40 Years a Prisoner
HBO Max | Release Date (Streaming): December 4, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
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Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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80
Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarDec 7, 2020
Ordinary but sufficiently effective in its execution, the film’s most resonant segments are those where the upstanding son reflects on his torn family and a rotten system in which paroling alleged offenders even after so much time is seen as an affront to the toxic institutional loyalty to police. Read full review
75
Washington PostAnn HornadayDec 9, 2020
So many of our problems remain, but 40 Years a Prisoner presents a valuable primer on what mistakes not to repeat. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubRobert DanielsDec 8, 2020
Director Tommy Oliver’s gritty documentary 40 Years A Prisoner not only recounts the violent events that led up to the raid, mixing eyewitness testimony with gripping news footage, but in heartwarming fashion, also presents the tireless pursuit by a son to free his parents. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergDec 8, 2020
Structurally, the documentary is a mess and I'm not convinced it quite lands on the story it wants to tell, but it's engaging and enraging nonetheless. Read full review
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