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Summary
A portrait of Norma McCorvey, the “Jane Roe” whose unwanted pregnancy led to the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide, Roe v. Wade. The documentary unravels the mysteries closely guarded by McCorvey throughout her life.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 88Audiences 73GoodWatch 76
Tomatometer88%
Audience score77%
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 21 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −15 min on the typical 96
typical 9681Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 20 countries
+10Released
2020
May 22, 2020
6 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
17 people
- NMNorma McCorveySelf
- AMAndy MeislerSelf
- CTCharlotte TaftSelf
- FBFlip BenhamSelf
- RSRob SchenckSelf
- CGConnie GonzalezSelf
- Gloria AllredSelf
- DDDelaney DillanAdult Norma
- CSCricket St. JohnYoung Norma
- GFGabriella FaithRita
- LRLondon ResnickBaby 1
- COChance O'SullivanBaby 2
- CMCassidy MitchellNorma's Dad
- MCMitchel CarlyleWoody McCorvey
- LFLaura Faye SmithLawyer
- ABAngela BrownNurse
- KSKaren Spinelli-MadiganNurse
Directing · 4
- Nick Sweeney Director, Cinematography
- Jason Lombardo First Assistant Director
- Christopher Menown Second Assistant Director
- Rhona Rubio Script Supervisor
Production · 2
- Danny Gabai Executive Producer
- Sherrie Henderson Casting
Camera · 2
- Sam A. Davis Director of Photography
- Christine Kapo Ng Director of Photography
Editing · 8
- Mary Manhardt Editor
- Rosie Walunas Co-Editor
- Diane Valera Colorist
- Kristopher Smale Colorist
- Mark Becker Consulting Editor
- Lee Hayden Associate Editor
Sound · 4
- Jackson Greenberg Music
- James Parnell Supervising Sound Editor
- Bruce Stubblefield Dialogue Editor
- K. Joshua Fernberg Sound Effects Editor
Art · 2
- Carlos Osorio Production Design
- Stephanie Wagner Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- Paul Anthony Scott Stunt Coordinator
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