Coal Miner's Daughter 1980

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie isn't great art, but it has been made with great taste and style; it's more intelligent and observant than movie biographies of singing stars used to be. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Highly conventional stuff, but lovingly constructed to produce unremarkable but heart-warming entertainment. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: A thoughtful, endearing film charting the life of singer Loretta Lynn from the depths of poverty in rural Kentucky to her eventual rise to the title of 'queen of country music'. Read more