The Iron Lady
“Never Compromise.”
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
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Cast
60 people
Meryl Streep
Margaret Thatcher
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
The Post
Jim Broadbent
Denis Thatcher
Known for
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Hot Fuzz
Olivia Colman
Carol Thatcher
Known for
Fleabag
The Favourite
Roger Allam
Gordon Reece
Known for
V for Vendetta
The Book Thief
Susan Brown
June
Known for
Game of Thrones
Broadchurch
Nick Dunning
Jim Prior
Known for
The Tudors
Hatfields & McCoys
Nicholas Farrell
Airey Neave
Known for
Bodies
The Diary of Anne Frank
Iain Glen
Alfred Roberts
Known for
Game of Thrones
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Richard E. Grant
Michael Heseltine
Known for
Loki
Logan
Anthony Stewart Head
Geoffrey Howe
Known for
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Ted Lasso
Harry Lloyd
Young Denis Thatcher
Known for
Arcane
Game of Thrones
Michael Maloney
Doctor
Known for
The White Queen
River
Phyllida Lloyd Director · Abi Morgan Screenplay Thomas Newman Composer
Worldwide gross $116M · Budget $13M · United States release January 13, 2012
Box office
Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$115,890,792
Gross vs. budget
8.9×
Production
UK Film Council
Production
DJ Films
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
Goldcrest Films International
Production
Pathé
Production
Yuk Films
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
CinéCinéma
Production
Goldcrest Pictures
Production
United Kingdom · France · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
New Zealand · December 26, 2011
Theatrical
United Kingdom · January 6, 2012
Theatrical
United States · January 13, 2012
Theatrical
United States
December 30, 2011 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California
Argentina
February 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Australia
February 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Austria
March 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 17, 2012 · Theatrical · IMDB
Bulgaria
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
January 13, 2012 · Limited theatrical
Chile
April 26, 2012 · Theatrical
China
March 8, 2013 · Theatrical
Colombia
March 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Croatia
March 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical
France
February 15, 2012 · Theatrical
June 5, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
February 14, 2012 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
March 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
January 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 2, 2012 · Theatrical
India
March 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Israel
February 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
February 26, 2012 · Premiere · Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
March 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Kuwait
February 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Latvia
February 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Malta
February 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 12, 2012 · Theatrical
May 15, 2012 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
July 19, 2014 · TV · Nederland 2
Norway
February 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Panama
March 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Peru
February 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
February 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Romania
April 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
March 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Serbia
March 3, 2012 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
March 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Singapore
February 16, 2012 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
January 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical · Italian
February 15, 2012 · Theatrical · French
March 1, 2012 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
February 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Uruguay
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Venezuela
March 16, 2012 · Theatrical
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