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Radioactive

Radioactive

6,6 /10 (915 Votes)
2020 EN 111 min

Overview

The story of Nobel Prize winner Maria Skłodowska-Curie and her extraordinary scientific discoveries—through the prism of her marriage to husband Pierre—and the seismic and transformative effects their discovery of radium had on the 20th century.

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Release date

11/03/2020

Votes

915

Popularity

1.9

Pioneer. Genius. Rebel.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

111 min

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$3,515,958

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Manuel São Bento

2020-07-24

⭐ 5

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com So, a little bit about me first: I was always a man of science. I have a Masters degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, and I was always fascinated by how things truly work. On the other hand, I'm not the biggest fan of biographical movies due to the genre's boundaries. These films often follow a generic script, filled with formulaic plot points and lacking imaginative storytelling. Therefore, I usually analyze these movies based on a single question: "do I know more about th…

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SWITCH.

SWITCH.

2020-11-05

⭐ 4

'Radioactive' doesn't know what it wants to be - a biopic, a period drama, or a feminist meditation on the role of women in male-dominated fields - and while it is possible for a film to be all three, sadly this fragile script cannot juggle all of these successfully. What audiences are left with is yet another half-assed biopic that will be buried deep in Amazon Prime's streaming library, and rightfully so. The memory of one of the greatest women in science - and Rosamund Pike, for that matter - deserve far better than that. - Ashley Teresa Read Ashley's full article... https://www.maketh…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-06-29

⭐ 6

Marie Curie was the first person to ever win a Nobel prize twice, and her legacy - alongside that of her husband and of their daughter - is no doubt what appealed to Rosamund Pike when offered this part. Sadly, though, the end product does very little justice to this trailblazing woman. It tries to reconcile her challenges as a scientist with those she faced as a women in man's world; of her immensely competitive instincts with her deep love for her husband (Sam Riley) and her family but in the end fails to impress. Riley is far too lightweight to provide an adequate foil for this strong and d…

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