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Confirmation
Directed by
Rick Famuyiwa
TV-14
2016
1h 50m
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6.8
84%
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Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States Supreme Court is called into question when Anita Hill, a former colleague, testifies that he sexually harassed her.
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Cast of Confirmation
Kerry Washington
Anita Hill
Wendell Pierce
Clarence Thomas
Greg Kinnear
Joe Biden
Jeffrey Wright
Charles Ogletree
Eric Stonestreet
Ken Duberstein
Zoe Lister-Jones
Carolyn Hart
Grace Gummer
Ricki Seidman
Treat Williams
Ted Kennedy
Dylan Baker
Orrin Hatch
Erika Christensen
Shirley Wiegand
Alison Wright
Virginia Thomas
Bill Irwin
Senator Jack Danforth
Malcolm Gets
Arlen Specter
Peter McRobbie
Alan Simpson
Kimberly Elise
Sonia Jarvis
Jennifer Hudson
Angela Wright
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Strom Thurmond
Tom Virtue
Patrick Leahy
Peter Trencher
Paul Simon
Kristen Ariza
Judy Smith
Tom Nowicki
John Franks
Mary Rachel Quinn
Susan Deller Ross
Rhoda Griffis
Judith Resnik
Mystie Smith
Michelle Roberts
Donna Biscoe
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Natalie Karp
Barbara Boxer
Ed Amatrudo
Paul Minor
Confirmation Ratings & Reviews
Entertainment Weekly
Joe McGovern
Washington's performance is fortifying, especially during the scenes of the Senate testimony, in which the actress speaks in the authentically halting delivery of Hill's nervous voice.
indieWire
Ben Travers
What's most admirable about the film is the person who's been pushing for its creation the longest. Kerry Washington brings a beautifully reserved presence to Hill without stripping her of any bravery.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
Save for a few scenes that feel like overkill just to give us a little bit more intrigue and suspense, Confirmation feels true to the spirit of the events, which were bizarre, unsettling - and undeniably entertaining.
Detroit News
Tom Long
The sting of Confirmation isn't how poorly the system worked then; it's how little things have changed since.
AV Club
Joshua Alston
With a cast so formidable, it's almost a shame Confirmation isn't a story that could have been expanded to series length. But it's a story worth telling, one about the kind of quiet heroism that doesn't always translate well to the screen.
USA Today
Robert Bianco
There is nothing about Confirmation that's transformative, but it's solid work about an important moment in our history. And for TV purposes, it's a work that allows Washington to show what a fine actor she can be.
Bitch Media
Dani McClain
The beauty of Confirmation, which premiered on HBO on April 16, is that it posits that this confused reception on the part of the American people was precisely what many who sat on the Senate judiciary committee and directed the hearings had in mind.
NPR
Eric Deggans
"Confirmation" soars when it shows how badly a group of middle-aged white male senators fumbled the race and gender issues raised by Hill's allegations.
The Ringer
Alison Herman
Confirmation registers upon revisit as something far more interesting and evocative than a historical moment's dutiful retelling.
Paste Magazine
Amy Amatangelo
The proceedings riveted America and brought sexual harassment and workplace equality into the forefront of our conversation. Of course we know how this case ends too... but that doesn't make reliving it any less fascinating, or important.
TheWrap
Tim Grierson
The case for Anita Hill -- and all the unknown Anita Hills -- is argued persuasively in "Confirmation," a dutiful, solidly entertaining drama that effectively stirs the viewer's righteous indignation.
The Atlantic
Sophie Gilbert
In revisiting the hearing 25 years after it happened, Confirmation offers a chance to consider its impact, and what it lacks in stylistic verve, it makes up for with methodical storytelling.
Washington Post
Hank Stuever
Yet despite its tantalizing subject matter, Confirmation is surprisingly flat and uninspired, in every way that it shouldn't be in 2016.
The New Republic
Esther Breger
A well-made movie about a sensational moment in history that aims for the detached authority of a news report.
MTV
Inkoo Kang
Confirmation is a sleek but superficial retelling of the Senate judiciary hearings that gets weighed down by the sheer mass of detail.
Los Angeles Times
Mary McNamara
Filled with affecting and nuanced performances, Confirmation is an upsetting film to watch, hitting far too close to the bone to feel like a period piece about a regrettable moment from which we have learned.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Matt Zoller Seitz
Confirmation fails to do itself any favors, inadvertently arguing against its very existence as a standalone film.
The Verge
Tasha Robinson
In spite of all the behind-the-scenes tension, the film often lacks a vital spark. Famuyiwa directs it like a middlebrow prestige picture, all tasteful compositions and somber music. It's reserved and dignified, but not creatively staged.
Salon.com
Sonia Saraiya
It weighs on the viewer's conscience.
Denver Post
Joanne Ostrow
Confirmation is not nearly as nuanced as the recent O.J. Simpson trial docudrama on FX. It's also much shorter and more reliant on news footage. But it similarly revives memories of a wild media/cultural/political flashpoint.
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