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.
2 March 1914, New York City, New York, USA
29 November 1947, Staten Island, New York, USA
1925
15 June 1910, Brooklyn, New York, USA
9 December 1941, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
13 February 1939, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
18 May 1947, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
31 July 1926, Los Angeles, California, USA
8 March 1923, Portland, Oregon, USA
17 May 1941, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
7 March 1928, Creskill, New Jersey, USA
31 August 1931, Mineola, Texas, USA
15 December 1944, West Virginia, USA
3 June 1942, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
13 November 1932, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
1 October 1920, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
1 July 1928
13 January 1928, Wendell, North Carolina, USA
20 April 1933, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
21 June 1952, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
6 November 1946, Pasadena, California, USA
September 19, 2007
A beautifully made, splendidly acted film that more than achieves its aims.
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.
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
February 23, 2009
Sally Field won her first Oscar playing union activist Norma Rae.
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.
January 26, 2006
Nicely performed by a strong cast, especially Field and Leibman, it's often mawkishly soft, but surprisingly touching.
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.
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.
March 11, 2006
Does it get any better than Sally Field?
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.
