Storyline
Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child. To avoid giving up the child, she seeks an abortion. Denied an abortion in Texas the young woman hires a novice lawyer to plead her case in the US supreme court. Eventually the law is changed, but for the character it takes longer than nine months.
Cast & Crew
Holly Hunter
Ellen Russell / Jane Doe
Lead
Amy Madigan
Sarah Weddington
Chris Mulkey
Ron Weddington
Terry O'Quinn
Jay Floyd
Stephen Tobolowsky
Darryl Horwath
James Gammon
Jimmy Russell
Dion Anderson
Bob Flowers
Kathy Bates
Jessie
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gregory Hoblit's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Roe vs. Wade is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
