Kinsey

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Kinsey

R

Released Nov 12, 2004

1h 58m

Biography

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Drama

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Biology professor Alfred Kinsey has a perfectly respectable life teaching and doing research at Indiana University along with a happy home life with his wife. When he realizes that his students, many of them married and with children, still come to him with personal questions about human sexuality, he fights to begin teaching sex education courses and conducts extensive interviews about the sexual history of volunteers despite high-profile opposition.

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Critics Consensus

A biopic of the sex researcher is hailed as adventurous, clever, and subversive, with fine performances by Liam Neeson and Laura Linney.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

For a movie so frank and explicit, Kinsey has a soft spirit...Kinsey is a celebration of diversity; it's about the solace knowledge can bring.

Mar 13, 2018

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Great movie, but not for kids.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Stella Papamichael

BBC.com

He's a terribly flawed man but instead of soapy histrionics, Condon underlines the tragedy with outrageous humour.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 7, 2008

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Jack Hawkins

HeyUGuys

Historical films should serve to reanimate the past with honesty, insight and a certain degree of entertainment,Bill Condon's Kinsey is a preeminent example of this, and it also has the uncommon distinction of real, unadulterated accuracy.

Rated: 5/5

Jan 13, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

With honesty, frankness and explicit authenticity Kinsey becomes one of 2004's best pictures.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 13, 2020

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David N. Butterworth

rec.arts.movies.reviews

"Kinsey," like the pioneering sex researcher profiled therein, reduces its subject to a bit of a dry academic exercise.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 5, 2015

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Tom F

A useful look at the subject in a Wikipedia entry sort of way and a reminder that attempts to validate anything other than purely binary relationships will always make people uncomfortable. Otherwise, not particularly interesting.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/06/24

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PridePosterStudios

“Everybody’s sin is nobody’s sin”

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/10/24

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Chey G

Knowing more of his research this autobiography is fraudulent just like his studies and is gross

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/26/23

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kyal b

Purposefully lies about the man and his research to make him out to be some sort of hero. No mention of the pedophiles he employed or his sadomachism towards himself and especially children. The real Kinsey was a disgusting human being who favored perversion and child molestation over basic humanity and values

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03/31/23

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Audience Member

Very interesting film and, in some ways, contextualised even today, with attempts to clear the taboos present in every era.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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dave s

Most viewers watching Kinsey will already be aware of Alfred Kinsey's role in research as it relates to human sexuality. However, the controversy surrounding the work he did often overshadowed Kinsey's humanity and the methods he employed when conducting his studies. Bill Condon's film helps to fill in the blanks, showing Kinsey (Liam Neeson) to be a compassionate, loving and methodical man who, despite his considerable attributes, at times suffered from self-doubt and insecurity. Kinsey, the film, is fearless in its tenacity when dealing with sensitive material and the viewing experiencing is riveting from beginning to end thanks to an intelligent script and strong performances from a fantastic cast.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Laura Linney

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Synopsis

Biology professor Alfred Kinsey has a perfectly respectable life teaching and doing research at Indiana University along with a happy home life with his wife. When he realizes that his students, many of them married and with children, still come to him with personal questions about human sexuality, he fights to begin teaching sex education courses and conducts extensive interviews about the sexual history of volunteers despite high-profile opposition.

Director: Bill Condon
Producer: Gail Mutrux
Screenwriter: Bill Condon
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: American Zoetrope
Rating: R
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 12, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.2M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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