Summary
She was once as famous as Jackie O-and then she tried to take down a President. Martha Mitchell was the unlikeliest of whistleblowers: a Republican wife who was discredited by Nixon to keep her quiet. Until now.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+31)
Critics 100Audiences 69GoodWatch 83
Tomatometer100%
Audience score71%
IMDb6.6
Running time
40 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −56 min on the typical 96
typical 9640Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2022
January 20, 2022
4 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryCrimeHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards2023
- Documentary (Short Subject)2023Nominated
- Documentary Short Film2023Nominated
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 more16 people
- Martha MitchellSelf (archive footage)
- Richard NixonSelf (archive footage)
- Connie ChungSelf (voice)
- DLDwight L. ChapinSelf (voice)
- PDPiper DankworthSelf (voice)
- JDJohn DeanSelf (voice)
- DRDan Romaine KirkhamSelf (voice)
- SQSally QuinnSelf (voice)
- Bob WoodwardSelf (voice)
- David FrostSelf (archive footage)
- JWJ. William FulbrightSelf (archive footage)
- George McGovernSelf (archive footage)
- BABonnie AngeloSelf (archive footage)
- JNJohn N. MitchellSelf (archive footage)
- Walter CronkiteSelf (archive footage)
- Lily TomlinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Debra McClutchy Director
- Anne Alvergue Director, Editor
Production · 4
- Jamie Wolf Executive Producer
- Beth Levison Producer
- Judith Mizrachy Producer
- Nathalie Seaver Co-Executive Producer
Editing · 1
- Stewart Griffin Colorist
Sound · 3
- Robert Pycior Music
- Nathan Halpern Music
- Chris Ruggiero Music
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