Made in Dagenham

2010, Comedy/Drama, 1h 53m

131 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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Organized around a terrific performance by Sally Hawkins, Made in Dagenham is a stirring call for pay equity replete with heart and wit. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Rita O'Grady (Sally Hawkins) works for the Ford Motor Co. plant in Dagenham, England. Despite performing the specialized task of sewing upholstery for car seats, women are classified as unskilled labor and paid much less than men. Encouraged by a sympathetic union representative, Rita agrees to bring the women's grievances to Ford. The meeting goes badly and, outraged by the company's lack of respect for them, Rita leads her colleagues to strike.

Rating:

R (Language|Brief Sexuality)
Genre:

Comedy, Drama, Biography
Original Language:

English
Director:

Nigel Cole
Producer:

Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley
Writer:

William Ivory
Release Date (Theaters):

Nov 19, 2010 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Mar 29, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA):

$1.1M
Runtime:

1h 53m
Distributor:

Sony Pictures Classics
Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Cast & Crew

Sally Hawkins
Rita O'Grady

Bob Hoskins
Albert

Miranda Richardson
Barbara Castle

Geraldine James
Connie

Rosamund Pike
Lisa Hopkins

Andrea Riseborough
Brenda

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Critic Reviews for Made in Dagenham

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Audience Reviews for Made in Dagenham

May 05, 2017

An us-against-them tale of heroism that manages not to trip over it's own feet as the underpaid women at a Ford Automotive plant in England strike for better wages. By the numbers, the film fails to mention that while the ladies win (spoiler alert! ... oh, they made a movie out of it! Duh) the battle, they lose the war as Ford eventually takes its ball elsewhere to play.

Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
Nov 05, 2015

Good, but it feels like it was put together on an assembly line.

Marcus W Super Reviewer
Dec 22, 2013

An inspirational story for women's rights and good on them, however this movie is just boring. Bob Hoskins is brilliant and the cast is brilliant but not my sort of movie!

Film C Super Reviewer
Mar 13, 2013

An entertaining, but curiously, slightly frustratingly middle class image of working class struggle.

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