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North Country (2005)

North Country
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Amber Heard, Charlize Theron, Cole Williams, Frances McDormand, Jeremy Renner ... (see more)

This true story centers on Lori Jenson, who took a job at a Minnesota iron mine in 1975. She and other female miners endured harassment from male co-workers, ranging from verbal taunts to pornographic graffiti and worse. Jenson eventually filed suit in 1984 and won a landmark legal decision.

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R, 2 hrs. 3 min.
Directed by: Niki Caro
Release Date: Oct 21, 2005
DVD Release Date: Feb 21, 2006

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29 days ago
the part where the guy beat off into her locker was hiliarious
36 days ago
disturbing and disturbed
40 days ago
Some parts are trite Hollywood stuff but overall it is a good film.
45 days ago
great message and performances
50 days ago
It angered me crazy amounts, and actors I used to like I hate now due to their portrayals in this movie ><...

Could have been worse though, the actions in the movie, and I'm thankful for that.

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1508 days ago
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
You cannot help being stirred by the reach and depth, the constant rebuffs to sloppiness, of a strong ensemble.
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1511 days ago
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Though the dirt and grime in North Country are artfully applied, it's purely cosmetic and skin-deep.
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1511 days ago
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
She's [Caro] got a good story to tell (based, loosely, on a real-life case), and a marvelous cast to help her tell it.
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1511 days ago
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
There's nothing cool or dispassionate anywhere in this film. It radiates waves of heat.
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1511 days ago
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
North Country is one of those movies that stir you up and make you mad, because it dramatizes practices you've heard about but never really visualized.
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