Silkwood

Apparently, when "Silkwood" came out, Mike Nichols hadn't released a notable movie since "The Fortune" nearly killed his career eight years earlier. If we call this his comeback, then it was sure a good comeback. Donning one of her many... Full review

Meryle Streep, Cher, and Kurt Russell. A trio of people that you really don't realize could make a good film. Well, they made a fantastic film. It was one of the few films that I went back to see again and... Full review

this is honestly one of the best movies i have ever seen. i wasn't born until a few year safter this was made but i am a huge fane of cher, meryl and kurt so it was a film well done.... Full review

Contains spoilers Karen Silkwood works at a nuclear processing plant in Oklahoma; the company's business involves manufacturing plutonium fuel-rods for the nuclear power industry. At the beginning of the film Karen seems to be an ordinary worker with no tendencies... Full review

The lives of working class Americans are shamefully under-represented by Hollywood, and when a poor person is depicted (as something other than a criminal), it's almost always with the subtext of hope and the American dream. But hope isn't what... Full review

Anytime someone asks me what I'd consider the scariest movie ever, I say "Silkwood," and they say "But that's not a horror movie."No?There is so much to fear here, and scariest of all, probably, is the fact that the title... Full review

Story needs to be told, especially in today's climate of renewed interest in a so-called limitless source and relatively inexpensive, but extremely dangerous energy source.... Full review

Great film! Great film! Great film! Great film! Great film! Great film! Great film! Great film! Great film! Great film!... Full review

I took the time to register with IMDB just to present a more accurate review of this movie than the person that wrote that the movie was a joke. While not one of the best movies of its type, it's... Full review

When I first saw this film a year ago, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I couldn't believe how brave one woman could be, with disastrous consequences. Someone who fought not for herself, but for other people as much as herself. To... Full review

Cher, in tandem with Kurt Russell as Silkwood's lover, is an excellent foil..... ... Full Review

That could have been a good movie, but predictable.....Silkwood " is the story of an ordinary woman, hard-working and passionate, funny and screwed-up, who made those people mad simply....Mike Nichols ' " Silkwood " is not predictable.....At the end there were a lot of people mad at Karen Silkwood.....As the movie opens, Karen Silkwood fits naturally into this world.... ... Full Review

fine performances.... ... Full Review

Big Unions aren't exactly lauded either. The Washington reps are eager to urge the guileless Karen into sticking her neck out for their aims, and what conclusions can we make when Karen sleeps with another Union rep - is it... ... Full Article

T here's something so satisfying about a David & Goliath story. In Biblical times might was determined by physical size or numbers; nowadays we're more often talking about dollars or the lack of them. ... Full Article