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Ask E. Jean

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ASK E. JEAN is the thrilling story of E. Jean Carroll’s life, from her early days as Miss Cheerleader USA to her rise as a trailblazing journalist, author, and beloved advice columnist. Carroll broke barriers as the first female editor at Esquire, Playboy, and Outside, helping to redefine women’s roles in media with her sharp wit and fearless voice. In recent years, she reignited public discourse by standing up to power, becoming the only woman to beat Donald Trump twice in court, and sparking a national conversation about truth, accountability, and resilience. This film is a portrait of an indomitable woman who proved it’s never too late to reclaim your voice, rewrite your story, and change the world.

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Angie Han The Hollywood Reporter Whether in voiceover snippets of her writing, clips of her mid-’90s talk show or interviews from the present, what shines through bright as day is her personality: curious, mischievous and candid, without pretense and also not without warmth. Nov 26, 2025 Full Review Tomris Laffly Variety To Carroll, it was always her name and reputation that mattered the most, anyway. Watching her defiantly claim both is what makes “Ask E. Jean” a most rewarding experience. Sep 17, 2025 Full Review Cortlyn Kelly RogerEbert.com Because this story is handled with a great amount of care, it balances eliciting a plethora of scoffs and laughter from its viewers, a perfect mirror of Carroll’s habit of countering conflict with comedy. Sep 3, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ivy Meeropol

Director

Lisa Birnbach

Actor

E. Jean Carroll

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E. Jean Carroll

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Leah Goudsmit

Writer

Ivy Meeropol

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Synopsis ASK E. JEAN is the thrilling story of E. Jean Carroll’s life, from her early days as Miss Cheerleader USA to her rise as a trailblazing journalist, author, and beloved advice columnist. Carroll broke barriers as the first female editor at Esquire, Playboy, and Outside, helping to redefine women’s roles in media with her sharp wit and fearless voice. In recent years, she reignited public discourse by standing up to power, becoming the only woman to beat Donald Trump twice in court, and sparking a national conversation about truth, accountability, and resilience. This film is a portrait of an indomitable woman who proved it’s never too late to reclaim your voice, rewrite your story, and change the world.
Director
Ivy Meeropol
Producer
Ivy Meeropol, Laura Bickford, Annabelle Dunne
Screenwriter
Leah Goudsmit, Ivy Meeropol, Ferne Pearlstein
Production Co
Impact Partners, Flora Films
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 31m