Suffragette
2015 · Movie · PG-13 · 106 min · ★ 7.2 · 68% critics
Set in early 20th-century Britain, the story follows women pulled into the suffrage movement and forced to operate in hiding as authorities respond with escalating brutality. What begins as ordinary life and small acts of protest turns into a tense, dangerous game of cat and mouse.
Also known as The Fury
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-10-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (1,677 votes)
About
You’ll like Suffragette if you want a gritty, history-based drama about women fighting for voting rights through hardship and resistance, and prefer emotionally intense tension over cheerfulness; Not for you if you want a fast-moving, deeply character-driven story like Brick Lane or The Dig.
Pros: inspiring women-led story; strong ensemble performances; strong period detail | Cons: some heavy-handed drama; slow pacing at times; character motivation felt thin
Themes
- london, england
- biography
- feminist
- period drama
- woman director
- 1910s
- suffragettes
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Production Designer · 2016
Cast & crew
Carey Mulligan
as Maud Watts
Helena Bonham Carter
as Edith Ellyn
Brendan Gleeson
as Arthur Steed
Anne-Marie Duff
as Violet Miller
Meryl Streep
as Emmeline Pankhurst
Ben Whishaw
as Sonny Watts
Romola Garai
as Alice Haughton
Samuel West
as Benedict Haughton
Geoff Bell
as Norman Taylor
Natalie Press
as Emily Davison
Directed by Sarah Gavron