Whale Rider director Niki Caro's Hollywood debut is a courtroom drama inspired by the first major sexual harassment case in...
Whale Rider director Niki Caro's Hollywood debut is a courtroom drama inspired by the first major sexual harassment case in the U.S., Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines. Stars Charlize Theron in an Oscar-nominated role.
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70 %174 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
76 %93,191 reviewsAudience score rating
"An emotionally potent story told with great dignity..."
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Variety
Variety"Niki Caro's Hollywood debut is as well-acted as Whale Rider. But it lacks the spine to match its leading lady's richly layered contribution."
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Total Film
Total Film"A wobbly fiction about a real pioneering sex-discrimination case, North Country is an unabashed vehicle for its modestly de-glammed star, Charlize Theron."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"In real life, it's an inspiring story, but this movie is pathetically scared of alienating the male audience demographic..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"North Country is one of those movies that stir you up and make you mad, because it dramatizes practices you've heard about but never really visualized."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Undermined by the totally absurd courtroom climactics."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineNorth Country | Details
- Rating
- MA15+, Strong sexual references, strong coarse language, infrequent violence
- Runtime
- 126
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
