71%User score 71 percent
Salt of the Earth
1954 · Drama · History
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19 votes
One fearless voice is all it takes.
Based on the inspiring true story of Lilly Ledbetter, an ordinary Alabama tire factory supervisor who discovers she's being paid less than her male peers. Her fight for fair pay takes her to the Supreme Court and Congress, while powerful forces try to shut her down. Lilly refuses to accept the status quo and has the courage to fight for what is right.
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Brent Marchant
January 19, 2026
Profiles of powerful, determined, dynamic women faced with long odds courageously staring down formidable opposition provide some of the most engaging and inspirational viewing one can witness on the big screen. And one of the latest additions to that roster is writer-director Rachel Feldman’s fact-based biography of unlikely but dedicated activist Lilly Ledbetter (Patricia Clarkson). The film chronicles the patient…
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