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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100We Got This CoveredMartin CarrWe Got This CoveredMartin CarrPlan C is an emotional journey into American culture, focused solely on one hot topic.
- 85Film ThreatSabina Dana PlasseFilm ThreatSabina Dana PlassePlan C presents how, within a concise timeline that includes before, during, and after a pandemic and the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a determined group of women, veteran public health advocates, researchers, social justice activists, and digital strategists fight to increase access to abortion pills in the United States outside of a clinical setting.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinExtensive archive news material is drawn on to explain key moments in the struggle over reproductive rights, but mostly the story emerges organically from the interviewees themselves.
- 75IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandDespite the understandably emotional and deeply personal nature of Plan C’s work, Tragos’ film remains startlingly clear-eyed and concise, letting the stories she shares from abortion organizers, healthcare ambassadors, doctors, clinic workers, and patients speak for themselves.
- 70Paste MagazineJacob OllerPaste MagazineJacob OllerTragos and her brave, badass subjects spend almost all of Plan C zipping through explanations of a constantly evolving abortion landscape.
- 70The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeAt times, all of the secrecy and legal caution can make it hard to understand the complex logistics of getting a legal abortion in the United States. But the risks involved are bracingly apparent, and the documentary benefits from its attempts to capture Plan C’s high-stakes operation in progress.
- 63RogerEbert.comPeyton RobinsonRogerEbert.comPeyton RobinsonThrough interviews with women on all sides of the issue, “Plan C” paints a well-rounded picture of their operations but struggles with where to direct its focus.
- 54TheWrapLena WilsonTheWrapLena WilsonThe patients, experts, and tireless doctors and activists who director Tracy Droz Tragos (“Rich Hill,” “Abortion: Stories Women Tell”) interviews are dedicated and admirable, but this documentary’s humanity comes at the expense of basic facts.