Maiden (2019)
97%RT Audience Score: 97%
Awards & Nominations: 5 nominations
Enthralling viewing even for audiences with little to no knowledge of or interest in sailing, Maiden pays powerful tribute to a true pioneer.
If you’re not a sailor or even remotely interested in boats, don’t worry, Maiden will still rock your boat! This flick is a tribute to a badass pioneer who broke barriers and sailed her way into history. It’s a story that’ll keep you hooked from start to finish, even if you can’t tell a jib from a mainsail. So, grab some popcorn, sit back, and let Maiden take you on a wild ride!
Production Company(ies)
Fine Line Features, Capitol Films, Channel Four Films,
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Meirás, Ferrol, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong language including descriptions of violent situations
Year of Release
1995
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Stereo Dolby SR
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 33m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 28, 2019 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2019
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
Maiden, documentary, sailing, Whitbread Round the World Race, Tracy Edwards, Nancy Harris, John Chittenden, Bruno De Bois, Howard Gibbons, Jo Gooding, directed by Alex Holmes, written by Alex Holmes, Victoria Gregory, produced by Alex Holmes, Victoria Gregory, PG rating, box office gross of $3.2M, reviewed by Andrea Gronvall, Stephen Romei, Paul Byrnes, Adam Graham, Marc Savlov, Moira MacDonald, Richard Crouse, Vladan Petkovic, Robert Roten, Susan Wloszczyna, Matt Cipolla, Matt Brunson, inspirational, empowering, feminist, all-female crew, 33,000 miles, nine months, archival footage, talking heads, nudity, smoking, suggestive content, thematic elements, Sony Pictures Classics
Worldwide gross: $3,103,716
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $6,103,023
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,114
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 665,542
US/Canada gross: $3,103,716
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $6,103,023
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,751
US/Canada opening weekend: $74,366
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $146,230
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,792
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $12,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $23,596,318
Production budget ranking: 1,273
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $12,706,617
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$30,199,913
ROI to date (est.): -83%
ROI ranking: 1,914
Nancy Harris – Self
John Chittenden – Self
Bruno De Bois – Self
Howard Gibbons – Self
Jo Gooding – Self
Director(s)
Alex Holmes
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
Alex Holmes, Victoria Gregory
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
5 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (118) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (116) | Rotten (2)
[A] heartwarming documentary.
March 10, 2020
Andrea Gronvall
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Without revealing too much, it’s fair to say Maiden, Edwards and her crew did better than most people expected.
October 19, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
Stephen Romei
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
Maiden is simply riveting, a story of grandeur and sweep that’s also moving and intimate because there are so many naked emotions in play.
October 17, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
“Maiden” makes sense of her journey and tells a story whose tidal waves were felt far beyond the deck of her ship.
July 26, 2019 | Rating: A
Adam Graham
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
[Alex] Holmes’ documentary is as inspirational and empowering as it is frothily exhilarating.
July 25, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
A taut, gripping documentary about one young woman’s dream…
July 17, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
One of those sports documentaries that does not require you to be a fan of the sport to enjoy the film.
January 31, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse
An immensely engaging, documentary.
December 9, 2020
Vladan Petkovic
Cineuropa
This is an amazing story of a woman, a boat and a crew that did something that was thought by many to be impossible.
January 24, 2020 | Rating: B+
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
Director Alex Holmes gracefully cuts back and forth from stirring archival footage of the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race as cameras get up close and personal with the female crew.
January 24, 2020
Susan Wloszczyna
AWFJ Women on Film
Luckily, this isn’t the type of film that coasts on its inherently interesting story. It’s edited with gusto, lining up its talking heads to emulate conversations.
January 17, 2020
Matt Cipolla
The Spool
It’s interesting to watch Tracy Edwards’ maturation as a person — she goes from claiming that she hates the word “feminist” to wholeheartedly embracing it.
October 13, 2019 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy…
Plot
Paulina Escobar is a political activist whose husband is a prominent lawyer in an unnamed South American country just out of a dictatorship. One day a storm forces her husband to ride home with a neighbor. That chance encounter brings up demons from her past, as she is convinced that the neighbor (Dr. Miranda) was part of the old fascist regime that tortured and raped her, while blindfolded. Paulina takes him captive to determine the truth. Paulina is torn between her psychological repressions and somber memory, Gerardo is torn between his wife and the law, and Dr. Miranda is forced to endure captivity while husband and wife seek out the uncertain truth about the clouded past.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Tracy Edwards leads the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Race in the documentary Maiden.
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