Overview
A gripping portrayal of the fight for women's rights unfolds in the heart of London.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- urgent
- somber
- visceral
- historical film night
- feminist film discussion
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film’s craft, sincerity, strong performances, and important fact-based subject while acknowledging conventional storytelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Maud Watts and other working women form the emotional and political center, while Emmeline Pankhurst appears only briefly.
Maud’s activism threatens her marriage, employment, home, and relationship with her child.
The suffragettes operate underground and escalate from peaceful protest toward sabotage and violence against the state.
The working women’s lives, harsh labor conditions, police pursuit, and London streets ground the political drama in physical hardship.
Films like Suffragette, and why
Made in Dagenham
shares a fact-based period drama framework, working-class women protagonists, feminist themes, and collective labor activism
The Iron Lady
shares historical drama, women’s rights themes, political repression, and a determined female protagonist challenging patriarchal institutions
The Help
shares an intimate historical drama approach, social injustice themes, restrained realism, and emotionally forceful female-led storytelling
Milk
shares a fact-based political drama mode, grassroots activism, state resistance, and a serious inspirational tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Sarah Gavron
- Release Date
- 2015-10-16
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (1690)
Cast
- Carey Mulligan
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Brendan Gleeson
- Anne-Marie Duff
- Meryl Streep
- Ben Whishaw
- Romola Garai
- Samuel West
- Geoff Bell
- Natalie Press
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Suffragette about?
- A working-class London laundress risks her family, livelihood, and freedom when the suffragette movement turns her private frustration into militant political resistance.
- What is Suffragette like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Suffragette as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Suffragette violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Suffragette as moderate.
- What did critics think of Suffragette?
- Critics broadly praised the film’s craft, sincerity, strong performances, and important fact-based subject while acknowledging conventional storytelling.
- Which films are like Suffragette?
- Films with a similar feel include Made in Dagenham, The Iron Lady, The Help, and Milk.
- How long is Suffragette?
- Suffragette runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch Suffragette?
- In United States, Suffragette is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
