Fresh
Norma Rae is that rare entity, an intelligent film with heart.
Variety Staff, Variety
Norma Rae
The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right.
1979 · 1h 50m · PG
Drama
Directed by
Martin Ritt
Overview
Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.
Director and cast
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Rotten
Photographed in murky yellows and browns by John Alonzo, this 1979 film is sluggish and vague, trivializing its subject in a wash of unearned sentimentality.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Nicely performed by a strong cast, especially Field and Leibman, it's often mawkishly soft, but surprisingly touching.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
Norma Rae is a seriously concerned contemporary drama, illuminated by some very good performances and one, Miss Field's, that is spectacular.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
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