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The M Word

  • 20142014
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  • 1h 57m
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6.0/10
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The M Word (2014)
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When hotshot New York T.V. executive Charlie Moon is brought in to assess a struggling local station, children's show host Moxie Landon pitches him a documentary about menopause featuring he... Read allWhen hotshot New York T.V. executive Charlie Moon is brought in to assess a struggling local station, children's show host Moxie Landon pitches him a documentary about menopause featuring her mother.When hotshot New York T.V. executive Charlie Moon is brought in to assess a struggling local station, children's show host Moxie Landon pitches him a documentary about menopause featuring her mother.
IMDb RATING
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68
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  • Director
    • Henry Jaglom
  • Writers
    • Henry Jaglom
    • Ron Vignone
  • Stars
    • Tanna Frederick
    • Michael Imperioli
    • Corey Feldman
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  • Director
    • Henry Jaglom
  • Writers
    • Henry Jaglom
    • Ron Vignone
  • Stars
    • Tanna Frederick
    • Michael Imperioli
    • Corey Feldman
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    • 1User review
    • 8Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
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    Actors & Producers Suzanne Sumner Ferry, Jen Jarosik, & Corey Feldman at the Director's Guild in Los Angeles, CA for the premier of the feature film "The M Word."
    "M Word Premiere"
    "The M Word Premiere"
    At The Directors Guild of America for the premiere of "The M Word" - actor Eric Roberts and actress Suzanne Sumner Ferry (co-stars in the TV series "Sangre Negra").

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    Tanna Frederick
    Tanna Frederick
    • Moxie Landonas Moxie Landon
    Michael Imperioli
    Michael Imperioli
    • Charlie Moonas Charlie Moon
    Corey Feldman
    Corey Feldman
    • Benny Beckeras Benny Becker
    Frances Fisher
    Frances Fisher
    • Carson Rileyas Carson Riley
    Gregory Harrison
    Gregory Harrison
    • Mack Rileyas Mack Riley
    Mary Crosby
    Mary Crosby
    • Aunt Rita Stephensonas Aunt Rita Stephenson
    Eliza Roberts
    Eliza Roberts
    • Aunt Louise Steineras Aunt Louise Steiner
    Stephen Howard
    Stephen Howard
    • Doug Dengroveas Doug Dengrove
    Robert Hallak
    Robert Hallak
    • Harry Rubinekas Harry Rubinek
    Cathy Arden
    • Sherry Baumas Sherry Baum
    Zack Norman
    Zack Norman
    • Louie Hessas Louie Hess
    Ron Vignone
    Ron Vignone
    • Rich Rizzolias Rich Rizzoli
    Sharon Angela
    Sharon Angela
    • Angela De Marcoas Angela De Marco
    Michael Emil
    • Sam Sapiras Sam Sapir
    Simon Orson Jaglom
    • Johnnie Sapiras Johnnie Sapir
    • (as Simon O. Jaglom)
    David Frederick
    • Dick Landonas Dick Landon
    Holly Moss
    • Lana Silkas Lana Silk
    Lisa Pescia
    Lisa Pescia
    • D.D. - Show Runneras D.D. - Show Runner
    • Director
      • Henry Jaglom
    • Writers
      • Henry Jaglom
      • Ron Vignone
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    When hotshot New York T.V. executive Charlie Moon is brought in to assess a struggling local station, children's show host Moxie Landon pitches him a documentary about menopause featuring her mother.
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    • television
    • protest
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      • Comedy
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      • Rated R for language and sexual references
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    6/10
    Employee Lib wrapped in a menopause story
    "M" is for menopause and this movie is certainly about that. However, I think the movie's bigger mission is to serve as a beacon for employee lib. The movie uses the fictional TV station KZAM in Los Angeles as the pivot for the action. KZAM is an independent station filled with mostly older people. A couple of "suits" from the New York office arrive early in the movie and you know that heads will roll. When they start rolling, the movie shifts into high gear to talk about the damage to people's lives that layoffs cause. "It's just business," the watch phrase of corporate America, always rings hollow when you hear actual businesspeople say it and sounds that same way in this movie too.

    Meanwhile, the movie is interlaced with dozens of interviews with women who are experiencing or have experienced menopause. It's R rated, for the numerous F-bombs I guess unless discussions of menopause and menstruation require an R rating. This movie is likely the only film targeting a broader entertainment audience to look at womens' opinions about menopause in such detail. I thought these vignettes were really the most honest part of the movie. At least that's how they struck me. This movie has its funny spots and looks at a topic that rarely if ever catches Hollywood's attention.

    Which brings us to the movie's biggest flaw, in my opinion. The cast of this movie consists of many hard-working, accomplished actors (look them up on IMDb) and it feels very much like an actors' movie to me, meaning that it feels like it's been made for actors using code language and situations best understood by the entertainment workforce of southern California. As a result, the whole movie feels just a bit stilted to me. It feels like an insider's movie. Perhaps that's because the movie is set in a southern California TV station but I had a hard time identifying with any of the main characters although I had a lot more sympathy for the rank and file working at KZAM.
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    • steven-leibson
    • Aug 24, 2014

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    • Release date
      • April 30, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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