Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State.

Carey Mulligan
as Maud Watts

Helena Bonham Carter
as Edith Ellyn

Brendan Gleeson
as Arthur Steed

Anne-Marie Duff
as Violet Miller

Meryl Streep
as Emmeline Pankhurst

Ben Whishaw
as Sonny Watts

Romola Garai
as Alice Haughton

Samuel West
as Benedict Haughton

Geoff Bell
as Norman Taylor

Natalie Press
as Emily Davison
Reno
> A revolution that fought within a nation, within a race, within a family. Biographical movies are always fascinating. If it is not something worthy, the movie would have not taken up the shape. It was a very good movie, and a very important historical subject. It has been 100 years since and no...
John Chard
Deeds, not words. It's a telling point in history, that of the Suffragettes, the militant women's organisations in the early 20th century who, under the banner "Votes for Women", fought for the right to vote in public elections. So case in point that any filmic treatments are greatly anticipated ...
CinemaSerf
This is a good example of what a solid ensemble of strong women actors, coupled with an equally strong story and a creative style of direction (from Sarah Gavron) can do to illustrate really well an historical scenario. Inspired by the sparingly used Meryl Streep as Emmeline Pankhurst, this film dep...