Silkwood
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- Synopsis
- Based on a true story, Silkwood begins and ends with Karen Silkwood (Meryl Streep) driving along a lonely road in 1974, heading to a meeting with a New York Times reporter to deliver evidence of negligence at the Kerr-McGee Plant in Cimarron, ......
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- Starring
- Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, Diana Scarwid
- Director(s)
- Mike Nichols & Elaine May
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century Fox
- MPAA Rating
- Not Yet Rated
- Runtime
- 131 min.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
That could have been a good movie, but predictable. Mike Nichols' Silkwood is not predictable.... We realize this is a lot more movie than perhaps we were expecting.Read the full review
Variety | Staff (Not Credited)Add Critic to Favorites
A very fine biographical drama.Read the full review
The New York Times | Vincent CanbyAdd Critic to Favorites
Silkwood is a very moving work about the raising of the consciousness of one woman of independence, guts and sensitivity.Read the full review
