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Suffragette

  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
43K
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Helena Bonham Carter, Meryl Streep, and Carey Mulligan in Suffragette (2015)
Here's a drama that tracks the story of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State.
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In 1912 London, a young working mother is galvanized into radical political activism supporting the right for women to vote, and is willing to meet violence with violence to achieve this end... Read allIn 1912 London, a young working mother is galvanized into radical political activism supporting the right for women to vote, and is willing to meet violence with violence to achieve this end.In 1912 London, a young working mother is galvanized into radical political activism supporting the right for women to vote, and is willing to meet violence with violence to achieve this end.

  • Director
    • Sarah Gavron
  • Writer
    • Abi Morgan
  • Stars
    • Carey Mulligan
    • Anne-Marie Duff
    • Helena Bonham Carter
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    43K
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    • Director
      • Sarah Gavron
    • Writer
      • Abi Morgan
    • Stars
      • Carey Mulligan
      • Anne-Marie Duff
      • Helena Bonham Carter
    • 147User reviews
    • 253Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 21 nominations

    Videos29

    Suffragette Trailer #2
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    Main International Trailer
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    Trailer #1
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    Teaser Trailer
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    Suffragette UK Trailer
    Trailer 2:22
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    Spoke Sonny
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    We Will W In
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    Thats For Today
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    Suffragette: We Will Win
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    Suffragette: Never Give Up
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    Suffragette: Taking George (Featurette)
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    Suffragette: You A Suffragette
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    Carey Mulligan in Suffragette (2015)
    Natalie Press and Carey Mulligan in Suffragette (2015)
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    Anne-Marie Duff and Carey Mulligan in Suffragette (2015)
    Carey Mulligan in Suffragette (2015)
    Anne-Marie Duff and Carey Mulligan in Suffragette (2015)
    Carey Mulligan in Suffragette (2015)
    Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Romola Garai, Sarah Gavron, and Carey Mulligan in Suffragette (2015)
    Meryl Streep and Grace Gummer at an event for Suffragette (2015)
    Meryl Streep and Grace Gummer at an event for Suffragette (2015)
    Meryl Streep and Grace Gummer at an event for Suffragette (2015)
    Meryl Streep and Grace Gummer at an event for Suffragette (2015)

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    Carey Mulligan
    Carey Mulligan
    • Maud Watts
    Anne-Marie Duff
    Anne-Marie Duff
    • Violet Miller
    Helena Bonham Carter
    Helena Bonham Carter
    • Edith Ellyn
    Meryl Streep
    Meryl Streep
    • Emmeline Pankhurst
    Grace Stottor
    • Maggie Miller
    Geoff Bell
    Geoff Bell
    • Norman Taylor
    Amanda Lawrence
    Amanda Lawrence
    • Miss Withers
    Shelley Longworth
    • Miss Samson
    Adam Michael Dodd
    • George Watts
    Ben Whishaw
    Ben Whishaw
    • Sonny Watts
    Sarah Finigan
    Sarah Finigan
    • Mrs Garston
    Drew Edwards
    Drew Edwards
    • Male Laundry Worker
    Lorraine Stanley
    Lorraine Stanley
    • Mrs Coleman
    Romola Garai
    Romola Garai
    • Alice Haughton
    Adam Nagaitis
    Adam Nagaitis
    • Mr Cummins
    Finbar Lynch
    Finbar Lynch
    • Hugh Ellyn
    Samuel West
    Samuel West
    • Benedict Haughton
    Nick Hendrix
    Nick Hendrix
    • Government Minister
    • Director
      • Sarah Gavron
    • Writer
      • Abi Morgan
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This was the first film that was allowed to be shot in the British Houses of Parliament since the 1950s.
    • Goofs
      At one point, runners in The Derby are shown running right-handed. Epsom is a left-handed racecourse.
    • Quotes

      Violet Miller: You want me to respect the law? Then make the law respectable.

    • Connections
      Featured in Celebrated: Meryl Streep (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      March of the Women
      By Ethel Smyth and Cicely Hamilton

      Publisher: Chester Music Ltd trading as J Curwen and Sons

    User reviews147

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    7/10
    Despite its limitations, this is a finely crafted British film
    It can be risky critiquing a film homage to heroines of feminism, especially one with a star cast that includes Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Ben Whishaw and a Meryl Streep cameo. Respect for the cause, however, does not guarantee respect for the film, and this one chooses a very limited lens with which to view this episode of history. It does have high production values, narrative authenticity and sensitivity for the feminist struggle in early 20th century Britain. But it gets lost in balancing the broader sweep of history that shapes gender relations and the impact of particular individuals.

    The story line is uni-linear, the atmosphere dark and claustrophobic, and much of the acting is melodramatic, with long close-ups of Mulligan's finely nuanced expressions recording her progress from an abused laundry worker to what today would be called a radicalised political terrorist. The historical lens is so myopic that you could walk away believing the vote was won by a few protesting women, the bombing of some public letterboxes and a suffragette who threw herself under the King's horse. No more struggle…job done! Of course, that is not true and the struggle continues.

    Despite these limitations, it's a finely crafted British film. The fictional heroine Maude Watts is an avatar for the British working class women who risked everything, including their lives, in fighting for the vote. Men of all classes are the demons of this tale, and one of its chilling insights is how the most dangerous enemies of suffragettes were husbands. Patriarchal governments left it to ordinary menfolk to sort out their unruly women in an era where wives were legally subordinate to husbands. Maude's contempt for her treatment at work and home propels her into the swirling orbit of violent protest where "war is the only language men listen to". Evicted by her husband for shaming him, she is left with nothing; by law, even her son was her husband's property. During the struggles, over one thousand British women were imprisoned and treated shamefully, a fact only acknowledged in the film's closing credits. Admittedly, historical judgement is difficult to translate into cinematic language, but many films have done it better. If you are interested in the history of feminist struggle from the viewpoint of the small people who made up the bigger story you will like this film.
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    • Release date
      • October 12, 2015 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Las sufragistas
    • Filming locations
      • Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England, UK(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Ruby Films
      • Pathé
      • Film4
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,702,420
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $76,244
      • Oct 25, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $31,972,096
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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