The Most Hated Woman in America
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): March 24, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Village VoiceSerena DonadoniMar 22, 2017
The Most Hated Woman in America suffers from tonal whiplash. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenMar 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
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VarietyPeter DebrugeMar 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
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Movie NationRoger MooreNov 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
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RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoMar 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
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TheWrapRobert AbeleMar 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
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IndieWireDavid EhrlichMar 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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