Saint Judy
PG-13
6.5
2019
1 hr 46 min
Drama
The true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood and how she singlehandedly changed the U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.
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- Cast：
- Michelle Monaghan , Leem Lubany , Common , Alfred Molina , Alfre Woodard , Mykelti Williamson , Ben Schnetzer
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The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
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The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
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One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
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Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
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