Three strong-willed women (Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Michelle Williams) strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer who finds herself contending with both office sexism and a hostage situation; a wife and mother whose determination to build her dream home puts her at odds with the men in her life; and a young law student who forms an ambiguous bond with a lonely ranch hand.
"You know a filmmaker is in supreme command of her medium when what she creates feels less like a movie than a candid glimpse of ongoing lives that will continue to play out long after the lights have come on." - Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
“A film whose structure and themes gently echo each other with a resonance that still vibrates long after the screen has gone dark. 4 out of 4 stars” - Kate Taylor, The Globe & Mail
"The cumulative power of Reichardt's film, beautifully acted by Laura Dern, Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart and Lily Gladstone, is undeniable and quietly devastating." - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"Certain Women is a kind, loving, and deeply moving portrait of big-hearted small-town people." - L.A. Weekly