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Silkwood

Movie · 1983 · 131 min

A slow-burning, sobering true story that builds quiet tension as a woman risks everything to expose dangerous truths.

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1983 film directed by Mike Nichols
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Year
1983
Runtime
131 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • justice
  • work
  • obsession
  • betrayal
Places
  • workplace
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Mike Nichols
Written by
Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen
Starring
Meryl Streep, Cher, Kurt Russell, Fred Ward, Michael Bond, David Strathairn, Craig T. Nelson, M. Emmet Walsh
Music
Georges Delerue
Cinematography
Miroslav Ondříček
Runtime
131 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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