Woman of the Hour

Name: Woman of the Hour
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Released: October 11, 2024
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto, Darcy Laurie, Jessie Fraser, Kathryn Gallagher

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Netflix | Release Date: October 11, 2024 | Not Rated

Starring: Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto, Darcy Laurie, Jessie Fraser, Kathryn Gallagher, Kelley Jakle, Matty Finochio, Max Lloyd-Jones, Nicolette Robinson, Tony Hale

Summary: The stranger-than-fiction story of an aspiring actress in 1970s Los Angeles and a serial killer in the midst of a yearslong murder spree, whose lives intersect when they’re cast on an episode of The Dating Game.

Director: Anna Kendrick

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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RogerEbert.com Marya E. Gates

Oct 18, 2024

Kendrick has made a slick ’70s-set thriller about a serial killer whose reign of terror lasted a decade. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Oct 18, 2024

This is one of the best crime thrillers in recent years, with Anna Kendrick demonstrating a strong set of storytelling skills and a keen eye for period-piece visuals in her directorial debut, while also turning in one of her career-best performances as the “bachelorette” who unknowingly chooses Alcala as her “dream date.” Read full review

John Anderson

Oct 18, 2024

Woman of the Hour may be sensational, in the tabloid sense, but it is angry, too, and full of questions. Read full review

The Film Stage Jordan Raup

Sep 10, 2023

Woman of the Hour likely won’t be the last re-telling of this shocking tale, but it’s hard to imagine a more perceptive take than the one Anna Kendrick provides. Read full review

Jake Coyle

Oct 17, 2024

Woman of the Hour will surely send many looking up this stranger-than-fiction story. But Kendrick’s achievement is in capturing, from a woman’s point of view, just how hard it can be to pick a serial killer out of an all-male line-up. Read full review

Alissa Wilkinson

Sep 27, 2023

What Kendrick’s film smartly weaves into the narrative is the many ways in which women are conditioned to put up with men because, as the saying goes, they’re afraid of being killed. Read full review

Screen Rant Patrice Witherspoon

Sep 11, 2023

While showing good potential overall, Kendrick’s directorial debut is hindered by tonal imbalances and poor editing. Read full review

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