Synopsis
In 1966, Helen Reddy landed in New York with her three year old daughter, a suitcase, and $230 in her pocket. Within weeks, she was broke. Within months, she was in love. Within five years, she was one of the biggest superstars of her time and an icon of the 1970s feminist movement who wrote a song which galvanized a generation of women to fight for change.
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Cast
- Tilda Cobham-HerveyHelen Reddy
- Danielle MacdonaldLillian Roxon
- Evan PetersJeff Wald
- Chris ParnellArtie Mogull
- David LyonsDale Muir
- Matthew CardaropleRoy Meyer
- Dusty SorgDany Cornelius
- Coco GreenstoneYoung Traci
- Melody BeckMercury Records Receptionist
- Simon EddsMercury Records Employee
Recommendations
- 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Still, I Am Woman, while it doesn’t roar, effectively tells Reddy’s story and speaks strongly about the women’s movement and the struggle that continues. - 70
Arizona Republic
Cobham-Hervey's breathtaking performance elevates the whole endeavor, capturing the heart of what made Reddy so deserving of the winning tribute Moon has given her with I Am Woman. It's in Cobham-Hervey's understatement that we truly hear this woman roar. - 63
Movie Nation
It’s not a great film, with a story that has too much “Lifetime Original Movie” slack and soap operatic touches for its own good. But as Jerry Wald says, “It’s all about timing.” - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Plays like an easy-listening hit. - 63
New York Post
I’d have been curious to see more about Reddy’s interactions with the women’s movement, but the film mostly has room for this one woman. Thanks to Cobham-Hervey’s performance, it’s an engaging, if fairly familiar, story. - 60
The Guardian
It is a lean and likeable, if slight and a little trite, celebration of the legendary Australian-American singer, feminist and anthem-creator Helen Reddy, shot with a rich neo-noirish texture by Oscar-winning cinematographer Dion Beebe. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Even when it veers into familiar territory, I Am Woman remains entertaining and sharply packaged. - 60
CNN
Helen Reddy might seem so 1970s, but her song "I Am Woman" became a feminist anthem of its time, and serves as the title and centerpiece of a reasonably good movie biography, if one that -- perhaps due to the nature of her life -- feels a little like the Hallmark Channel version of "Bohemian Rhapsody."
