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Dear Frankie
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76/100
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Lowest is Metacritic critics on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 90.
See the most agreed on films →Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that 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 or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day...
Details
- Director
- Shona Auerbach
- Writer
- Andrea Gibb
- Released
- 18 May 2004
- Country
- United Kingdom, Ireland
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Box office
- $1.7M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 1 nomination
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Awards & nominations
See all 1 →0 wins from 1 nomination across 1 ceremony
| 18th European Film Awards 2005 | Best Actress | Emily Mortimer | Nominee |
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