Certain Women

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Certain Women

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Released Oct 14, 2016

1h 47m

Drama

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Three strong-willed women (Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Michelle Williams) strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer who finds herself contending with both office sexism and a hostage situation; a wife and mother whose determination to build her dream home puts her at odds with the men in her life; and a young law student who forms an ambiguous bond with a lonely ranch hand.

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Critics Consensus

Certain Women further demonstrates writer-director Kelly Reichardt's gift for telling the stories of ordinary people with uncommon empathy and skill.

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Sarah Mirk

Bitch Media

Like crossing paths with strangers in real life, I left my interactions with these women mulling over small details and wondering what remained unsaid.

Feb 12, 2021

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Kate Taylor

Globe and Mail

With the third act, the power of Reichardt's elliptical approach becomes apparent.

Rated: 4/4

May 19, 2017

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Bruce DeMara

Toronto Star

This is not a film of big revelations or ready-made solutions. It's gentle and finely executed storytelling about ordinary people longing for connection and meaning as they face the challenges of another day.

Rated: 3/4

May 18, 2017

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Certain Women is a Kelly Reichardt film through and through. Again, her style isn’t for everyone, but if you fall into her rhythm, there’s some proactive and cinematic gold here...

Rated: A

Aug 19, 2024

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George Elkind

Metro Times (Detroit, MI)

Dealing with desire and its array of repercussions, the segment makes space for the role of class and aspiration in shaping or halting possible connection, without being so bold as to make any declarations of their definite effect.

Mar 3, 2023

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Reichardt’s films take place in an atmosphere of heightened quiet, and here she reaches a new level of concentration.

Jan 18, 2023

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Michael P

Very slow. It’s one of those movies where the director tells you nothing about what you’re watching, but she does drop a few clues along the way to give you a chance to figure it out. However, when you do figure it out, it’s still pretty dull. If you’d like to see a small portion of Montana in late fall you might find it mildly interesting. If there was a conclusion or an ending, I must have missed it. The dullness just continued until the credits started rolling.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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Karen W

Kelly R's films are all the same. They're called "subtle" but to me, they're dull. The pacing is always the same, never varies, no rhythm. The conflict(s) are mostly invisible. The cinematography is merely average. I'm always surprised by the actors willing to drag themselves thru the non-plots. But then again, actors like to act. I simply can't watch any more of these "films."

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/27/25

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Ian-John C

beautiful, quiet movie that celebrates the impossibility of the kind of boring life that somehow just keeps going on.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/11/24

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Cetinic-dorol J

Disappointed with the development of the story line as it was slow, boring and uneventful, apart from a ‘docile hostage' situation. The actors were not really able to exhibit any authenticity in their roles due to the lack of depth in the plot. The monotonous and nondescript events belied the scenery and setting of the movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/02/24

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Janine C

A brilliant cast. Disappointing ending.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/01/24

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12/18/23

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Synopsis

Three strong-willed women (Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Michelle Williams) strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer who finds herself contending with both office sexism and a hostage situation; a wife and mother whose determination to build her dream home puts her at odds with the men in her life; and a young law student who forms an ambiguous bond with a lonely ranch hand.

Director: Kelly Reichardt
Producer: Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani
Screenwriter: Kelly Reichardt
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Film Science, Stage 6 Films, IFC Films
Rating: R (Some Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 14, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 12, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.0M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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