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Martha Behind Bars

EMAILPRINTMOVIE: CBS, Sunday 9/25 at 9:00p (120 minutes)

Martha Behind Bars
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Show Info

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, True Story

First Air Date: September 25, 2005

Summary

Starring Cybill Shepherd, Gale Harold, Sabine Singh, Jonathan Higgins, Alan C. Peterson, and David Alpay

Cybill Shepherd plays Martha Stewart in a made-for-TV movie for the second time in this look at the events leading up to (and life in prison after) Stewart's trial and conviction on insider trading charges.

What The Critics Said

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60

Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond

Fortunately, "Bars" doesn't take itself or its subject too terribly seriously, allowing for the material's camp value to seep through.

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60

VarietyBrian Lowry

All told, the movie's a respectable and mostly watchable recounting of this notorious chapter in Stewart's storied career, despite being so stiff and formal that it never really comes alive.

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58

Entertainment WeeklyTim Stack

It comes off feeling cheap and mean. [23 Sep 2005, p.84]

50

Detroit Free PressMike Duffy

Shepherd scores in a so-so docudrama.

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40

Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen

Viewers who like to snicker at cheesy TV movies will get a kick out of Shepherd's imperious and demanding take on Stewart.

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40

Washington PostTom Shales

Where the previous movie aspired to be a camp classic, "Martha Behind Bars" takes itself more seriously, and less entertainingly.

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20

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

A boring prison-sentence of a silly biopic.

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10

Flak MagazineBob Cook

Disappointly uncampy, even on its own terms.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this show is 0.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

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