Synopsis
Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.
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Cast
- Joey KingBessie Cavallo
- Abby QuinnJosephine Cavallo
- Cara SeymourKatherine Wiley
- Scott ShepherdMr. Leech
- Susan HeywardEtta
- Neal HuffDr Flint
- Collin Kelly-SordeletWalt
- John Bedford LloydArthur Roeder
- Olivia MacklinPaula
- Joe GrifasiGrandpa
Recommendations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Despite the stylistic glitches, Radium Girls proves engrossing, thanks to its powerful real-life tale and the excellent performances by leads King and Quinn, who make us fully care about their characters' fates. - 63
Movie Nation
Well-acted, smartly-reported and heartfelt. - 60
The New York Times
The script, by Mohler and Brittany Shaw, tends to be overtly formulaic, but the emotional resonance of the two leads carries this movie. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Little attention is paid to the vernacular or physicality of the period. The depths of emotions aren’t plumbed. - 50
Variety
Scrupulously sincere in its approach and well-meaning to a fault in intention, the film aims for inspirational true story, but is sadly uninspired, and its relationship to real history is obscured by the schematic way it is fictionalized. - 38
RogerEbert.com
Radium Girls is bogged down by a trite script, inconsistent character motivations, and an over-reliance on historical footage that has little to do with the film itself. The anger inspired by what happened to these women is invigorating, but that fury is rarely felt from what Radium Girls offers as a cinematic experience.
