Earns its keep among the best King adaptations for its depiction of lives with eternal asterisks — the horrors that quickly crash & slowly recede when you least expect, that you can’t really see lurking in any shadows but that you can always, always feel.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 26, 2025

...a slow-moving drama that benefits from its atmospheric visuals and top-notch performances...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 17, 2024

Aided by strong performances, Hackford keeps the suspense simmering nicely until a botched courtroom showdown... Interesting, though, to see Stephen King in the guise of feminist.

| Nov 18, 2022

Bates and Jason Leigh both shine in this savvy adaptation of a challenging Stephen King book. Dolores Claiborne proves that when the right people board a project, there's no such thing as an unfilmable book

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 2, 2022

A delightful yarn.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 25, 2022

The story remains compelling even as some of the particulars become obvious before they're revealed.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 18, 2021

A fulfilling score from Danny Elfman and a well-rounded script from Tony Gilroy are met with some superb juxtapositions ranging from the dreary, drab present overshadowed by the events from a rose-tinted past.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 27, 2020

It's rare to see a pop best seller come out this well in the movies.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 4, 2019

Dolores Claiborne is a strangely delightful, chilling, and powerful film all at once.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | May 6, 2019

We should be examining this one again for daringly showcasing how men get away with their impulsivity and evil deeds. Great works of art like this are telling truths we want to bury and forget, but our subconscious won't let us.

| Oct 31, 2018

It is well-acted and nicely textured, but scenes of euthanasia and child molestation, a flurry of violence and confusing flashbacks, and Leigh's hard, angry face ensure that it's no barrel of laughs.

| Dec 6, 2017

| Original Score: D+ | Sep 7, 2011

A patient and mature thriller featuring a protagonist fascinating in her agony.

| Sep 5, 2010

Deftly cutting between the past and the present, director Taylor Hackford manages to establish a compelling mood and pace even though the pic lacks a thriller's true "Aha!" moment.

| Jun 16, 2008

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 12, 2007

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 23, 2006

Denso e melancólico, o filme supera suas ocasionais falhas de roteiro graças às fortes atuações de seu elenco feminino (incluindo a jovem Ellen Muth).

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 26, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 9, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 23, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 14, 2005