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Iris
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Iris

2001 · 91 min Drama Romance
6.4 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Richard Eyre

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Young Iris Murdoch

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Iris Murdoch

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

John Bayley

Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville

Young John Bayley

Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

Janet Stone

Samuel West

Samuel West

Young Maurice

Timothy West

Timothy West

Older Maurice

Kris Marshall

Kris Marshall

Dr. Gudgeon

Juliet Aubrey

Juliet Aubrey

Young Janet Stone

Derek Hutchinson

Derek Hutchinson

Postman

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