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  1. Box office. $21.1 million [1] The Magdalene Sisters is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Peter Mullan, about three teenage girls who were sent to Magdalene asylums (also known as Magdalene laundries), homes for women who were labelled as "fallen" by their families or society. The homes were maintained by individual religious orders ...

  2. The Magdalene Sisters. An unflinching and compelling film depicting a shameful episode in Irish history, The Magdalene Sisters dramatises the experience of women incarcerated in Ireland’s notorious Magdalene Asylums, known as ‘Magdalene Laundries’. The story focuses on the lives of three women in 1964 – Margaret (Anne-Marie Duff ...

  3. A stirring, must-see motion picture critics called one of the best films of the year, THE MAGDALENE SISTERS is the triumphant story of three extraordinary wo...

  4. The Magdalene Sisters is 8351 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved down the charts by -253 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than 6 Souls but less popular than Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach. Rank. Title.

    • (229)
    • Peter Mullan
    • R
    • 17
  5. The Magdalene Sisters: Directed by Peter Mullan. With Geraldine McEwan, Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone, Dorothy Duffy. Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.

    • (29K)
    • Drama
    • Peter Mullan
    • 2003-08-29
  6. Directed by Peter Mullan. .Since its Venice Film Festival premiere, Mullan’s powerful drama has been causing controversy and provoking condemnation by the Catholic Church. Based on actual events, the film recounts the horrific history of Ireland’s Magdalene Asylums where thousands of girls and women were imprisoned and enslaved in the ...

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  8. Oct 17, 2016 · Hard-hitting, controversial drama in which three young women battle to maintain their spirits in a Magdalene sisterhood asylum for women labelled as 'fallen', run by sadistic nuns. Show more. 1 ...