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      AKA Jane Roe

      2020 Documentary List
      88% 16 Reviews Tomatometer 77% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Read More Read Less
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      AKA Jane Roe's myopic scope pulls a few too many punches, but it is nevertheless a fascinating profile of a controversial public figure.

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      Audience Member Es increíble la historia de Norma McCorvey, aka Jane Roe. Todo lo que pasó en la vida, a lo que fue sometida, las formas en que reaccionó, como se aprovecharon de ella, como fue un trofeo, como cambió la forma de pensar de tantos. Alguien, que sin querer, solo por su anhelo de fama y por sus ganas de salir de la miseria, revolcó las creencias de EUA referentes al aborto. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Always best to hear a first person account from their deathbed. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/23/20 Full Review Audience Member This was just dreadful and a complete waste of time. There was probably a total of 25 minutes of material over a two-hour period. The commercial interruptions came way too frequently and went on far too long. At one point, I counted the number of commercials in a row: it was 15. Really? I saw the trailers. The documentary itself did not expand beyond the trailers. Overall, it was a story of despicable people doing despicable things: Norma McCorvey's pathetic life and the white male ministers who exploited her. Abortion is a medical issue, not a political one. And all men need to step aside on this topic. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Kristen Lopez indieWire One of the most significant figures in the 20th Century is divisive, but it would have been great to narrow the focus to her feelings about that divisiveness and not the people who profited. Rated: C- May 27, 2020 Full Review Jo Livingstone The New Republic It felt good to meet the real Norma McCorvey on-screen in AKA Jane Roe. She was funny, glamorous, queer, and -- ultimately -- honest about all those things. May 22, 2020 Full Review Brian Lowry CNN.com AKA Jane Roe doesn't necessarily ask the viewer to like McCorvey; rather, the goal, mostly accomplished, is to present a clearer sense of the unlikely personality at the center of this polarized debate. May 22, 2020 Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix The entire film offers a fascinating portrait of a deeply troubled woman ... [Norma] McCorvey may not have made it to Hollywood to become a glamorous movie star, but it's clear that she did get her wish to become a famous actress after all. Jul 19, 2020 Full Review Dan Schindel Hyperallergic AKA Jane Roe doesn't forget to center McCorvey throughout. The portrait that emerges is of someone who grappled with abuse throughout her life... Jun 23, 2020 Full Review Rocco T. Thompson Screen Rant Filmed over the last year of McCorvey's life, this "death bed confession" reminds viewers that the truth is rarely simple. Jun 22, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Director
      Nick Sweeney
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 23, 2020