Directed by:
Shona AuerbachScreenplay:
Andrea GibbCinematography:
Shona AuerbachComposer:
Alex HeffesCast:
Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler, Sharon Small, Jack McElhone, Cal MacAninch, John Kazek, Sharon MacKenzie, Mary Riggans, Anna Hepburn, Elaine M. Ellis (more)Plots(1)
Nine year old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a Scottish seaside town. Lizzie, keen to protect her deaf son from the fact that they have run away from his father, invents a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra, and periodically writes Frankie a letter from his father describing his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship’s progress around the globe, he discovers it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth, and finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie’s father just for one day. (Pathé Distribution UK)
(more)Cast
Emily Mortimer
UK
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Match Point (2005)
Dear Frankie (2004)
Gerard Butler
UK
Best movies:
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
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Sharon Small
UK
Best movies:
National Theatre Live: Good (2023) (theatrical recording)
Dear Frankie (2004)
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Jack McElhone
UK
Best movies:
Dear Frankie (2004)
Nowhere Boy (2009)
Young Adam (2003)
Cal MacAninch
UK
Best movies:
Warriors (1999) (TV movie)
Dear Frankie (2004)
A Mind to Murder (1995) (TV movie)
John Kazek
UK
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
Dear Frankie (2004)
T2 Trainspotting (2017)
Sharon MacKenzie
Best movies:
Dear Frankie (2004)
Restless Natives (1985)
Taggart (1983) (series)
Mary Riggans
UK
Best movies:
Dear Frankie (2004)
Anna Hepburn
Best movies:
Dear Frankie (2004)
Rebus (2000) (series)
Taggart (1983) (series)
Elaine M. Ellis
Best movies:
Dear Frankie (2004)
My Name Is Joe (1998)
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
Rony Bridges
UK
Best movies:
Dear Frankie (2004)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Rebus (2000) (series)