Roe v. Wade (film)

This article is about the 2020 film. For the 1989 made-for-television film, see Roe vs. Wade (film).

Roe v. Wade
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Nick Loeb
  • Cathy Allyn
Produced by
  • Nick Loeb
  • Cathy Allyn
Starring
Narrated byNick Loeb
CinematographyAlan McIntyre Smith
Edited byJeffrey Canavan
Music byDeclan Hartigan
Production
companies
  • P&J
  • Producers Capital Fund
Distributed byQuiver Distribution
Release dates
  • October 2020 (2020-10) (Vienna)
  • April 2, 2021 (2021-04-02)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6.5–6.8 million[1][2]

Roe v. Wade is a 2020 American political legal drama film[3] produced, written and directed by Nick Loeb and Cathy Allyn. It serves as a dramatization of the 1973 landmark decision of the same name, rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court on the issue of the constitutionality of laws that criminalized or restricted access to abortions.

The film stars a predominantly conservative ensemble cast,[4] including Jon Voight, Stacey Dash and Robert Davi. Loeb also stars as Bernard Nathanson, a gynecologist who co-founded the abortion rights organization NARAL Pro-Choice America and later became an anti-abortion movement advocate.[5] According to Loeb, the film is about "the women's rights movement versus the pro-life movement. It's a social war movie where we take both sides of the argument and hopefully let the audience decide."[1]

The film, which received mostly negative reviews,[6] was first screened at the Vienna Independent Film Festival in October 2020 and was released on April 2, 2021.

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  2. ^ Golgowski, Nina (July 3, 2018). "Anti-Abortion Movie About Roe v. Wade Is Pushed By Nick Loeb". HuffPost. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  3. ^ McNary, Dave (September 4, 2018). "'Roe v. Wade' Movie Gets Financing (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Andrews, Travis M. (July 16, 2018). "The 'Roe v. Wade' movie has an all-star cast". Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. ^ Andrews-Dyer, Helena (January 15, 2019). "The trailer for that 'Roe v. Wade' movie has been released, and it features mostly men". Washington Post. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ "Roe v. Wade (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 30, 2021.