PG-13

Marie: A True Story

Criminals went free. Officials were bribed. Witnesses were threatened. The FBI couldn't stop it. One woman did.

1985 • 112 min • Drama

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Synopsis

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.

Our family guide

Best from age 13

Movie Knight Score

24 reviews

58 Audience · 24 · 100%

Based on a true story, a single mother serving on a parole board uncovers systemic corruption within the Tennessee penal system. She bravely risks everything to expose the truth and fight for justice for inmates, facing dangerous opposition along the way.

Violence & peril: 4/10
Language: 3/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 2/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 4/10

Heads up

Discussions of prison conditions
Brief violent confrontations
Political maneuvering

What it models well

Courage and integrity
Fighting for justice
Speaking truth to power
Maternal devotion

Talk about it after

The importance of whistleblowing
How individuals can effect change
The challenges of systemic corruption
The justice system and its flaws

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