Does The Janes end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Janes violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Janes easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Janes

Name: The Janes
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Heather Booth, Judith Arcana, Marie Leaner, Diane Stevens, Eleanor Oliver

They didn't have a choice.

Directed by Emma Pildes, Tia Lessin

Produced by HBO Documentary Films, Pentimento Productions

2022101 min5.5 / 10

A documentary portrait of courageous activists who defied law, religion, and organized crime to provide abortion access, driven by solidarity and moral conviction.

Defying the state legislature that outlawed abortion, the Catholic Church that condemned it, and the Chicago Mob that was profiting from it, the members of “Jane” risked their personal and professional lives to support women with unwanted pregnancies. In the pre-Roe v. Wade era — a time when abortion was a crime in most states and even circulating information about abortion was a felony in Illinois — the Janes provided low-cost and free abortions to an estimated 11,000 women.

Clusters

Conscience Against the System American City Movies Period Setting By Decade Teen Pregnancy And Sexuality

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Chicago, Illinois 1970s Abortion

Questions people ask

Does The Janes end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Janes scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Janes violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Janes sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is The Janes easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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