SummaryBased on true events, sisters Bessie and Jo Cavallo paint dial watches at the American Radium factory in New Jersey. When Jo's health starts to decline, Bessie starts to question if Radium is safe and discovers a veil of corporate lies.
Directed By:Lydia Dean Pilcher, Ginny Mohler
Written By:Ginny Mohler, Brittany Shaw
Radium Girls
Metascore
Mixed or Average
52
User score
Generally Unfavorable
3.7
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
33% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
17% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Oct 22, 2020
70
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.
Oct 22, 2020
60
The script, by Mohler and Brittany Shaw, tends to be overtly formulaic, but the emotional resonance of the two leads carries this movie.
Oct 26, 2020
50
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.
Oct 22, 2020
50
Little attention is paid to the vernacular or physicality of the period. The depths of emotions aren’t plumbed.
Oct 23, 2020
38
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.
User score
Generally Unfavorable
14% Positive
1 Rating
1 Rating
43% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
43% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
Jan 6, 2025
10
This movie is actually really good (nah I haven't seen it yet, but people just gave it a couple of ones just because it's about women, basically. So yep, I'm doing the opposite to balance the hate).
Production Company:
- Cine Mosaic
- Creative Instinct
- Double Play Connections
- Probo Productions
- Schaefer Sisters
Release Date:Oct 23, 2020
Duration:1 h 42 m
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Awards
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Adirondack Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Buffalo International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
