Searching for Angela Shelton

Critics Consensus

No consensus yet.

Tomatometer
Not Yet Available

TOMATOMETER

Total Count: N/A

77%

Audience Score

User Ratings: 296

Super Reviewer

Rate this movie

Oof, that was Rotten.

Meh, it passed the time.

It’s good – I’d recommend it.

Awesome!

So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

What did you think of the movie? (optional)
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
Super Reviewer
Step 2 of 2

How did you get your ticket?
By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
Super Reviewer

Rate this movie

Oof, that was Rotten.

Meh, it passed the time.

It’s good – I’d recommend it.

Awesome!

So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

What did you think of the movie? (optional)
How did you get your ticket?
- Fandango
- AMC (Coming Soon)
  
  We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
- Cinemark (Coming Soon)
  
  We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
- Regal (Coming Soon)
  
  We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
- Bought somewhere else
By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.
You haven’t finished your review yet, want to submit as-is?

You can always edit your review after.
Are you sure?

Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers.
Want to submit changes to your review before closing?

Searching for Angela Shelton Photos

View All Photos (1)

Movie Info

Widely hailed as one of the most riveting and groundbreaking documentaries on the subject of child sexual abuse as an epidemic in the United States, Searching for Angela Shelton began with a simple premise. Shelton, a blossoming Hollywood actress and writer from the American southeast, launched a sweeping effort to locate as many other women as she could find with the same name, on a coast-to-coast search. Of the 40 who agreed to participate in interviews, an astonishing 24 revealed their status as victims of childhood sexual abuse, rape, or other forms of domestic violence. The horrifying conclusion drawn from this statistic, of course, has nothing to do with the name 'Angela Shelton' and everything to do with the prevalence of domestic violence in contemporary America - a plague that afflicts millions of women, independently of demographic. At the core of the film is Shelton herself, who ultimately reveals that she, like so many of her subjects, was brutally molested by her father - and then embarks on a heart-rending journey to her childhood home of Charleston, to confront her dad for the first time about the events that permanently ripped her innocence away. Thus, a mission that begins as a shocking critical expose of modern society evolves into a deeply personal, cathartic journey of the heart.