She Said (film)

She Said
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMaria Schrader
Screenplay byRebecca Lenkiewicz
Based onShe Said
by Jodi Kantor
Megan Twohey
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNatasha Braier
Edited byHansjörg Weißbrich
Music byNicholas Britell
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) (NYFF)[1]
  • November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) (United States)
Running time
129 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$32 million[3]
Box office$13.9 million[4][5]

She Said is a 2022 American drama film directed by Maria Schrader and written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, based on the 2019 book by reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey. The film stars Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan as Twohey and Kantor, respectively, and follows their New York Times investigation that exposed Harvey Weinstein's history of abuse and sexual misconduct against women. The film also stars Patricia Clarkson, Jennifer Ehle, Samantha Morton, and Andre Braugher, in his final film role before his death in 2023. Ashley Judd appears as herself.

The book was optioned in 2018, and the film was announced in 2021 as a co-production between Annapurna Pictures and Plan B Entertainment. Filming took place in New York with cinematographer Natasha Braier. During post-production, editing was completed by Hansjörg Weißbrich and the score was composed by Nicholas Britell.

She Said had its world premiere at the 60th New York Film Festival on October 13, 2022, and was released in the United States on November 18, 2022, by Universal Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the screenplay and the performances of Kazan and Mulligan. It was also named one of the best films of 2022 by the American Film Institute. However, it was a box-office bomb, grossing $13 million against a production budget of $32 million.[5][6] The film was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Mulligan and Best Adapted Screenplay for Lenkiewicz at the 76th British Academy Film Awards. It also earned Mulligan a Golden Globe Award nomination and Lenkiewicz a Critics' Choice Award nomination.

  1. ^ Hipes, Patrick (August 16, 2022). "Harvey Weinstein-NYT Movie She Said To World Premiere At New York Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "She Said (2022)". Irish Film Classification Office. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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  4. ^ "She Said (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "She Said (2022) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  6. ^ Jordan, Grace (November 21, 2022). "She Said is One of the Biggest Box Office Flops in History". MovieWeb. Retrieved January 18, 2023.