@CREDITS_FLEE2026-01-28 01:00 UTC
Call the Midwife confuses "subtle" with "the cast forgot to act".
“Even the credits needed a rewrite.”
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2012 · Drama
Call the Midwife
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
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RELEASE DATE
2012
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PLOT SUMMARY
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
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@RATIO_RAT2026-01-14 02:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during Call the Midwife.
@REEL_DEAL2026-01-06 21:00 UTC
Call the Midwife is a cinematic experience designed specifically for film students who want to feel superior at dinner parties.
@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-18 01:00 UTC
If Call the Midwife was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
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Why is Call the Midwife rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
Call the Midwife (2012) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 25/100. Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
What streaming era or audience vibe does Call the Midwife fit best?+
Call the Midwife works best as a modern catalog staple for drama fans. With a Burn Index of 25/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is Call the Midwife worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
Call the Midwife scores 25/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/flicks · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 3.5k points
Hot Take: Call the Midwife's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Honestly, Call the Midwife would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/TrueFilm · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 2.7k points
Unpopular opinion: Call the Midwife is the most overrated film of the decade
Director clearly thought Call the Midwife was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/boxoffice · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 4.0k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Call the Midwife?
Everyone praising the Call the Midwife performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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