Search: Starring Jane Fonda

9to5: The Story Of A Movement (2020)

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Breezy and informative

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5

Story of a Seventies movement that saw gender equality campaigning and workers' rights activism intersect.
Barbarella (1968)

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Fonda's resolutely straight-faced performance makes Barbarella a character who can charm you with more than just her physical assets.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5

Cult sci-fi sees a sexy space agent hunt down an evil scientitst.
Book Club (2018)

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The boxes are ticked, the buttons pressed. You want happy endings? You got 'em.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5

These ladies get hot and hotter reading 50 Shades Of Grey. They are mature enough to behave better, but, of course, don't.
Fathers And Daughters (2015)

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This is a film about rejection. Everyone's contaminated in one way or another

Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5

The emotional diversity of a father's love for his daughter and his daughter's inability to love. Insecurity runs riot across a landscape of psychological dysfunction
Hal (2018)

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Ashby's daughter Leigh MacManus is one of the few contributors to offer an off-set perspective of the man - and it comes with a poignancy and beat of heartfelt truth that is lacking elsewhere.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5

Portrait of the director of Harold And Maude.
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)

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Race is a complicated issue, and knowing the past, Daniels seems to say, is as important as making up your mind to act in the present.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5

A butler's eye view of the White House staffer who served seven presidents.
Monster-In-Law (2005)

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With plenty of rom in this com, it's easy to be taken in by the simple characters and the simple plot.

Josh Morrall · 3 out of 5

War breaks out between a bride-to-be and her prospective mother-in-law.
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)

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Things happen rather than develop.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5

A teenager discovers her family secret.
Tell Them Who You Are (2004)

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A truly rare opportunity to take a very personal journey into the life of one of Hollywood’s greats.

Merlin Harries · 5 out of 5

Acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler is the subject of his son Mark’s documentary focussing on their complex relationship and his father’s illustrious career.
This Is Where I Leave You (2014)

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Nostalgia, soured by memory

Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5

A middle class family spends a week together when dirty secrets, emotional dysfunction, naughty behavior and artificial breasts are revealed
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

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Worthy of its nine Oscar nominations.

Keith Hennessey Brown · 4 out of 5

Depression dance marathon drama.
Women He's Undressed (2015)

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If you don't know Orry-Kelly's contributions to cinema and even if you do, Women He's Undressed is a must-see.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5

A documentary about the life of the Australian costume designer and three-time Oscar winner Orry-Kelly.
Youth (2015)

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The trappings and style more than make up for any lack of substance.

Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5

A composer and a film director staying in an Alpine hotel find themselves under unexpected pressure.