Dear Frankie

Name: Dear Frankie
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2005-04-15
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Mary Riggans, Sharon Small, Sophie Main

IMDb ID: tt0377752 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 7.7 (22,721 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance

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.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Dear Frankie
Canada: Dear Frankie (English)
Finland: Dear Frankie
United Kingdom: Dear Frankie
Ireland: Dear Frankie (English)
India: Dear Frankie (English)
Italy: Dear Frankie (DVD Title)
New Zealand: Dear Frankie (English)
Poland: Dear Frankie
Sweden: Dear Frankie
United States: Dear Frankie
South Africa: Dear Frankie (English)
Argentina: Querido Frankie
Brazil: Querido Frankie
Spain: Querido Frankie
Mexico: Querido Frankie
Portugal: Querido Frankie
United States: Querido Frankie (Spanish)
Czech Republic: Milý Frankie
Slovakia: Milý Frankie
Greece: Agapite Frankie (transliterated title)
Canada: Cher Frankie (French)
Japan: Dearフランキー (Japanese)
Croatia: Dragi Frankie
Hungary: Kedves Frankie
Germany: Lieber Frankie
Spain: Mi querido Frankie
Lithuania: Mielas Frenki...
United Kingdom: Natural History (Working Title)
Turkey: Sevgili Frankie (Turkish)
Belarus: Дарагі Фрэнкі
Russia: Дорогой Фрэнки
Ukraine: Любий Френкі
Bulgaria: Скъпи Франки (Bulgarian)
Taiwan: 來信情緣
China: 法兰基，我的爱 (Mandarin)
Natural HistoryContent RatingPG-13Release Date2005-04-15Runtime105 minutesMetascore63IMDb Popularity0User Reviews186Critic Reviews95Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglish
British Sign LanguageKeywordsboy injured by father
abusive husband
absent father
death of father
jackknifeFilming LocationsGlasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UKProduction CompaniesPathé Pictures International
UK Film Council
Scottish ScreenOfficial SitesMiramax (United States) - http://www.miramax.com/dear-frankie.html
Official site - http://www.miramax.com/movie/dear-frankieIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377752/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0377752.jpgUpdated At2025-02-11T04:06:10

Directors

Shona Auerbach

Writers

Andrea Gibb

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Emily Mortimer | Character: Lizzie
Actor: Jack McElhone | Character: Frankie
Actor: Mary Riggans | Character: Nell
Actor: Sharon Small | Character: Marie
Actor: Sophie Main | Character: Serious Girl
Actor: Katy Murphy | Character: Miss MacKenzie
Actor: Sean Brown | Character: Ricky Monroe
Actor: Jayd Johnson | Character: Catriona
Actor: Anna Hepburn | Character: Headmistress
Actor: Rony Bridges | Character: Post Office Clerk
Actor: Douglas Stewart Wallace | Character: Stamp Shop Keeper
Actor: Elaine M. Ellis | Character: Librarian
Actor: Carolyn Calder | Character: Barmaid
Actor: John Kazek | Character: Ally
Actor: Gerard Butler | Character: The Stranger
Actor: Garry Collins | Character: Waiter
Actor: Anne Marie Timoney | Character: Janet
Actor: Maureen Johnson | Character: Singer
Actor: Andrea Gibb | Character: Waitress
Actor: Cal MacAninch | Character: Davey
Actor: Sharon MacKenzie | Character: Staff Nurse
Actor: Jonathan Pender | Character: Frankie
Actor: Robert Harrison | Character: Pub Character
Actor: Alan Marsh | Character: Extra

