | Reviews
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Total Film
Not Iron Man’s mother, but an adroit if flashy tribute to Mrs Thatcher’s ascent to power. Sly satire and a sublime Streep should tempt in more than the party faithful.
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The Telegraph
This is a brave stab at a contemporary life, and even with its flaws it does Margaret Thatcher a certain grudging justice. Awards should be coming Streep’s way; yet her brilliance rather overshadows the film itself.
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The Guardian
A breezy, whistle-stop tour through the unstable nitroglycerin of Thatcher's life and times.
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Hollywood Reporter
Meryl Streep gives a fully realized portrait of British Prime Minister Thatcher in a biopic that values character over context.
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Empire Magazine
One of Streep’s finest-ever performances. But beyond that — whatever Morgan and Lloyd’s intentions — it’s little more than a myth-enshrining exercise.
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The Iron Lady | Release Details
The Iron Lady is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV and Neon and Academy On Demand.