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On November 13, 1974, Karen Silkwood, an employee of a nuclear facility, left to meet with a reporter from the New York Times. She never got there.
On November 13, 1974, Karen Silkwood, an employee of a nuclear facili...
Drama, Thriller - 1983
7.2
76%
64
The story of Karen Silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant who was purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing blatant worker safety violations at the plant.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
131 min
Release date:
14 Dec 1983
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. 2 wins & 18 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Extraordinary portrayals of everyday people characterize the contribution of director Mike Nichols' talented diverse cast. Once again, Nichols justifies his past plaudits for bringing the best out of his players.
– Duane Byrge,
Hollywood Reporter,
23 Nov 2014
rotten:
The facts it can lay its hands on do not support a politically alarming or dramatically compelling conclusion to the mysteries of this case. Nor do they lead to a very uplifting statement about the motives and character of its central figure.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
1 Jul 2011
fresh:
Silkwood is the story of an ordinary woman, hard-working and passionate, funny and screwed-up, who made those people mad simply because she told the truth as she saw it and did what she thought was right.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
For most of its running time it is so convincing -- and so sure of itself -- that it seems a particular waste when it goes dangerously wrong.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
Hiding once again behind her accent, hairdo, and mannerisms, [Streep] fails to establish any emotional contact with the audience, a serious problem in a film that depends on audience sympathy for its impact.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
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