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IMDb rating 6.6
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Critic Benjamin Mercer

The ravages of Laurel’s disease are made especially apparent through her pleas to this panel of old white guys; you can almost feel the energy leaving Laurel’s body with every shallow wheeze of a syllable.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Odie Henderson
rated 5

...I did enjoy how he used them as weapons against the unenlightened. He provides the much-needed jolt movies like this...

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Critic Olly Richards
rated 6

...exceptionally well acted...

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Critic David Jenkins
rated 6

Director Peter Sollett mounts a full-scale attack on the tear ducts as he rolls out scene after scene of inspiring oratory, heart-rending illness and full-on liberal do-gooding.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Lise Ulrich
rated 5

Hvad der starter som et romantisk drama, udvikler sig dermed hastigt til en følelsesladet retssalsfilm, hvor Steve Carell og Michael Shannon især stjæler billedet...

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Critic Mia Brygger
rated 5

...praler af at have Julianne Moore, Ellen Page og Michael Shannon på rollelisten og som, alle forventet, gør det godt.

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Critic Jane Magnusson
rated 6

Michael Shannon som Hesters polispartner är återigen tillbakahållen och magisk.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Rasmus Stenbæk Iversen
rated 5

Julianne Moore spiller bedre og bedre, som handlingen skrider frem, og viser til sidst, hvor dedikeret en skuespiller hun er. Konkret og fysisk viser Moore med stor autenticitet, hvordan kræftsygdommen æder sig ind på Laurel, når hun mister håret ...

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

Peter Sollett
Director
William Sadler
As Peter Santucci
Steve Carell
As Steven Goldstein
Adam LeFevre
As Don Bennett
Michael Shannon
As Dane Wells
Julianne Moore
As Laurel Hester
Elliot Page
As Stacie Andree

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Laurel Hester, a decorated New Jersey police detective, is diagnosed with terminal cancer. She fights to leave her pension benefits to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree, but the county's board of freeholders refuses due to their homophobic beliefs. With the help of her supportive partner, Dane Wells, and activist Steven Goldstein, Laurel and Stacie embark on a powerful journey to secure their rights and protect their love. Based on a true story.

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