The controversial true story that inflamed a nation.

Starring: Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, Diana Scarwid, Fred Ward, Ron Silver, Charles Hallahan, Josef Sommer

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"My urine sample container! Somebody put plutonium in my urine sample container!" - Karen Silkwood

Why watch this? Meryl Steep works in a compromised nuclear plant, and she wants the blow the whistle.

Plot Summary: This film is the true story of Karen Silkwood, a union activist and worker at an Oklahoma plutonium processing plant. She begins investigating safety violations and inadequate worker protections at the plant. Her efforts to expose wrongdoing lead to escalating pressures, both at work and in her personal life, and ultimately culminate in a suspicious car crash that ends her life.

Dad's Preview: The nuclear plant at Three Mile Island almost melted down in 1979. This engrossing true story details Karen Silkwood, a worker at a similar Oklahoma nuclear plant facility. She exposes dangerous practices. Of course, plant management wants to keep her from making her complaints public knowledge. This is a powerful film about one woman's courageous fight to do the right thing, and the lengths company authorities will go to cover everything up.

ABC Motion Pictures; 20th Century Fox