Norma Rae
A young single mother and textile worker agrees to involved in the labor union activities in order to reform working conditions despite the opposition of her family and employers.
15 December 1944, West Virginia, USA
31 July 1926, Los Angeles, California, USA
29 November 1947, Staten Island, New York, USA
1 October 1920, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
11 October 1937, New York City, New York, USA
1 July 1928
7 May 1941, La Mesa, California, USA
1 January 1923, Porterville, California, USA
February 23, 2009
Sally Field won her first Oscar playing union activist Norma Rae.
September 19, 2007
A beautifully made, splendidly acted film that more than achieves its aims.
January 26, 2006
Nicely performed by a strong cast, especially Field and Leibman, it's often mawkishly soft, but surprisingly touching.
March 11, 2006
Does it get any better than Sally Field?
April 16, 2014
At its heart, Norma Rae isn't a button-wearing union film as much as it is a character study of one woman who is pushed to the point of doing something spectacular.
January 11, 2008
Norma Rae is that rare entity, an intelligent film with heart.
February 01, 2012
Inspiring pro-union story is good watch-together fare.
May 20, 2003
Norma Rae is a seriously concerned contemporary drama, illuminated by some very good performances and one, Miss Field's, that is spectacular.
January 11, 2008
Sally Field won her first Oscar for her performance in the title role, a complex portrayal of an working-class southern woman.
October 30, 2004
Harrowing union vs corporation film has Oscar winning Field.
January 11, 2008
Photographed in murky yellows and browns by John Alonzo, this 1979 film is sluggish and vague, trivializing its subject in a wash of unearned sentimentality.
September 14, 2006
The closure is consistent and satisfying, standing in opposition to conventional Hollywood happy endings: Norma Rae and Jewish labor leader part as equals, with a respectful handshake rather than embrace or kiss; both have benefited from the friendship