[Directors Group]
Name: Shona Auerbach | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Andrea Gibb | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Gillian Berrie | Role: Producer
Name: Stephen Evans | Role: Producer
Name: Angus Finney | Role: Producer
Name: Matthew T. Gannon | Role: Producer
Name: François Ivernel | Role: Producer
Name: Brian Kaczynski | Role: Producer
Name: Cameron McCracken | Role: Producer
Name: Duncan Reid | Role: Producer
Name: Caroline Wood | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Alex Heffes | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Shona Auerbach | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Oral Norrie Ottey | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Des Hamilton | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Jennifer Kernke | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Mags Horspool | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Carole Millar | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Laura Hill | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Irene Napier | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Claire Chapman | Role: Production Manager
Name: Alistair Hopkins | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Marissa Carrera | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Joe Geary | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Michael Queen | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Brian Adams | Role: Art Department
Name: Alan Ashby | Role: Art Department
Name: Muir Balfour | Role: Art Department
Name: Brian Boyne | Role: Art Department
Name: Tristan Carlisle-Kitz | Role: Art Department
Name: Paul Curren | Role: Art Department
Name: Sam Curren | Role: Art Department
Name: Colin H. Fraser | Role: Art Department
Name: Derek Fraser | Role: Art Department
Name: Iain Geddes | Role: Art Department
Name: Richard Hassall | Role: Art Department
Name: Caroline McDonald | Role: Art Department
Name: Gemma McGeadie | Role: Art Department
Name: Elaine McLenachan | Role: Art Department
Name: Tim Monroe | Role: Art Department
Name: Danny Oji | Role: Art Department
Name: Bob Orr | Role: Art Department
Name: Neil Querns | Role: Art Department
Name: Lucy Vaughan | Role: Art Department
Name: Angus West | Role: Art Department
Name: Billy Wilson | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Peter Brill | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ed Bulman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mike Grimes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Cy Jack | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dan Johnson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hugh Johnson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bronek Korda | Role: Sound Department
Name: Melissa Lake | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alastair Mason | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kenny McLeod | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marcus Oliver | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeremy Price | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrew Stirk | Role: Sound Department
Name: Graeme Stoten | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jason Swanscott | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hilary Wyatt | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Seddon | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Stuart Anderson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jaspreet Bal | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Anna Benbow | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Neil Davidson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Arthur Donnelly | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Graeme Dunn | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kevin Higgins | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul McGeachan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian McGee | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Campbell McIntosh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alan McSheehy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kevin O'Brien | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jan Pester | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Julia Robinson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gary Thompson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Tillie | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Abigail Barbier | Role: Casting Department
Name: Kahleen Crawford | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Lesley Abernethy | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Nicola Armstrong | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Rachel Connors | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Steve Ferguson | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Steven Forrester | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Sarah Hughes | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Aaron Coot | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Miglet Crichton | Role: Location Management
Name: Beverley Syme | Role: Location Management
Name: Jacqueline Wylie | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Gemma Dempsey | Role: Music Department
Name: David Juritz | Role: Music Department
Name: Ian MacPherson | Role: Music Department
Name: Steve Price | Role: Music Department
Name: Andy Richards | Role: Music Department
Name: Hilary Skewes | Role: Music Department
Name: Sam Southwick | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Alison Campbell | Role: Production Department
Name: Celine Haddad | Role: Production Department
Name: Scott Leadbetter | Role: Production Department
Name: Susie Lee | Role: Production Department
Name: Ranald Maclean | Role: Production Department
Name: Steve McIntyre | Role: Production Department
Name: Carole Sheridan | Role: Production Department
Name: Alison Wallace | Role: Production Department
Name: Michael Wilson | Role: Production Department
Name: Susanna Wyatt | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Suzanne McGeachan | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Brian Boyne | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Jas Brown | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Tommy Bryce | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Jim Cardy | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Jeff Derby | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Roddy Garden | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Paul Heavey | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Robbie Kirkpatrick | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Bill McKeller | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Stuart McKeller | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Lindsey Alexander | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Antonella Baldini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jackie Bazan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jacopo Bonanni | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andy Boyd | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alison Brister | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jo Cameron Brown | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brian Collins | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brendan Diver | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Linsey Donnelly | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roberto Draghetti | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pierre Du Plessis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Simon Fawcett | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vittoria Febbi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Linda Fraser | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Graham Galloway | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carol-Anne Henderson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sarah Hughes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Jaggon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paula Jalfon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Wendy Kidd | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Susie Lee | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Myra McCormick | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Janice McElhone | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jack Myles | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joan Napier | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Isabella Pasanisi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Frederico Piacentini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Raúl Rojo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shaw Statham | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stef Swiatek | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alison Thompson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Derek Todd | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lucy Warnes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ross Wilson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Derek Yeaman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mary Brehony | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gordon Carroll | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Albert Sharpe | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Elza Auerbach | Role: Thanks
Name: Peter Auerbach | Role: Thanks
Name: Mary Brehony | Role: Thanks
Name: Lee Bye | Role: Thanks
Name: Leonard Crooks | Role: Thanks
Name: Will Davies | Role: Thanks
Name: Anna Duffield | Role: Thanks
Name: Dixie Goddard | Role: Thanks
Name: Tony Goddard | Role: Thanks
Name: Wendy Goddard | Role: Thanks
Name: Abi Leland | Role: Thanks
Name: Gillane Lister | Role: Thanks
Name: Abigail Payne | Role: Thanks
Name: Angus Pigott | Role: Thanks
Name: Natasha Ross | Role: Thanks
Name: Sarah Sulick | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Dear Frankie | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi64880921/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi64880921/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563953820122.mp4?Expires=1788372203&Signature=He8uwUyrMmdXSh9sUDKy-BqJB4KSGzfnRVQ9BP2yqn5QxsrzzOGs7mBe~dfzSrorMbYFA9cWkJMkOO3hKyRz41IC5DSlBn73MAN7DNf4tPlu0ABwk7o2KoBZW363Wb33htEzWYmuB5eSrJJ~4aSRqeMPvyLK4XORI8invegL2gr9d-YilID6jsjwjiJMVeiZZawUcHkQZUPDTiqccitD7hAIu1kwgdVNS8m8lSjFM5V~Qk1q0Wh0iIYjVdhHqudvsDgh5pEa1T81x-d-9SBMAj3rIyf2A~qjVaLM1MG-mY95U2ZPdlVSI0xwUYdkcpSB8CQI5DFe6yaPt--kPONxow__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Dear Frankie | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi27328793/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi27328793/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564489240152.mp4?Expires=1788372203&Signature=Hnp4QM4ZckueCHvhf6I4kT8BP1xAxn5Xep1yRJZ2DRHh75eT8mBRqklw~ZnxS~tjL94eJrpu076txOm~4XFhRspBTGWXajK0wso8DNNlg~KTmKg3YoZHpGVpaacTf6cA9F0sxId-NlTg0nfGUO21JMmVk-AW~jQzX5MUMOIEkuH06tUhL49q5ohwCSQTZzNr2sYFz3igHVGvG~yz7mcQVwNMYTknPPQWG4yWKacGgUReNlrnPI51bcLE5gK0GKSs6jJjfIlbGoFX7clC7D168NG2AicPaVPPXbNGykHaPl5cOC-uEQZqLyY9fhucIzwvGU~UGDmFbKHXfzsyVRQa0w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Dear Frankie: Letter To Dad | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2898052121/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2898052121/1434659529640-260ouz-1677176179672.mp4?Expires=1788372203&Signature=sHTjPmvKwX0ip~BRVdIUe4SHbheHR~UwSpWp457AehsJtBjev-3wjfkqAOm-bwh000SNXqhP9Y8DyNUF8LKrfe~YWHAm-ZK3Gfv8Yb~xWBpdaoE5FCQXR~9tacctnsvjXio2AzBMAz8RgMjZEvTCdHu3l3Ba8Ek2ECrf7nnimLJft5kTqK6cUenmHK6w~ZEVUZL0LuR5QSz0LVz1QOV8T69iswaOZ7ltu6aBBDE74i21fjGD3QgiXUXHE6XK4uRzQHa4HPwQEKHg5bJ5sxucbFlBQ071vq7f~pM214uXXe2SqQonT-B-ZVsWVQgSnRQ5YxTZ3VDrh4jzArp3HJ93NQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: May 4, 2004 (Tribeca Film Festival)
France: May 18, 2004 (Cannes Film Festival)
Denmark: August 23, 2004 (Copenhagen International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: August 27, 2004 (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
Canada: September 13, 2004 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Canada: September 21, 2004 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
France: October 2, 2004 (Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema)
France: October 4, 2004 (Aubagne Film Festival)
Greece: October 7, 2004 (Panorama of European Cinema)
France: October 8, 2004 (Dinard Festival of British Cinema)
United States: October 14, 2004 (Austin Film Festival)
United States: October 18, 2004 (Chicago International Film Festival)
United States: October 21, 2004 (Heartland Film Festival)
United States: October 22, 2004 (Milwaukee International Film Festival)
United States: November 2, 2004 (Scottsdale Film Festival)
Czech Republic: November 5, 2004 (British Film Week)
Ireland: January 14, 2005
United Kingdom: January 21, 2005 (limited)
France: February 6, 2005 (Villeurbanne British and Irish Film Festival)
United States: March 4, 2005 (Los Angeles, California)
United States: March 4, 2005 (New York City, New York)
United States: March 4, 2005 (San Francisco, California)
United States: March 13, 2005 (Cleveland International Film Festival)
France: March 16, 2005
Israel: March 17, 2005
Spain: March 23, 2005
Canada: March 24, 2005
Hong Kong: March 27, 2005 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Iceland: April 9, 2005 (Iceland International Film Festival)
Germany: April 12, 2005 (Dortmund International Film Festival)
Netherlands: April 14, 2005
United States: April 15, 2005
Austria: April 21, 2005
Australia: April 21, 2005
Germany: April 21, 2005
Argentina: May 19, 2005
Mexico: May 19, 2005 (limited)
Ukraine: May 19, 2005
Portugal: June 2, 2005
Greece: June 10, 2005
China: June 11, 2005 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: June 16, 2005
Belgium: June 22, 2005
Japan: June 25, 2005
Brazil: July 8, 2005 (limited)
Italy: July 22, 2005
Russia: August 4, 2005
Poland: November 11, 2005
Sweden: May 3, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Finland: June 21, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Japan: April 20, 2010 (Shimizu Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office