Informative, timely, and important. But as a piece of cinema, 'She's Beautiful' is pedestrian at best.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 10, 2021

It feels visceral to watch some of the historic footage unfold.

| Jan 25, 2021

Blistering, informative, and wildly entertaining. But the most jaw-dropping thing about the film is that it's somehow the very first of its kind; never before has the women's movement been the subject of a feature documentary.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 19, 2019

She's Beautiful When She's Angry's portrait of "This is what feminism looked like," seems lacking.

| Mar 12, 2019

It's a loving portrait of a powerful group of women who demanded a seat at the table for all of us.

| Mar 27, 2018

You couldn't ask for a more inclusive account of the women's liberation.

| Aug 21, 2017

Directed, produced, and shot exclusively by women, She's Beautiful When She's Angry tells the story of the American feminist movement.

| Aug 2, 2017

This feature length documentary covers a lot of ground in a remarkably focused way and at a satisfying pace.

| Jun 20, 2017

The film is truly entertaining, thought-provoking, shocking, witty and sassy, managing to keep a sense of humour, whilst also keeping an honesty and sensitivity to the seriousness of the cause.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 16, 2016

Delving into the historic struggles of the Women's Movement of the last century. Where did the basic rights females young and old enjoy today come from, and what fierce social struggles in the 20th century made them possible, and still relevant today.

| Mar 26, 2016

An informative look at the early years of the women's movement in the U.S.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 8, 2016

Fascinating documentary about the feminist movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

| Dec 31, 2015

The film becomes a tedious procession of laudable figures recalling a noble cause; then it gets mired in the dull factionalism of race, sexual orientation, and class within the movement.

| Nov 12, 2015

Ms. Dore's work is not only a tribute to past bravery and determination, but also a warning and urgent rallying cry to the next wave.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 3, 2015

This survey of second-wave feminism has considerably more verve than your standard talking-heads doc, thanks mostly to its engaging front-line fighters, most of whom are still animated with the fire of smashing the patriarchy.

| Jul 2, 2015

At times, "She's Beautiful When She's Angry" seems like a checklist of all the things women had to fight for. But it's a long list, and one that still faces women today.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 21, 2015

Although much of that archival footage is incredibly familiar after decades of exposure - the burning bras, the clever protest signs, the impassioned speeches, Gloria Steinem - it's the footage of the opposition that really shocks.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 19, 2015

You don't have to rely on Mad Men anymore to explain what a woman's life was like during the post-WWII economic boom.

| Mar 16, 2015

Director Mary Dore isn't much of a dramatic storyteller in her documentary She's Beautiful When She's Angry, but she presents a straightforward report on the rise of American feminism so passionately that it achieves a sense of giddy triumph.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 12, 2015

The wealth of anecdotal material provides a fascinating perspective on how the movement intersected -- and sometimes clashed -- with other liberal crusades of the 60s.

| Mar 12, 2015