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  • 2014
  • R
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 1 h 57 m
  • 2014
  • R
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 1 h 57 m

Summary Set in a struggling Los Angeles television station threatened by economic downturn, possible in-house graft and massive job loss, Moxie (Tanna Frederick), a children's TV show actress, unexpectedly turns into a Joan of Ark (with the passion of Norma Rae) when she finds herself leading an extraordinary band of rebelling women demanding th...

Directed By: Henry Jaglom

Written By: Ron Vignone, Henry Jaglom

  • 2014
  • R
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 1 h 57 m
  • 2014
  • R
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 1 h 57 m

The M Word

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Set in a struggling Los Angeles television station threatened by economic downturn, possible in-house graft and massive job loss, Moxie (Tanna Frederick), a children's TV show actress, unexpectedly turns into a Joan of Ark (with the passion of Norma Rae) when she finds herself leading an extraordinary band of rebelling women demanding th...

Directed By: Henry Jaglom

Written By: Ron Vignone, Henry Jaglom

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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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75
Apr 27, 2014
Like a number of cult directors to emerge in the 1970s, Henry Jaglom values a party atmosphere at the expense of narrative cohesion.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
70
May 1, 2014
Although unlikely to make any new converts, The M Word should well satisfy the filmmaker’s small legion of devoted fans.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 30, 2014
As cavalier with structure as ever, Mr. Jaglom surrounds himself with familiars who embrace his cheery, disorderly style.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 29, 2014
In The M Word, Jaglom smartly sees a parallel between midlife hormone upheaval and sudden workplace superfluousness, but his unstructured-gabfest approach makes rather a mess of it.
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40
May 2, 2014
The lively but wildly erratic result will surely please Jaglom’s winnowing fan base, while baffling most others and doing little to deter Jaglom himself.
By Scott Foundas FULL REVIEW
30
Apr 30, 2014
Jaglom is too spiritually and cinematically lazy to do anything but evoke glib, artless solidarity, and let us know he's heard of Twitter and Facebook.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
20
May 1, 2014
There are some nice moments of camaraderie, as Feldman and Imperioli do their laid-back thing and Fisher is feisty and warmhearted. Still, the let’s-all-talk-at-once actorliness wears thin. It’s just not worth the mood swings.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Apr 30, 2014
Duration 1 h 57 m
Rating R
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Website https://www.facebook.com/TheMWordFilm
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