Made in Dagenham
A dramatisation of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant in London, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination. Made infamous by the strikers' banner, which read "We want sexual equality" but only unfurled enough to read "We want sex", much to the mirth of passing motorists.
Stars a cast of fantastic Brit thespians including Happy-Go-Lucky's Sally Hawkins, Miranda Richardson and Bob Hoskins. From the director of Calendar Girls.
Less2010113 minsUK
DramaTrue Story & Biography
- Director:
- Nigel Cole ('Calendar Girls', 'Saving Grace')
- Writer:
- Billy Ivory
- Cast:
- Sally HawkinsMiranda RichardsonRosamund PikeBob HoskinsDaniel MaysJaime Winstone
Made in Dagenham | Reviews
80%131 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
All reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
Empire Magazine
While the political grit behind the saga is somewhat sidelined, this is a fun watch enhanced by its stellar British cast.
Full review
The Age
Made in Dagenham is a splendidly made feel-good film that pulses with an infectious positive energy...
Full review
Boston Globe
An art-house crowd-pleaser -- a piece of topical toffee that's entertaining, well cast, and predictable every step of the way.
Full review
Salon
One of those gang-of-gals movies full of bicycles, reggae songs, underwear shots and scenes of emotional growth.
Full review
The Globe and Mail
With a few exceptions, the inspiration feels solid and earned, not saccharine and contrived.
Full review
Total Film
It’s jolly stuff, yet for all the bawdy banter, there’s a Boat That Rocked-like sense of a genuinely interesting moment being regurgitated as a cuddly sitcom.
Full review
The Guardian
It's uncomplicated fare, overly spiced with 60s cliches, right down to the louche fashion photographer who lies on his back to snap his pics. But the film is also robust, amiable and so warm-hearted you'd be a churl to take against it. Hawkins gives a winning performance as the working-class sparrow who grows slowly in stature.
Full reviewEmpire Magazine
While the political grit behind the saga is somewhat sidelined, this is a fun watch enhanced by its stellar British cast.
Full review
Dominion Post
In 1968, the Ford factory in Dagenham, East London, was brought to grinding halt by a strike by the staff of the upholstery shop.
Full reviewMade in Dagenham | Release Details
Made in Dagenham is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV and Neon and Beamafilm.