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  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary On The Record presents the story of music executive Drew Dixon (collaborator on hit records by Method Man and Mary J. Blige, Estelle and Kanye West, and Whitney Houston) as she grapples with her decision to become one of the first women of color, in the wake of #MeToo, to come forward and publicly accuse hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons of ...

Directed By: Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering

Written By: Sara Newens

  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 35 m

On the Record

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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84
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings
7.7
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Summary On The Record presents the story of music executive Drew Dixon (collaborator on hit records by Method Man and Mary J. Blige, Estelle and Kanye West, and Whitney Houston) as she grapples with her decision to become one of the first women of color, in the wake of #MeToo, to come forward and publicly accuse hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons of ...

Directed By: Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering

Written By: Sara Newens

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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0% Mixed
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Universal Acclaim Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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100% Positive
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0% Mixed
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100
May 27, 2020
Their individual voices may not be literally captured in On the Record. But in this anguishing and essential film, they are heard — and the implications of being silenced for so long come through loud and shamefully clear.
By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW
90
May 29, 2020
In concert, they paint an intricate portrait of women forced to navigate the whims of men in a patriarchal culture that refuses to listen, let alone believe the voices of survivors — most pointedly, of black survivors, the documentary reminds us. In that vein, despite its faults, On the Record is a necessary social document.
By Angelica Jade Bastien FULL REVIEW
90
Jan 26, 2020
Revelatory, moving, and honest, it is essentially the story of one brave woman’s decision to publicly accuse the rap mogul Russell Simmons of harassment and rape. But it’s also a painful, parsed education on the subject of black women and abuse.
By Fionnuala Halligan FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 24, 2020
The story is a complex and potentially ongoing one – Simmons has since moved to Bali, which has no extradition treaty with the US, while Reid has offered an apology of sorts – but its takeaways are much easier to parse: women like Dixon must be believed, empowered and supported. On the Record isn’t an easy watch but it’s an important one.
By Phil de Semlyen FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 25, 2020
On the Record is at once a heartbreaking account of the survival of a group of courageous women, an analysis of the structural and cultural intersections between racism and misogyny, and an indictment of an industry happy to ignore and condone sexual violence.
By Christopher Machell FULL REVIEW
75
May 26, 2020
Russell Simmons’ victims’ sense of their own complex relations to historical power structures emerges from the film’s lucid recounting of the sexual assault allegations against him.
By Pat Brown FULL REVIEW
70
May 27, 2020
How sexism, toxic masculinity, complicity, and not-so-borderline criminal behavior is baked into the music business gets pecked at but never fully unpacked.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW

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7.7
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8% Mixed
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Production Company Artemis Rising Foundation, Chain Camera Pictures, Impact Partners, Jane Doe Films, Level Forward, Shark Island Productions
Release Date May 27, 2020
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating TV-MA
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Website http://www.hbomax.com/ontherecord
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Awards

Warsaw International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Nomination

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