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As sharp, funny, and scathingly irreverent as its subject, Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins pays entertaining tribute to a brilliant writer. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

The life and work of Molly Ivins, a political journalist from Texas, best-selling author, and Bill of Rights warrior.
  • Genre:
    documentary
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Janice Engel
  • Producer:
    James Egan, Janice Engel, Carlisle Vandervoort
  • Writer:
    Janice Engel
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $693.7K
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Magnolia Pictures, Gunslinger Productions, Wild at Heart Films, Two Rivers Productions, Mongrel Media

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Rachel Maddow
Self
Dan Rather
Self
Anne Lamott
Self
Cecile Richards
Self
Paul Krugman
Self
Janice Engel
Director
Janice Engel
Writer
Leslie Berriman
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Katy Drake Bettner
Executive Producer
Lisa Kaufman
Executive Producer
Mark Kaufman
Executive Producer
Nion McEvoy
Executive Producer
James Egan
Producer
Janice Engel
Producer
Carlisle Vandervoort
Producer
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Critic Reviews for Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins

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  • What the world needs now is Molly Ivins.

    October 23, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Leila Latif

    Little White Lies

  • Given that it's 13 years since Ivins died, it's puzzling why this film is coming out now, but it's never not a good time to celebrate a woman with an outsized, big-boned talent...

    October 22, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Leslie Felperin

    Guardian

  • Though the documentary doesn't feature any conservative talking heads to balance out its liberal voice, anyone could leave the film unsettled by how relevant Ivins's commentary remains today.

    February 20, 2020 | Full Review…

    Marissa De La Cerda

    Chicago Reader

  • Janice Engel's loving portrait of perhaps the most famous liberal journalist in Texas history (there must be a few others, right?) feels a bit like a pitch for a biopic. That is to say, it's more portrait than story.

    October 12, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

    Matthew Lickona

    San Diego Reader

  • [A] documentary that makes the case for how much the outspoken journalist's voice is missed today.

    October 4, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

    Adam Graham

    Detroit News

  • This movie just a hoot and a half.

    September 16, 2019 | Full Review…

    Christy Lemire

    FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
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