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Alma
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Alma reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 47 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
10.0 out of 10
based on 6 reviews
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MPAA RATING: Not rated

Starring Alma Thorpe, James Thorpe, Margie Thorpe, and RuPaul

Ruth Leitman's 1998 documentary examines the bond between Margie Thorpe and her eccentric mother Alma, both of whom live in the same Alabama town. Their complicated relationship includes a history of alcoholism, mental illness, and sexual abuse.


GENRE(S): Documentary  
DIRECTED BY: Ruth Leitman  
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: September 22, 2000 
RUNNING TIME: 94 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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70
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Enthralling, darkly funny, horrifying and hopeful.
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70
Village Voice Amy Taubin
As fragmented and unresolved as the experiences of mother and daughter, Alma bears witness to a situation for which there are no easy answers.
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50
Austin Chronicle Jerry Johnson
It's an exploration by the audience, the filmmakers, and the subjects themselves of a kind you've never quite seen in a documentary before.
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50
New York Post Jonathan Foreman
The documentary equivalent of a Southern Gothic novel.
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50
Chicago Reader Ted Shen
In the manner of a southern gothic, they never fail to fascinate.
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20
The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder
Begins to seem not so much an examination but an exploitation.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
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Tori F. gave it a 10:
Simply amazing.

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