Suffragette

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Suffragette

PG-13

2015

1h 46m

Biography

History

Drama

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In early 20th-century Britain, the growing suffragette movement forever changes the life of working wife and mother Maud Watts (Carey Mulligan). Galvanized by political activist Emmeline Pankhurst (Meryl Streep), Watts joins a diverse group of women who fight for equality and the right to vote. Faced with increasing police action, Maud and her dedicated suffragettes must play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse, risking their jobs, homes, family and lives for a just cause.

Critics Consensus

Suffragette dramatizes an important -- and still painfully relevant -- fact-based story with more than enough craft and sincerity to overcome its flaws.

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Edward Porter

The Times (UK)

11/29/2022

A rousing, demonstrative tale, and Mulligan not only shows the right sort of ardour, but also adds a bit of subtlety.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

09/01/2017

B

It's not a new Hollywood approach, but it doesn't make it right. It just perpetuates the idea that white women represent all women. Period.

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

03/07/2017

Suffragette is a stirring history lesson, wrapped in a very compelling and intimate film that is riveting, educational and thought provoking.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 6

3/4

With Suffragette, screenwriter Abi Morgan managed to pen a movie about Britain’s working-class women that’s a far sight better than the dud she scripted about Britain’s upper-class harridan.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/25/2022

4/5

“Suffragette” dances in numerous shades of gray both in the actions of the women shown in the film and in the film’s opinion about them.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

04/25/2022

2/4

When an issue such as women's right to vote caused such fervor, it's a shame to see a film so devoid of passion about the subject that it fails to provoke, inspire, or challenge its viewers.

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Michael T

@RT22930678 04/10/2025

It’s hard to watch I didn’t like it

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Kaci B

@RT68436115 04/09/2025

I recommend watching this movie if you would like to learn more about history of woman or for intertainment. It can be good for you to show teens/young adults.

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Enora L

@RT78635725 09/25/2023

I had a wonderful time watching this movie, I'd definitely recommend it! The cast held the movie with great acting performances. Carey Mulligan is perfect for her role: a working class young mother who discovers that she can fight for her rights in society. Just like in Titanic, the characters are both fictional and historical (Emmeline Pankhurst or Emily Davison). The shots' colors might seem dull but it represented quite well the vibe of the early 1910's. The way the scenes are shot completely transports us into the events. The point of view is even more interesting and accurate because the movie was directed, produced and written by women, and the cast is mainly composed of women.

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Karine L

@RT37619045 09/25/2023

Awesome movie with a moving story.

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John S

@RT40486670 06/11/2023

Lovingly crafted and performed. And relevant, relevant, revelant until equality is achieved (and long thereafter lest we forget).

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02/05/2023

Impactful and powerful

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Synopsis

In early 20th-century Britain, the growing suffragette movement forever changes the life of working wife and mother Maud Watts (Carey Mulligan). Galvanized by political activist Emmeline Pankhurst (Meryl Streep), Watts joins a diverse group of women who fight for equality and the right to vote. Faced with increasing police action, Maud and her dedicated suffragettes must play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse, risking their jobs, homes, family and lives for a just cause.

Director: Sarah Gavron
Producer: Alison Owen, Faye Ward
Screenwriter: Abi Morgan
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Ruby Films
Rating: PG-13 (Partial Nudity|Brief Strong Language|Some Intense Violence|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 13, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.7M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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