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2/4 Roger Ebert Directed by Rick Famuyiwa Country of origin United States Initial release 16 April 2016 (USA) First episode date 16 April 2016 | 80% Rotten Tomatoes Written by Susannah Grant Theme music composer Harry Gregson-Williams Original language(s) English Director Rick Famuyiwa Network HBO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Kerry Washington
Wendell Pierce
Jeffrey Wright
Eric Stonestreet
Bill Irwin
Zoe Lister-Jones
Grace Gummer
Treat Williams
Dylan Baker
Erika Christensen
Jennifer Hudson Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie Cast Kerry Washington, Wendell Pierce, Greg Kinnear, Erika Christensen, Jeffrey Wright Similar Movies about sexual harassment, HBO movies, Docudramas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Confirmation is a 2016 American television political thriller film, directed by Rick Famuyiwa and written by Susannah Grant. It is about Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court nomination hearings, and the controversy that unfolded when Anita Hill alleged she was sexually harassed by Thomas. It stars Kerry Washington as Hill and Wendell Pierce as Clarence Thomas, as well as Erika Christensen, Jennifer Hudson, Greg Kinnear, Jeffrey Wright, Bill Irwin, and Eric Stonestreet in supporting roles. The film aired on HBO on April 16, 2016.
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Plot
Anita Hill tells the Senate Judiciary Committee that, inter alia, Clarence Thomas had spoken to her about pornographic movies and actors such as Long Dong Silver. A psychologist tells a U.S. senator that Anita Hill has erotomania. The subpoena to Angela Wright, another accuser of Thomas, is withdrawn.
Cast
Casting
On March 12, 2015, it was announced that Kerry Washington would star as Anita Hill in an HBO television film. Kerry Washington's role on ABC Network's hit television show, Scandal, is loosely based on Judy Smith's real life character. On April 28, Wendell Pierce was cast as Clarence Thomas. On May 12, Eric Stonestreet joined as Kenneth Duberstein. Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Hudson, and Jeffrey Wright were reported to have joined the cast as Joe Biden, Angela Wright, and Charles Ogletree on May 29. On June 5, Bill Irwin and Treat Williams joined to portray John Danforth and Ted Kennedy. Later that same day, Erika Christensen, Cobie Smulders, Dylan Baker, and Grace Gummer were cast as Shirley Wiegand, Harriet Grant, Orrin Hatch, and Ricki Seidman, respectively. On June 16, Kimberly Elise, Kristen Ariza, and Malcolm Gets joined the cast as Sonia Jarvis, Judy Smith, and Arlen Specter, respectively. On July 2, Daniel Sauli was cast as Mark Paoletta. On July 9, it was reported that Smulders had exited the film due to her breaking her leg; Zoe Lister-Jones was then confirmed to replace her in the role of Harriet Grant.
Filming
Principal photography began in Atlanta, Georgia on June 14, 2015, and it was completed on July 24.
Reception
Confirmation received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised Washington's performance as Hill and the film's depiction of its subject matter. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 79%, based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Stellar performances and gripping subject matter help Confirmation overcome production values that occasionally feel as dated as the infamous real-life case it covers." On Metacritic the film has a score of 72 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."
Credits
During the film credits the onscreen text claims that because of Hill's accusation of sexual harassment, more women were elected to public office in 1992 than previous periods, official sexual harassment complaints doubled, and an important workplace discrimination law was passed (referring to the Civil Rights Act of 1991).