Burke turns out to be an incredibly fascinating person… who deserves a much better movie made about her.

| Apr 17, 2025

It’s far from perfect, but it does give off a certain glow.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 4, 2025

This biopic of women’s wrestling pioneer Mildred Burke is nobody’s idea of a great movie, but it’s an entertaining cheese-fest with a lot of stagey charm.

| Original Score: B- | Apr 3, 2025

A three-time women’s world champion Mildred Burke was the queen of the ring and enjoyed a career that was anything but standard. It’s a shame then, that her biopic, Queen of the Ring is such a straightforward affair.

| Original Score: 2 | Apr 3, 2025

I took more from Avildsen’s commitment to his subject than I would from watching 10 big-budget celebrity biopics combined.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 26, 2025

If “Queen of the Ring” had done a better job with pacing and found a way to share the spotlight with the vast ensemble cast without feeling random and scattered, it could have become the next “A League of Their Own” (1992).

| Mar 23, 2025

Earnestly and passionately made.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 16, 2025

It’s all perfunctory, paint-by-numbers, and played out, without the spark or personality that separates journeyman wrestlers from the real stars.

| Original Score: 5.0/10 | Mar 16, 2025

Queen of the Ring uses the story of Mildred Burke to expertly explore women's pro wrestling in a time when they weren't allowed in the sport.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 14, 2025

This period sports drama tells a compelling underdog story about a woman who pursued her dreams and paved the way for those who came after her. Anchored by a powerful lead performance...It is as important as the women who lived it.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 13, 2025

It’s Rickards who puts in all the effort she can, and in that respect, she earns the film its title.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 13, 2025

Emily Bett Rickards' performance is like a stick of dynamite.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 13, 2025

Queen of the Ring can’t quite escape the trap of genre convention, but it mostly overcomes the restrictions of the form to tell a rousing story of success in the face of unrelenting misogyny.

| Mar 12, 2025

Is this the next Rocky? No, but as women' s sports today gain traction and rally popular excitement, the movie is a relevant and entertaining history lesson.

| Mar 12, 2025

They are both so good in their roles I can forgive the cliches.

| Mar 12, 2025

Mildred Burke is a feminist icon who's well deserving of a biopic, and while this one is all ham and cheese, so is wrestling, so perhaps it's perfect.

| Mar 11, 2025

A bit glamorous for a wrestling film; the ladies look like models, but it has a terrific cast, well-choreographed action, and a worthy tribute to trailblazing Mildred Burke.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 11, 2025

“Queen of the Ring” is more of a montage of the highlights of Burke’s illustrious life, rather than an entertaining film.

| Mar 11, 2025

Emily Bett Rickards delivers an electrifying performance that's empowering and emotional. This is the film you want to watch for Women's History Month!

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 10, 2025

When it comes to stories from pro wrestling history that could conceivably inspire a biopic, I don’t get the sense this is one of the better ones.

| Mar 10, 2025