Rated R for sequences involving sexual harassment including violence and dialogue, and for language.
Awards
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 11 nominations
Genre
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Drama
Sound Mix
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DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDS
Country
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USA
Overwiew :A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit. Sexism / Teacher Student Relationship / Hardship / Sexual Harassment / Father Daughter Relationship
Starring :Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sissy Spacek, Sean Bean, Richard Jenkins, Jeremy Renner, Michelle Monaghan, Woody Harrelson, Elle Peterson, Thomas Curtis, James Cada, Rusty Schwimmer, Linda Emond, Brad Henke, Jillian Armenante, Amber Heard, John Aylward, Xander Berkeley, Corey Stoll, Cole Williams, Bryan Fagerstrom, Chris Mulkey, Aaron Shiver, Clif Stokes, J.D. Garfield, Boots Southerland, John Hardman, Forrest Norgaard, Sage Coy, Marcus Chait, Dennis E. Garber, Alex Layton, Jacqueline Wright, Catherine Campion, Tom Bower, David Lislegard, Pete Pellinen, Bruce Bohne, Todd Anderson, Kit Gwin, Raye Birk, Sally Wingert, Katherine Ferrand, Curtis Plagge, Marc Miles, J. C. Cutler, Gus Lynch, Mark Sivertsen, Rand Kennedy, Thomas Curtis, Jim Cada, Marjorie Monaghan, Tommy Curtis, Linda Edmond
Directors :
Niki Caro
Producers :
Nana Greenwald, Helen Bartlett, Doug Claybourne, Jeff Skoll, Nick Wechsler, Valerie Flueger, Helen Buck Bartlett, Valerie Flueger
Writers :
Michael Seitzman, Carla Bingham, Laura Leedy Gansler
Critic Reviews
Grade
USA Today - Mike Clark : ...conveys what it's like to be a small-town social pariah and to fear for yourself in the workplace. more...
B
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - William Arnold : ...emotionally powerful... more...
B
San Francisco Chronicle - Ruthe Stein : Fortunately, North Country calms down and becomes extremely engrossing... more...
B
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers : Though the dirt and grime in North Country are artfully applied, it's purely cosmetic and skin-deep. more...
C
ReelViews - James Berardinelli : Despite some third-act flaws that weaken the conclusion, North Country does what it sets out to do: inspire and uplift. more...
B
New York Times - Manohla Dargis : ...an unabashed vehicle for its modestly de-glammed star... more...
C+
New York Post - Lou Lumenick : ...a classic social drama... more...
A-
Hollywood Reporter - Kirk Honeycutt : A respectable though predictable story about a sexual harassment lawsuit. more...
B-
filmcritic.com - David Levine : ...thought provoking long after it's over. more...
B+
Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman : ...a grimly earnest sexual harassment rabble-rouser... more...
B
E! Online - Performances are top-notch all around, notably Theron, Jenkins and the always-awesome McDorm : http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Movies/Reviews/0,1052,89036,00.html more...
Chicago Tribune - Jessica Reaves : ...a potentially great movie--with talent and plot points to spare--that settles for being just okay. more...
B-
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert : ...one of those movies that stir you up and make you mad, because it dramatizes practices you've heard about but never really visualized. more...
A
Boston Globe - Wesley Morris : Powerful, heartbreaking, and enraging... more...
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