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Woman Walks Ahead

Play trailer 2:17 Poster for Woman Walks Ahead R Released Jun 29, 2018 1h 42m Western History Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A headstrong New York painter embarks on a dangerous journey to meet Sitting Bull but must face off with an Army officer intent on war with the Native Americans.
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Woman Walks Ahead gets some extra mileage out of watchable work from Jessica Chastain and Michael Greyeyes, but uneven pacing and two-dimensional characters undermine their efforts.

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Roxana Hadadi Pajiba Susanna White and Jessica Chastain's Woman Walks Ahead is well-meaning but bland, another white savior among natives story. Jul 6, 2018 Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone As a New York widow who travels to South Dakota in 1889 to paint Sitting Bull, the stellar Jessica Chastain can't save this Hollywoodized frontier biopic from grave historical inaccuracy. Rated: 2/4 Jul 2, 2018 Full Review Tomris Laffly Time Out Jessica Chastain and Michael Greyeyes bring smarts and chemistry to this worthy Western. Rated: 3/5 Jul 2, 2018 Full Review Sandie Angulo Chen AWFJ.org It's unclear how historically accurate director Susanna White's film is, but it's quite compelling to find out more about Catherine Weldon. Oct 12, 2021 Full Review Cate Marquis AWFJ.org Once again, Chastain lands a role as a strong woman carving out her own way in the world. Oct 12, 2021 Full Review Anne Brodie What She Said There's much to learn and watching the relationship between Sitting Bull and Weldon grow is a profound thing. Oct 12, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Megan e Surprising film with excellent performances! "it's damn hard being brave". 5 stars Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/30/23 Full Review Ashley H Woman Walks Ahead is a decent film. It is about a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn who travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull. Jessica Chastain and Louise Krause give good performances. The script is a little slow in places. Susanna White did alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama and history. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I enjoyed this movie and the story it told about painter Catherine Weldon among the Sioux Indians and Sitting Bull leading up to the Massacre of Wounded Knee which to this day is a black mark on the history books for the American Cavalry. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member An touching drama based on historical events with a skilled cast and inspiring locations. Although I was disappointed to see New Mexico as a stand-in for North Dakota. I would recommend and tire of reading comments from "Top Critics" who criticize fictional dramas based on historical characters as if they were non-fiction biographies. This is not a documentary. In this time of Covid, maybe I like a hint of romance mixed with history. I may not be a "Top Critic", but I have been watching films for over 50 years. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review debie k Entertaining. Well acted. Good cinematography. Slow paced, decent script that does have several historical inaccuracies, but also portrays some informative historical facts on the 1887 Dawes Act, the treatment of the Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux and their leader Sitting Bull, and the unrest in the Dakota Territory. Not sure why it has the R rating, no blatant nudity or language with 2 mildly violent scenes. If you watch, not for historical accuracy, but purely for entertainment value, this is a compelling and enjoyable movie IMHO! (to get the historically accurate info, I suggest looking up Sitting Bull and Catherine Weldon after watching the film) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A very interesting movie about the female artist who painted Sitting Bull and the respect and understanding that developed between people who were from two completely different worlds. I really enjoyed it and learned a lot. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A headstrong New York painter embarks on a dangerous journey to meet Sitting Bull but must face off with an Army officer intent on war with the Native Americans.
Director
Susanna White
Producer
Andrea Calderwood, Marshall Herskovitz, Erika Olde, Richard Solomon, Edward Zwick
Screenwriter
Steven Knight
Distributor
A24
Production Co
Lipsync Productions, Black Bicycle Entertainment, Potboiler Productions, The Bedford Falls Company
Rating
R (Brief Violence and Language)
Genre
Western, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 29, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 26, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$34.5K
Runtime
1h 42m
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