Winner

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Winner

PG-13

Released Sep 13

1h 43m

Biography

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Based on a true story, Reality Winner (Emilia Jones) is a brilliant young misfit from a Texas border town who loves her pink gun almost as much as helping others. After teaching herself Arabic in high school so she can be of service in the Middle East, Reality is recruited by the Air Force but quickly becomes disillusioned when she finds her morals challenged. After transitioning to a money gig as an NSA contractor, Reality stumbles upon government secrets regarding Russia's election hacking during the 2016 Presidential campaign. Does she expose the truth or keep quiet? Ultimately, she decides to leak the truth leading to her trial and historic sentencing for espionage.

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Critics Consensus

Susanna Fogel's comprehensive take on this true story has some rooting interest thanks in part to Emilia Jones' engaging performance, but a discordantly jaunty tone keeps it from being a real winner.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Susanna Fogel's surprisingly jovial bio-pic about the whistle-blower Reality Winner fills a conventional format with patriotic outrage.

Sep 16, 2024

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

“Winner,” a sweeping biopic that presents [Reality] as something like an American Girl doll for the “I’m not like other girls” set.

Sep 12, 2024

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Chase Hutchinson

TheWrap

Though it tries to hit on some of the same points as “Reality” and broaden its scope, Fogel’s film ultimately sacrifices depth for breadth.

Feb 27, 2024

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…offers a concerning, persuasive and stern ‘just the facts’ account of what its like to be young, female and disenfranchised…the story of Reality Winner couldn’t be more timely because it exposes the raw brand of misogyny injected into America’s core…

Rated: 4/5

Nov 7, 2024

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

The best of the Winner films so far, and more of a fully-formed biopic of Winner, and how she ended up where she did.

Oct 11, 2024

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The performance by Emelia Jones is a winner.

Rated: B+

Sep 26, 2024

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S K A

It's funny and definitely one time watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/07/24

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Lauren H

Funny, witty and sassy! I loved it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/15/24

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Mo P

'Winner' is a biopic about Reality Winner, a young woman whose life was upended when she decided she had to tell the truth even if it was against the law. Despite its weighty subject the movie manages to be funny and heartfelt. Great performances from all its cast. Emilia Jones is wonderful in the title role, as is Zach Galifianakis as her father. Definitely worth checking it out if you haven't seen it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/14/24

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Mother E

I really liked the movie. Acting and screenplay were solid. It's not for everyone but neither is Julian Assange. Most people don't want to know how a sausage is made

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/01/24

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Mirza M

'Winner' is a decent biopic that offers a fresh look at a young woman whose life was forever altered by her refusal to remain silent.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/20/24

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Joey A

I’m a Reality Winner super fan so I was really excited to see this film, and it did not disappoint. While REALITY, the affecting HBO film about the same person, took a docu-narrative approach, WINNER gives this complex American hero the full biopic treatment. It’s full of life - funny as it is enraging, and ultimately, truly inspiring. It informs without preaching, and entertains without pandering. A must see!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/16/24

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Kathryn Newton

Brittany Winner

Connie Britton

Billie Winner

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Based on a true story, Reality Winner (Emilia Jones) is a brilliant young misfit from a Texas border town who loves her pink gun almost as much as helping others. After teaching herself Arabic in high school so she can be of service in the Middle East, Reality is recruited by the Air Force but quickly becomes disillusioned when she finds her morals challenged. After transitioning to a money gig as an NSA contractor, Reality stumbles upon government secrets regarding Russia's election hacking during the 2016 Presidential campaign. Does she expose the truth or keep quiet? Ultimately, she decides to leak the truth leading to her trial and historic sentencing for espionage.

Director: Susanna Fogel
Producer: Amanda Phillips, Susanna Fogel, Shivani Rawat, Julie Goldstein, Scott Budnick, Ameet Shukla
Screenwriter: Kerry Howley, Susanna Fogel
Distributor: Vertical
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Biography, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 13, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 13, 2024
Runtime: 1h 43m

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