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      • Thanks to some wonderfully open-ended writing and acting, and Auerbach's fine attention to detail, Dear Frankie is one of those rare films that rewards repeat viewing.
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  1. Dear Frankie is a small, good-hearted film with fine performances. Read Critics Reviews

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      A lovely movie that everyone should watch. Rated 5/5 Stars •...

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  3. Mar 10, 2005 · During this time they say nothing, and yet everything they need to say is communicated: Their doubts, cautions, hopes. The woman is named Lizzie (Emily Mortimer) and the man, known in the movie only as “the Stranger,” is played by Gerard Butler. Here is how they meet.

  4. Moody but uplifting tale of deaf boy. Get your tissues! Read Common Sense Media's Dear Frankie review, age rating, and parents guide.

    • Shona Aeurbach
    • Joly Herman
    • Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler, Sharon Small
  5. Dear Frankie is a 2004 British drama film directed by Shona Auerbach and starring Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler, Jack McElhone, and Sharon Small. The screenplay by Andrea Gibb focuses on a young single mother whose love for her son prompts her to perpetuate a deception designed to protect him from the truth about his father.

  6. Dear Frankie: Directed by Shona Auerbach. With Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Mary Riggans, Sharon Small. After having responded to her son's numerous letters in the guise of his father, a woman hires a stranger to pose as his dad when meeting him.

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    • Drama, Romance
    • Shona Auerbach
    • 2005-04-15
  7. Dear Frankie is a tender, beautifully realized story of a mother's fierce and loving determination to protect her child. Emily Mortimer gives an achingly true performance as Lizzie and Jack McElhone is remarkable as the sturdy, self-reliant Frankie.

  8. True to its weepy telefilm resemblance, Dear Frankie delivers several eye-dabbing moments, but the tears...are earned through solid storytelling and subdued acting.

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