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58% Critic Match
Marie: A True Story
“Criminals went free. Officials were bribed. Witnesses were threatened. The FBI couldn't stop it. One woman did.”
5.8 / 10• 1985• 1h 52m•PG-13• English
Drama
Storyline
In 1978 Tennessee, a single mother and political appointee risks her career and her life to blow the whistle on rampant corruption in the penal system.
Cast & Crew
Sissy Spacek
Marie Ragghianti
Lead
Jeff Daniels
Eddie Sisk
Keith Szarabajka
Kevin McCormack
Morgan Freeman
Charles Traughber
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
Lisa Banes
Toni Greer
Trey Wilson
FBI Agent
John Cullum
Deputy Attorney General
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roger Donaldson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Marie: A True Story is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
