She Said (2022)
90%RT Audience Score: 91%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Although She Said struggles to add cinematic flair to its fact-based story, it remains a worthy, well-acted tribute to journalistic integrity.
She Said may not be the most thrilling movie out there, but it’s still a pretty solid nod to the importance of good journalism. The acting is top-notch, and you can tell the filmmakers really wanted to do justice to the true story behind it all. Sure, it might not be the most cinematic thing you’ve ever seen, but it’s definitely worth a watch if you’re into that kind of thing. Plus, who doesn’t love a good tribute to journalistic integrity?
Production Company(ies)
Annapurna Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, Topical, Universal Pictures
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
New York, New York, United States
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital, Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:2h 9m
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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): Nov 18, 2022 Wide
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Jennifer Ehle, Samantha Morton, directed by Maria Schrader, written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, drama, #MeToo, sexual assault, Hollywood, New York Times, journalism, investigative reporting, journalistic integrity, fact-based, cinematic, well-acted, tribute, box office, gross USA, $4.3M, R rating, Dolby Digital, Universal Pictures, produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, reviewed by David Stratton, Thelma Adams, Claudia Puig, Sara Stewart, Shirley Li, Danny Leigh, Sarah Ward, Linda Cook, David Nusair, Nicholas Barber, Sonny Bunch, Rebecca Corbett, Laura Madden, Megan Twohey, Jodi Kantor, Dean Baquet, Zelda Perkins
Worldwide gross: $13,896,488
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $11,450,929
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,918
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 1,248,738
US/Canada gross: $5,825,995
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $5,825,995
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,752
US/Canada opening weekend: $2,217,010
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $2,217,010
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,184
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $32,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $32,000,000
Production budget ranking: 1,092
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $17,232,000
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$37,781,071
ROI to date (est.): -77%
ROI ranking: 1,852
Zoe Kazan – Jodi Kantor
Patricia Clarkson – Rebecca Corbett
Andre Braugher – Dean Baquet
Jennifer Ehle – Laura Madden
Samantha Morton – Zelda Perkins
Director – Maria Schrader
Producer – Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
Writer – Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Director(s)
Maria Schrader
Writer(s)
Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Producer(s)
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (217) | Top Critics (66) | Fresh (189) | Rotten (28)
She Said is a powerful film and a timely one.
December 3, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
David Stratton
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
The most gripping thriller about newshounds since Spotlight, Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan are superb.
December 2, 2022 | Rating: 5/5
Thelma Adams
AARP Movies for Grownups
TOP CRITIC
It’s very powerful and well-acted… A tribute to dogged journalism.
November 30, 2022
Claudia Puig
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
No gratuitous reenactments of assault, no horrifying climactic events… It’s riveting.
November 29, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Sara Stewart
Book & Film Globe
TOP CRITIC
She Said is not self-congratulatory; it’s a reminder that empathy can require immense effort, and that even then, such effort might not lead to certain success.
November 29, 2022
Shirley Li
The Atlantic
TOP CRITIC
… The movie has a frankness and clarity of purpose to defy even the edgiest troll, a sturdy pulse embodied by a coolly furious Mulligan.
November 28, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Danny Leigh
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
Knowing the end result, and the whole reason that She Said exists, doesn’t dampen the film’s potency or tension… gripping, engaging, moving and essential.
December 4, 2022
Sarah Ward
Concrete Playground
It’s about the solid reporting that brought down a powerful Hollywood producer and the journalists whose work helped fuel the #MeToo movement.
December 3, 2022 | Rating: 3.5 stars
Linda Cook
OurQuadCities / WHBF-TV (Illinois)
…a perfectly watchable endeavor that often feels like it should be much, much better…
December 3, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
Yes, we all know how it will end but director Maria Schrader deftly builds
the #MeToo tension until you’re pinned to your seat…
December 3, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Nicholas Barber
metro.co.uk
The performances in She Said are all top-flight. … It’s just too bad the story behind the story is so lacking in drama.
December 2, 2022 | Rating: 2/4
Sonny Bunch
The Bulwark
We will miss this kind of quality adult cinema when it is gone.
December 1, 2022 | Rating: 8/10
Grant Watson
Fiction Machine…
Plot
New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood. Based on the book, “She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement,” written by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, and the New York Times article by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey and Rebecca Corbett.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film starts off by showing a young woman walking along a beach in Ireland in Ireland in 1992 and seeing a film shoot taking place, indicating that Harvey Weinstein was involved in a film in production in Ireland in 1992. The film appears to be a historical piece as there are actors in period costumes. The name of this film is never stated but no period drama involving Weinstein appears to have been shot in Ireland in 1992. The nearest that can be found that fits the parameters are ‘Into the West’ (1992), which has some beach scenes but was actually filmed in 1991. Weinstein did oversee one costume drama that was filmed in 1992, The Hour of the Pig (1993) but that was filmed in France & England, not Ireland.
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