Jane Fonda in Five Acts
2018 · Movie · 133 min · ★ 7.1 · 92% critics
This documentary follows a famous public figure through decades of change, controversy, and reinvention, all under intense public attention. It offers an intimate look at a life shaped by fame, activism, personal struggles, and constant transformation.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-01-21
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Critic score
- 92/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (70 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy intimate documentaries about famous, complicated public lives, especially if Cameraperson or Spielberg worked for you; Not for you if you want a light, purely celebratory watch.
Pros: intimate life story; decades of transformation; strong public-interest angle | Cons: narrowly focused portrait; heavy real-life controversy; little broader context
Themes
- politics
- feminism
- interview
- biography
- character study
- girl power
- woman director
- activism
- famous actress
Cast & crew
Jane Fonda
as Self - (archive footage)
Tom Hayden
as Self - (archive footage)
Robert Redford
as Self - (archive footage)
Lily Tomlin
as Self - (archive footage)
Ted Turner
as Self - (archive footage)
Paula Weinstein
as Self - (archive footage)
Troy Garity
as Self - (archive footage)
Sam Waterston
as Self - (archive footage)
- MW
Mary Luana Williams
as Self - (archive footage)
- MV
Malcolm Vadim
as Self - (archive footage)
Directed by Susan Lacy