Kinsey

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Kinsey

R,

2004,

1h 58m,

Biography/

History/

Drama

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Biology professor Alfred Kinsey has a perfectly respectable life teaching and doing research at Indiana University along with a happy home life with his wife. When he realizes that his students, many of them married and with children, still come to him with personal questions about human sexuality, he fights to begin teaching sex education courses and conducts extensive interviews about the sexual history of volunteers despite high-profile opposition.

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Critics Consensus

A biopic of the sex researcher is hailed as adventurous, clever, and subversive, with fine performances by Liam Neeson and Laura Linney.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Mar 13, 2018

For a movie so frank and explicit, Kinsey has a soft spirit...Kinsey is a celebration of diversity; it's about the solace knowledge can bring.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 24, 2010

4/5

Great movie, but not for kids.

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Stella Papamichael

BBC.com

Jan 7, 2008

4/5

He's a terribly flawed man but instead of soapy histrionics, Condon underlines the tragedy with outrageous humour.

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Jack Hawkins

HeyUGuys

Jan 13, 2021

5/5

Historical films should serve to reanimate the past with honesty, insight and a certain degree of entertainment,Bill Condon's Kinsey is a preeminent example of this, and it also has the uncommon distinction of real, unadulterated accuracy.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 13, 2020

3.5/4.0

With honesty, frankness and explicit authenticity Kinsey becomes one of 2004's best pictures.

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David N. Butterworth

rec.arts.movies.reviews

Sep 5, 2015

2.5/4

"Kinsey," like the pioneering sex researcher profiled therein, reduces its subject to a bit of a dry academic exercise.

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Albus L

Aug 11, 2018

An outstanding biopic. Liam Neeson commands with his central and involving performance while the rest of the promising cast help lift such an entertaining life story to impressive cinematic heights. It manages to have a profound eye-opening message, unexpected dramatic turns and subtle comedy all within it's 2 hours. I wholeheartedly applaud this film.

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Abraham G

Mar 23, 2018

Kinsey is an excellent film. It is about the life of Alfred Kinsey, a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research. Liam Neeson and Laura Linney give fantastic film. The script is good but a little slow in places. Bill Condon did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this movie because of the drama. Kinsey is a must see.

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Theodore P

Feb 12, 2017

At the centre of this biographical film charting the life and work of Alfred Kinsey is a stellar performance by Liam Neeson, easily one of his best performances. The rest of the cast put in solid performances, I love the plot and the script, the score is decent and it does a great job of showing the repression of sexuality and how much help Kinsey gave to thousands of people through his work and determination.

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Bill Condon

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Alfred Kinsey

Laura Linney

Clara McMillen

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Synopsis

Biology professor Alfred Kinsey has a perfectly respectable life teaching and doing research at Indiana University along with a happy home life with his wife. When he realizes that his students, many of them married and with children, still come to him with personal questions about human sexuality, he fights to begin teaching sex education courses and conducts extensive interviews about the sexual history of volunteers despite high-profile opposition.

Director: Bill Condon
Producer: Gail Mutrux
Screenwriter: Bill Condon
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: American Zoetrope
Rating: R
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 12, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.2M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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