Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

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German filmmaker Katja von Garnier directs the HBO original movie Iron Jawed Angels, inspired by a pivotal chapter in American history. Hilary Swank plays Alice Paul, an American feminist who risked her life to fight for women's citizenship and the right to vote. She founded the separatist National… More

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Unrated, 2 hr. 3 min.
Directed By
Katja von Garnier
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Jan 1, 2003 Wide
On DVD
Sep 7, 2004

Critic Reviews

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    Iron Jawed Angels is an important history lesson told in a fresh, and blazing fashion.

  • Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWire

    A stunning true story unfortunately tarted up for modern audiences, infused with modern informalities, fictional romances and wildly incongruous post-feminist empowerment pop.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Tim S


    Interesting, but its style is too muddy.

  • Megan S


    Strong, powerful story, it blew me away. I think it's a must see for everyone. I already know the answer to this question but why don't we learn about THIS in history class? I feel like I had no idea the depths of the struggles of the woman's suffrage movement until I… More

  • Chris W


    This is a really well-made film about the fight for suffrage in the U.S. with fine acting by a great cast, and nice direction to boot. The soundtrack iis anachronistic, but it works well, so I have no problem with it, even though it adds historical innacuracy. This was an HBO… More

  • Walter M


    [font=Century Gothic]"Iron Jawed Angels" starts out in 1912, as two suffragists return to America from England - Alice Paul(Hilary Swank) and Lucy Burns(Frances O'Connor) - and petition the women's central committee to organize and fundraise in Washington, DC.… More

  • Sunil J


    A movie about women's right's that makes women look dumb.

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