The Most Hated Woman in America

Name: The Most Hated Woman in America
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Released: March 24, 2017
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 41

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): March 24, 2017 | TV-MA

Summary: A true-crime biopic about the disappearance of Madalyn Murray O'Hair, founder of the American Atheists and pioneering firebrand in the political culture war, The Most Hated Woman in America captures the rise and fall of a complex character who was a controversial villain to some and an unlikely hero to others. [Netflix]

Director: Tommy O'Haver

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 91 min

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Serena Donadoni

Mar 22, 2017

The Most Hated Woman in America suffers from tonal whiplash. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Mar 16, 2017

Though he clearly admires the woman, O’Haver doesn’t want to let her off easy, which makes for a more nuanced portrayal than the stock canonization another director might have chosen (it would have been just as easy to paint her as a devil). Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Mar 16, 2017

Although her colorful life would reach a tragic, decidedly pulpy end, Leo plays it to the absolute hilt.... Unfortunately, the other characters and the vehicle that supports her turn out to be less satisfyingly dimensional. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Mar 24, 2017

Through it all, a few performances actually increase the disappointment, for one wishes they were in a better film. Leo is perfect casting as a woman whose acerbic personality helped define her. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Nov 18, 2019

The O’Hair virtues depicted here are that she was brave, defiant and when the need arose, articulate. And if history has taught us nothing, it’s that she was ahead of her times and probably right most of the time. One has to see through a pretty ugly movie to glean that, though. This is an ugly portrait, perhaps unfairly so. Read full review

Robert Abele

Mar 16, 2017

The Most Hated Woman in America is ultimately a simplistic approach to a fascinating figure, more Lifetime than a woman’s life and times. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Mar 16, 2017

The Most Hated Woman in America makes it abundantly clear that Madalyn Murray O’Hair was a riveting human being whose story is worth telling in our messed up times, but the film never has the slightest idea of what that story might be about. Read full review

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Meth-dude

Jul 1, 2017

While there are some historical inaccuracies and the movie really just scratched the surface of the case, it was still rather entertaining and the performances were good. While it's not one of the best biography out there and while it plays more like a movie, rather than the depiction ofWhile there are some historical inaccuracies and the movie really just scratched the surface of the case, it was still rather entertaining and the performances were good. While it's not one of the best biography out there and while it plays more like a movie, rather than the depiction of Madalyn's life, it's still very watchable.… Expand

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reviewfrom19842

Apr 15, 2017

The Most Hated Woman in America has Good acting but the lack of budget really shows and makes a entertaining first act of the movie but a poorly written Second to third act of the movie.

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