The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady is a biographical drama film that tells the story of Margaret Thatcher, the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The movie begins with Thatcher in her older age, suffering from dementia and memory loss, and then flashes back to her younger years, showing her journey from a lower-middle-class woman to a powerful political figure. The film explores Thatcher's early years, including her time at Oxford University and her struggles to break into the male-dominated Conservative Party. She meets and marries Denis Thatcher, a businessman who supports her ambitions. Thatcher's rise to power is marked by several challenges, including her struggles to fit in as a "Lady Member" of the House and her decision to stand for Leader of the Conservative Party. Once she becomes Prime Minister, Thatcher faces numerous historical events that shaped her time in office, including the rising unemployment related to her monetarist policies, the tight 1981 budget, the 1981 Brixton riot, the 1984-1985 UK miners' strike, and the bombing in Brighton of the Grand Hotel during the 1984 Conservative Party Conference. The film also highlights her friendship with U.S. President Ronald Reagan and her emergence as a world figure. As Thatcher ages and loses support from her cabinet colleagues, she becomes increasingly isolated and eventually resigns as Prime Minister after eleven years in office. The film ends with a teary-eyed Thatcher leaving Downing Street for the last time. Overall, The Iron Lady offers an intimate portrayal of Margaret Thatcher's life, revealing both his public persona as well as private struggles

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Iron Lady include Hidden Figures, The Imitation Game, Hacksaw Ridge, Silence, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Les Misérables.

The Iron Lady was released in theaters on January 13, 2012.