Anna McKibbin of the AV Club gives Woman of the Hour a B, calling the director’s debut effort “ambitious,” as she’s not satisfied to simply gesture toward the magnitude of misogyny. In McKibbin’s words:

Acquired by Netflix following the film’s premiere at TIFF in 2023, Woman of the Hour is the directorial debut from Oscar-nominated actress Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect, Up In The Air), largely known for her popular franchise work in the Twilight,

That simply cannot be true” is the reaction many will have to the narrative centerpiece of Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, “Woman of the Hour.” And yet: On a 1978 episode of “The Dating Game,” one of the “eligible bachelors” was a serial killer in the midst of a murder spree.