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  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins tells the story of media firebrand Molly Ivins, six feet of Texas trouble who took on the Good Old Boy corruption wherever she found it. Her razor sharp wit left both sides of the aisle laughing, and craving ink in her columns. She knew the Bill of Rights was in peril, and said "Polarizing peop...

Directed By: Janice Engel

Written By: Monique Zavistovski, Janice Engel

  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m

Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Summary Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins tells the story of media firebrand Molly Ivins, six feet of Texas trouble who took on the Good Old Boy corruption wherever she found it. Her razor sharp wit left both sides of the aisle laughing, and craving ink in her columns. She knew the Bill of Rights was in peril, and said "Polarizing peop...

Directed By: Janice Engel

Written By: Monique Zavistovski, Janice Engel

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Molly Ivins

Self - Columnist

Forrest Wilder

Self - Editor, The Texas Observer

Dave McNeely

Self - Political Columnist

Lou Dubose

Self - Journalist, Molly's Co-Author

Andy Ivins

Self - Molly's Brother

Sara Ivins Maley

Self - -Molly's Sister

Marty Maley

Self - Brother-in-Law

Sara Speights

Self - Journalist, Ex-Lobbyist

Muffie Moroney

Self - Childhood Friend

Marcia Wigby Carter

Self - Childhood Friend

Marg Elliston

Self - Childhood Friend

Kaye Northcott

Self - Former Editor, The Texas Observer

Dan Rather

Self - Journalist

Carlton Carl

Self - Journalist

Jim Hightower

Self - America's #1 Populist

Anne Siefert

Self - College Friend

Terry O'Rourke

Self - Special Assistant, Harris County Attorney

Marilyn Hoegemeyer

Self - Journalist

Ronnie Dugger

Self - Founder, The Texas Observer

Cecile Richards

Self - Former President, Planned Parenthood

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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93% Positive
14 Reviews
7% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
74
93% Positive
14 Reviews
7% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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89
Aug 28, 2019
There are plenty of great things to say about director Janice Engel’s portrait of the late, legendary Ivins, but maybe the best is that after watching Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins, you'll immediately want to go back and re-read all her books.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
85
Jul 30, 2019
“Raise Hell” reminds us of the never-ending importance of those skilled observers with the ability to speak truth to power. And if, like Ivins, they can make us laugh while doing so, then they’re all the more essential.
By Alonso Duralde FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 12, 2019
“Raise Hell” does more than allow us to bask in Ivins’ trademark attitude and humor; it shows us how she got that way and explores the toll that being the public Molly Ivins took on her personal life.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 30, 2019
The documentary rarely presses its larger points. But it calmly reveals how much journalism has changed since Ivins started out in the late 1960s, yet how relevant her observations about the blight of corporate money in politics and threats to the First Amendment remain today.
By Caryn James FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 4, 2019
This documentary does a fine job of capturing what made her special.
By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW
63
Sep 10, 2019
It is when Ivins herself opens her mouth that the film is at its best.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 11, 2019
While cuddling up to the adored one is a familiar biographical tactic, some critical distance might have made for a deeper, stronger movie.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Gunslinger Productions, Two Rivers Productions, Wild at Heart Films, Wild at Heart Films
Release Date Aug 30, 2019
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline Her Pen Was Mightier Than Her Politics
Website http://www.mollyivinsfilm.com/
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Awards

SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Film Club's The Lost Weekend
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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