Silkwood (1983) movie poster

Silkwood (1983)

"On November 13, 1974, Karen Silkwood, an employee of a nuclear facility, left to meet with a reporter from the New York Times. She never got there."
ThumbScore
👍 76%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 71%
Drama

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Runtime
2h 11m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.9/10 (368 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
77%
Metacritic
65

Cast

Meryl Streep as Karen Silkwood · 73% avg
Kurt Russell as Drew Stephens · 76% avg
Cher as Dolly Pelliker · 76% avg
Craig T. Nelson as Winston · 74% avg
Fred Ward as Morgan · 71% avg
Diana Scarwid as Angela · 74% avg
Ron Silver as Paul Stone · 72% avg
Charles Hallahan as Earl Lapin · 73% avg

Is Silkwood good?

Most people think so. 76% audience score, estimated from 368 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 71%.

Overview

Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium. Exposed one day to a lethal dose of radiation, Karen faces the blank walls of corporate indifference and denial. As her illness increases, her protest grows louder and she becomes an obvious danger to the powers that be. Wikipedia ↗

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