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Silkwood

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 - 1983
Silkwood
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Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium. Exposed one day to a lethal dose of radiation, Karen faces the blank walls of corporate indifference and denial. As her illness increases, her protest grows louder and she becomes an obvious danger to the powers that be.
Director:
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Mike Nichols
Cast:
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Diana Scarwid
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Meryl Streep
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Kurt Russell
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Craig T. Nelson
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Fred Ward
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Josef Sommer
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Charles Hallahan
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Ron Silver
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Cher
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Sudie Bond

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Details

Runtime:
131 min
Release date:
14 Dec 1983
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$10,000,000
Revenue:
$35,616,970
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. 2 wins & 19 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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