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Miss Representation

  • 20112011
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  • 1h 25m
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Miss Representation (2011)
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Explores the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America, and challenges the media's limited portrayal of what it means to be a powerful woman.Explores the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America, and challenges the media's limited portrayal of what it means to be a powerful woman.Explores the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America, and challenges the media's limited portrayal of what it means to be a powerful woman.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
3.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
40,854
15,681
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    • Directors
      • Jennifer Siebel Newsom
      • Joslyn Rose Lyons(consulting director)
    • Writers
      • Jacoba Atlas(consulting writer)
      • Jessica Congdon
      • Claire Dietrich
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Siebel Newsom
      • Jean Kilbourne
      • Jim Steyer
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Jennifer Siebel Newsom
      • Joslyn Rose Lyons(consulting director)
    • Writers
      • Jacoba Atlas(consulting writer)
      • Jessica Congdon
      • Claire Dietrich
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Siebel Newsom
      • Jean Kilbourne
      • Jim Steyer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Miss Representation
    Trailer 2:50
    Miss Representation

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    Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Devanshi Patel in Miss Representation (2011)
    Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Carol Jenkins in Miss Representation (2011)
    Gloria Steinem in Miss Representation (2011)
    Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Carol Jenkins in Miss Representation (2011)
    Condoleezza Rice in Miss Representation (2011)
    Jennifer Siebel Newsom in Miss Representation (2011)
    Rosario Dawson in Miss Representation (2011)
    Margaret Cho in Miss Representation (2011)
    Jane Fonda in Miss Representation (2011)
    Katie Couric in Miss Representation (2011)
    Lisa Ling in Miss Representation (2011)
    Geena Davis in Miss Representation (2011)

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    Jennifer Siebel Newsom
    Jennifer Siebel Newsom
    • Self
    Jean Kilbourne
    Jean Kilbourne
    • Self - Filmmaker, 'Killing Us Softly', Author and Senior Scholar, Wellesley Centers for Women
    • (as Jean Kilbourne EdD)
    Jim Steyer
    Jim Steyer
    • Self - CEO, Common Sense Media, Lawyer & Professor of Civil Rights, Stanford University
    Katie Couric
    Katie Couric
    • Self - Anchor, CBS Evening News
    Margaret Cho
    Margaret Cho
    • Self - Comedienne, Actor & Activist
    M. Gigi Durham
    M. Gigi Durham
    • Self - Author 'The Lolita Effect', Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Iowa
    Jennifer Pozner
    Jennifer Pozner
    • Self - Executive Director Women in Media & News, Author Reality Bites Back
    Caroline Heldman
    Caroline Heldman
    • Self - Associate Professor of Political Science, Occidental College
    • (as Caroline Heldman Ph.D.)
    Pat Mitchell
    Pat Mitchell
    • Self - President & CEO, Paley Center for Media, Former President & CEO of PBS
    Gavin Newsom
    Gavin Newsom
    • Self - Lieutenant Governor, California, Former Mayor of San Francisco
    Gloria Steinem
    Gloria Steinem
    • Self - Feminist Organizer & Writer, Co-Founder Women's Media Center
    Jennifer Lawless
    Jennifer Lawless
    • Self - Associate Professor of Government, Director, Women & Politics Institute, American University
    Cory Booker
    Cory Booker
    • Self - Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
    Condoleezza Rice
    Condoleezza Rice
    • Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Professor of Political Economy, Stanford University
    Dolores Huerta
    Dolores Huerta
    • Self - Activist & Co-Founder, United Farm Workers Union, Dolores Huerta Foundation
    Marie Wilson
    Marie Wilson
    • Self - Founding President, The White House Project
    Devanshi Patel
    Devanshi Patel
    • Self - High School Senior
    Ranna Patel
    Ranna Patel
    • Self - Devanshi's Mother
    • Directors
      • Jennifer Siebel Newsom
      • Joslyn Rose Lyons(consulting director)
    • Writers
      • Jacoba Atlas(consulting writer)
      • Jessica Congdon
      • Claire Dietrich
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      Herself - Associate Professor of Political Science, Occidental College: Women who are high self-objectifiers have lower political efficacy. Political efficacy is the idea that your voice matters in politics and that you can bring about change in politics. So if we have a whole generation of young people being raised where women's objectification is just par for the course, it's normal, it's okay, we have a whole generation of women who are less likely to run for office and less likely to vote.

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    User reviews23

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    Top review
    6/10
    Worth watching, but not stellar execution
    First off - I'm a guy. Albeit a guy who had graduate level feminist media theory classes 20 years ago - I'm a guy none-the-less. And I think people who know me would probably consider me "a guy's guy" overall.

    The film is filled with much of what we studied in graduate school in the early 90s. So I guess there was a lot of "no duh" moments for me in it. But if it opens some people's eyes then it's worth it. The messages are essential to the health of our daughters, sons and country as a whole. Many of what I thought were the most important parts of the film were "glossed over," but that may be my view/perspective. For example, to me THE MOST important point in the film is that TV shows are essentially "made for men 18-34." Why - because that demographic doesn't really watch TV unless they're driven to the set somehow. TV show creators don't worry about women - because women watch TV anyway.

    Think about that - most of us can agree that most of what's on TV is crap. And yet, the people who make TV don't worry about losing the female audience at all. Until women turn off the crap on TV, I doubt that will change.

    Hit or miss (no pun intended) outing for a first time director. Great messages, important content, mediocre execution. Probably too much "sexual imagery" for me to let my 12 year old daughter watch it - but soon. And everyone over 15 should be aware of the subject matter. This is as good a way as any.
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    • Oct 26, 2011

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    • Release date
      • April 15, 2014 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Miss Escaparate
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Girls' Club Entertainment
      • Pacific Gas and Electric
      • The Brin Wojcicki Foundation
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    • Budget
      • $750,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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