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Freeheld

2015 • 1h 43m •
Romance Drama
MOVIEVIBE Rating
★ 7.2/10
681 reviews
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Freeheld

New Jersey car mechanic Stacie Andree and her police detective girlfriend Laurel Hester both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits after she was diagnosed with a terminal illness.

"A true story of love and injustice."

Top Billed Cast

Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore
Laurel Hester
Elliot Page
Elliot Page
Stacie Andree
Steve Carell
Steve Carell
Steven Goldstein
Michael Shannon
Michael Shannon
Dane Wells
Luke Grimes
Luke Grimes
Todd Belkin
Josh Charles
Josh Charles
Bryan Kelder
Mary Birdsong
Mary Birdsong
Carol Andree
Dennis Boutsikaris
Dennis Boutsikaris
Pat Gerry

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R Reno Verified TMDB Critic
2016-08-04

> Not another lesbian romance, but a fight for the equal rights!

Not long ago I saw 'Carol', thankfully it is not another that and better than that. It was based on the documentary short of the same name about a real life same sex couple who fought for the equal rights and the pension benefits, while one of them was treated for cancer. It is a great drama about fighting for justice than the romance as it states, but that part as well very impressive.

Ellen Page and Julianne Moore, both were awesome, except Moore was a bit old. By seeing them I felt being a lesbian is sweetest than straig...