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Florence Foster Jenkins

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016Movie⏱️ 1h 51mPG-13🏆 #3183 Top Rated
BiographyComedyDramaMusic
6.8
IMDB Rating
61,888 votes

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

Director
Stephen Frears
Writers
Nicholas Martin, Julia Kogan
Stars
Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg
Release Date
August 12, 2016
Language
English, German, Italian, Russian
Country
United Kingdom, France
🏆 10
Wins
🎯 48
Nominations
💬 225
Reviews
📋 82.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
as Florence Foster Jenkins
Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant
as St Clair Bayfield
Simon Helberg
Simon Helberg
as Cosmé McMoon
Rebecca Ferguson
Rebecca Ferguson
as Kathleen
Nina Arianda
Nina Arianda
as Agnes Stark
Stanley Townsend
Stanley Townsend
as Phineas Stark
Allan Corduner
Allan Corduner
as John Totten
Christian McKay
Christian McKay
as Earl Wilson
David Haig
David Haig
as Carlo Edwards
John Sessions
John Sessions
as Dr. Hermann

💰 Box Office

$49,052,787
Worldwide Gross
$27,383,770
Domestic Gross
$6,601,313
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Production
Pathé, BBC Film, Pathé International

🏷️ Keywords

bad singingsinging out of tuneconcertheiresssinger

🎯 Categories

BiographyComedyDramaMusic

⭐ Featured Review

Dreams are worth living
by PipAndSqueak2016-05-14
9/10

"This is the most surprising film ever. You know it is about a woman who can't sing for toffee but who hosts huge concerts to not exactly appreciative audiences. Why on earth would this make for a compelling film? The surprising thing is that cast, script and direction are perfectly in tune with this compassionate biographical treatment of a woman driven to be the musician she dreams she is. Knocked by paternal disapproval, marital failure and physical illness, Florence 'thinks positive' and takes action. She knows what it is to suffer and is ready, at the drop of a hat, to do wh..."

💡 Did You Know?

Meryl Streep does her own singing. Simon Helberg does his own piano playing.

📖 Synopsis

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.