Realistic portrayal of the Anita Hill allegation. 'Confirmation' keeps away from embellishing dramatization, which is how Hill appeared for the first time in front of all the people. It almost gives out documentary vibe, being organized into chronological order with references of media coverage and news clip in 1991. Famuyiwa did a great job of selecting and focusing on the most important aspects out of lengthy hearings. How Thomas played race card against sexual harrassement claim and how race affected the whole dynamics of the society are well-stated. The only emotional scene is at the end where Hill reads the letter from a woman who is going through the similar situation. All the compressed feelings burst out because the whole movie and Hill remain rational and even-tempered till that very moment. And it is the right moment to do so because the most important message from 'Confirmation' is women's solidarity.

Watching this post Roe v. Wade overturn is pretty heartbreaking. So many people so many senators knowingly let this happen. It really shows how politicians focus on power, money and winning but not what's right.

A drama that recreate the events surrounding Clarence Thomas's nomination to the Supreme Court in 1991.

President Bush had nominated Thomas to succeed the retiring Thurgood Marshall who had made history as the first black judge to the Supreme Court.

Thomas's nomination was expected to be rubber stamped by the Senate, despite his apparent inexperience to be such a senior judge.

It was nearly torpedoed by allegations of sexual harassment from Anita Hill (Kerry Washington) while he was once her supervisor.

The confirmation hearings became a media circus. Thomas described it as a 'high-tech lynching...' by white liberals.

It was actually Hill who was vilified in the process. In this drama, Republican senators banded together to fight off the allegations by hook or crook.

The Democratic senators appeared to be weak and disunited. Joe Biden (Greg Kinnear) the chair of the Senate committee seemed to be easily swayed and manipulated by the Republicans.

This was made 25 years after the event. This should had been more than a 'he said, she said' dramatisation. Maybe it should had been more contextual regarding the rampant sexism and racism that Hill had faced.

The Senate is painted as an old boys club where such type of sexual harassment was regarded as almost normal.

The events surrounding the nomination deserved more than this sapless drama. It has the structure of so many HBO true event films. A cookie cutter approach to docu dramas.