I, Tonya

Name: I, Tonya
Released: 2017-12-8
Cast: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Julianne Nicholson, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney

I, Tonya

R
2h 0m
2017

89%

age 16+

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Based on the unbelievable but true events, I, Tonya is a dark comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history. Though Harding was the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition, her legacy was forever defined by her association with an infamous and poorly executed attack on fellow Olympic competitor Nancy Kerrigan. Featuring an iconic turn by Margot Robbie as the fiery Harding, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, and an original screenplay by Steven Rogers, Craig Gillespie's I, Tonya is an absurd, irreverent, and piercing portrayal of Harding’s life and career in all of its unchecked and checkered glory.

Director:

Craig Gillespie

Producer:

Bryan Unkeless, Steven Rogers, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley

Writer:

Steven Rogers

Cast:

Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Julianne Nicholson, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

89%

Critics Consensus: Led by strong work from Margot Robbie and Alison Janney, I, Tonya finds the humor in its real-life story without losing sight of its more tragic -- and emotionally resonant -- elements.

Reviews

WTOP (Washington, D.C.)

Jason Fraley

Regardless of your take on the morality of its conceit, the film is so undeniably compelling and well-crafted that it remains a must-see experience. It's not a typical Oscar contender; it's a gritty underdog that might just stick the landing.

A frustrating and often troubling tonal nightmare that skates on thin ice for so long that it's always going to slip up.

Under all the format gimmicks and stylization, the meta-references and winks at the audience, there is a real heart to this story. When Tonya falls apart at the 1994 Olympics, or breaks down after having skating taken away, her pain is palpable.

I, Tonya is strictly an actor's film in theory, but those onscreen manage to breathe life into what can be a knowingly and unapologetically messy ride.

Robbie is memorable both in Harding's anger explosions and in quiet scenes, those with enormous emotional weight. [Full review in Spanish]

July 4, 2020

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Common Sense Media

age 16+

Common Sense Says

Fact-based dark comedy has strong language, domestic abuse.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that I, Tonya is based on the true story of controversial 1990s figure skater Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie). It's a dark comedy with plenty of mature content. Harding is serially abused by both her mother and her boyfriend/husband; the scenes of abuse are depicted realistically and have intense emotional impact. There's also pervasive strong language ("f--k," "s--t," and more), some sexuality (including strip-club nudity), and both drug use and smoking, sometimes by world-class athletes. Plus, the movie presents a pretty bleak view of the world, in which a person can have everything she's worked for destroyed by idiots and sociopaths.

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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Release Date:December 8, 2017
Languages:English
Captions:English
Audio Format:
5.1
Screen Pass Eligible:Yes

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