North Country(2005)- User Reviews

Reminiscent of NORMA RAE & SILKWOOD. Believable, legendary, docu-drama. Very worthy. Unfortunately not the kind of film which will draw big audiences.

Outstanding performances by Charlize Theron and Sissy Spacek along with the other supporting cast!

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Being born and raised up in northern Minnesota, I thought the film was well done and portrayed the mentality of SOME of the miners in the area. The mines have been one of the best paying jobs in this area and it has always been very competitive for the …more»

Charlize Theron plays a truely inspiring woman in this film. She is one who stays strong and stands for the rights of women working in the minds - not many people can do that.

The performances were great. I personally felt that everybody did an excellent …more»

This movie is really good. It hits the heart in a number of different ways. This movie keeps you watching. Charlize Theron is great in this movie!more»

I've been around mining operations and this is a false film.
An early scene is telling - a truck and trailer pulls out of a gas station with a couple deer taken on a hunt in the back - and she gives a shuddering look. That's the kind of stuff …more»

this is movie is soooo damn goood....i cried hundereds of times and then agian like 2000000000 more times and watched it agian and again if u didnt like it unless ur a boy, but if u r a girl and didnt like it u r eiehter doin cocaine or only like the …more»

I was a single mom in the the early 80's when I ttok a job at a nuclear power construction site. Just like Josie, I needed that job to support my child, and like her I put up with "stuff" that thankfully, is no longer tolerated in that …more»

me feel bad for being a working white male in America. This movie was too long, ended sappy and steriotyped the evil white man yet again. All we needed in this movie to make it a complete politically correct, down with the white man, saga was an evil …more»

The producers of North Country completely fabricate a reason for the woman in this story to file a suit, namely the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Specifically, the hearings took place 5 years AFTER the events in this …more»

Unfortunately this movie is nothing but predictable, boring, anti-rural American propaganda. I long for the day when filmmakers will cease with the cheapshots at middle America. With so many other talented directors making great movies with captivating …more»