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Norma Rae

1979 · 110 min

Gritty, earnest drama that slowly builds quiet power, anchored by a fierce central performance and a hard-won sense of justice.

Tagline
The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right.
Overview
Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.

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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
  • class
  • work
  • family
  • power
Places
  • workplace
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Martin Ritt
Written by
Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr.
Starring
Sally Field, Ron Leibman, Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle, Barbara Baxley, Gail Strickland, Morgan Paull, Robert Broyles
Music
David Shire
Cinematography
John A. Alonzo
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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