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Saint Judy

2018 · 106 min

A sober, heartfelt procedural that follows one stubborn lawyer's fight, mixing courtroom tension with quiet moments of human cost.

Directed by
Sean Hanish
Genres
Drama
Starring
Michelle Monaghan, Leem Lubany, Common
Tagline
The fight for one is a fight for all.
Overview
The true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood and how she singlehandedly changed the U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Sean Hanish
Genres
Drama
Starring
Michelle Monaghan, Leem Lubany, Common
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • immigration
  • gender
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Sean Hanish
Written by
Dmitry Portnoy
Starring
Michelle Monaghan, Leem Lubany, Common, Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Mykelti Williamson, Ben Schnetzer, Gabriel Bateman
Music
James T. Sale
Cinematography
Richard Wong
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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