Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- urgent
- compassionate
- earnest
- social issue film night
- historical drama viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film compelling and well performed, though its initially engaging social drama loses momentum through repetition.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Joy's dangerous pregnancy and inability to obtain a legal abortion drive her into the underground network.
Virginia and suburban women organize clandestine abortion assistance for people seeking help.
Joy's transition from housewife to activist connects household pressures with the broader abortion rights struggle.
Suburban women's homes and seemingly ordinary routines become spaces for secret organizing and medical assistance.
Films like Call Jane, and why
The Janes
historical drama centered on reproductive rights, feminist activism, and women confronting institutional barriers
Vera Drake
period social-issue drama about women organizing against restrictive laws and patriarchal institutions
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
emotionally direct historical drama about abortion, bodily autonomy, and women navigating legal and social pressure
Suffragette
ensemble feminist drama about collective resistance and changing gendered power structures
Movie Details
- Director
- Phyllis Nagy
- Release Date
- 2022-10-27
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (212)
Cast
- Elizabeth Banks
- Sigourney Weaver
- Chris Messina
- Wunmi Mosaku
- Kate Mara
- Cory Michael Smith
- Grace Edwards
- John Magaro
- Aida Turturro
- Emily Creighton
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Call Jane about?
- A 1960s housewife enters a clandestine network of women helping patients obtain abortions when the law offers no safe alternative.
- What is Call Jane like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Call Jane as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Call Jane violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Call Jane as mild.
- What did critics think of Call Jane?
- Critics broadly found the film compelling and well performed, though its initially engaging social drama loses momentum through repetition.
- Which films are like Call Jane?
- Films with a similar feel include The Janes, Vera Drake, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, and Suffragette.
- How long is Call Jane?
- Call Jane runs 121 minutes.
- Where can I watch Call Jane?
- In United States, Call Jane streams on Hulu.
