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Meryl Streep won a Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in this sweeping biodrama. Tracing Thatcher's life from her childhood as a grocer's daughter and her rise through the political ranks to becoming the U.K.'s first female P.M., director Phyllida Lloyd shows how her determination and strength of will earned "the Iron Lady" as many allies as enemies, and the personal price she paid. Jim Broadbent, Richard E. Grant, Alexandra Roach also star. 105 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish; "making of" documentary; featurettes.