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Kerry Washington | ... | ||
Wendell Pierce | ... |
Clarence Thomas
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Greg Kinnear | ... | ||
Jeffrey Wright | ... |
Charles Ogletree
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Zoe Lister-Jones | ... | ||
Grace Gummer | ... | ||
Treat Williams | ... | ||
Dylan Baker | ... |
Orrin Hatch
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Erika Christensen | ... |
Shirley Wiegand
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Alison Wright | ... |
Virginia Thomas
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Malcolm Gets | ... |
Arlen Specter
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Peter McRobbie | ... |
Alan Simpson
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Kimberly Elise | ... |
Sonia Jarvis
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Jennifer Hudson | ... |
Angela Wright
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Frank Hoyt Taylor | ... |
Strom Thurmond
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Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.
Great casting, writing, and performances. It's very difficult to separate political opinions from opinions about this film. As usual, HBO does a great job depicting these accusations and subsequent hearings objectively and inspiring discussion about them. Since they don't cast Thomas in a very good light, I'm guessing the lower rating is due to some Thomas defenders who don't want to be reminded of the accusations. It's difficult to watch this in light of Thomas's subsequent lackluster performance on the Supreme Court without concluding that Bush should have withdrawn the nomination. Both Kerry Washington and Wendell Pierce did an outstanding job, as did the entire cast. I remember this well and the movie is historically accurate -- no matter who seeks to deny it.