Zurawski v Texas

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Zurawski v Texas

Released Oct 25, 2024

1h 38m

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Women denied abortions under Texas' ambiguous and unforgiving abortion bans band together with a fearless attorney to sue Texas. While battling in court against the state and its immovable Attorney General, the extent of their traumatic experiences is revealed as they wrestle to regain their reproductive futures and set a precedent for millions of other women and families. ZURAWSKI V TEXAS reveals the dire impact of losing access to healthcare--and the extraordinary efforts of the women and men fighting on the frontline to regain those rights.

Caroline Siede

Girl Culture (Substack)

In taking a small-scale human approach and by focusing on women with desperately wanted pregnancies, it seems designed to speak to those on the right as much as the left. Let’s hope they’re listening.

Rated: B+

Oct 27, 2024

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

It’s the defiantly unslick, urgent intertwining of teamwork and private grief that lifts “Zurawski v Texas” out of the usual sea of issue documentaries, Crow and Perrault toggling between the high-stakes courtroom drama and raw human tragedy.

Oct 25, 2024

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Jourdain Searles

IndieWire

In many ways, “Zurawski v Texas” is a film about America itself and the governmental failings that have brought us to this moment.

Sep 28, 2024

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Alise Chaffins

MacGuffin or Meaning (Substack)

In the new documentary, Zurawski v Texas, directors Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault put abortion front and center by forcing people to look at it not as an issue to be debated but as something that affects the lives of real women.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jul 16, 2025

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Carla Renata

The Curvy Film Critic

Sheds light that very few women (if any) will ever again have any autonomy and will continue to have men in extreme power make decisions about their bodies ultimately shaping their future. Pro life or not, I think we can all ultimately agree upon that.

Nov 17, 2024

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Although the candid documentary Zurawski v Texas is focused on three plaintiffs and their attorney in their battle for reproductive rights in Texas, the movie sounds the alarm about how restricting abortion is a crisis-level health care issue in the U.S.

Nov 5, 2024

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Liam L

Pretty good movie overall

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/18/25

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Stephen C

Real footage in 1 hour and 38 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Lian Ashley S

This documentary covered the court case of Zurawski v. Texas. This was a case about various women in Texas and their struggling journey and fight in a state that has banned abortions. This documentary has shown how important it is to keep fighting for a woman’s right to choose so that women can get the proper healthcare they need. I found it meaningful because it made me very emotional seeing how different economic backgrounds affect how someone receives the healthcare they need.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/13/24

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Ana T

As a young woman from Texas, I really enjoyed this film. The story presented it in a way that was informative and deeply impactful. When the woman said, “I’m embarrassed to be a Texan now,” it was very moving. It’s frustrating and devastating to witness what is happening in Texas today, and this film perfectly encapsulates those frustrations.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/12/24

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Grace P

This is one of the best documentaries I have seen in a long time. I felt so deeply connected to each woman in this film, as just wanted to reach out and hold their hands as they told their gut-wrenching stories. The justice system failed them. America failed them. And yet, they do not give up their fight for reproductive freedom. Neither should we as the viewers. This film demonstrates how now, more than ever before, we much continue to advocate for women’s reproductive rights in this country. Such a beautiful film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/12/24

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Alexis H

This film features many stories of women who were fighting for access to abortions, particularly in states who ruled against them. This documentary does an amazing job of showcasing the horrifying events that women had to go through because they couldn’t get abortions. It’s scary to realize that even though many more women were coming forward about their lives being put in danger, policy makers are still stubborn to changing the rules.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/11/24

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Synopsis

Women denied abortions under Texas' ambiguous and unforgiving abortion bans band together with a fearless attorney to sue Texas. While battling in court against the state and its immovable Attorney General, the extent of their traumatic experiences is revealed as they wrestle to regain their reproductive futures and set a precedent for millions of other women and families. ZURAWSKI V TEXAS reveals the dire impact of losing access to healthcare--and the extraordinary efforts of the women and men fighting on the frontline to regain those rights.

Director: Maisie Crow, Abbie Perrault
Producer: Amy Flanagan, Siobhan Sinnerton, Blye Pagon Faust, Cori Shepherd Stern, Maisie Crow, Abbie Perrault
Distributor: Together Films
Production Co: Hiddenlight Productions, Story Force Entertainment, Out of Nowhere
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 25, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 38m

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