Attica
Showtime Documentary Films | Release Date: October 29, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
87
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Los Angeles TimesRoxana HadadiOct 28, 2021
Attica is a jarring, engrossing, and enraging reminder of how those in power will lie, humiliate, kill and cover up to retain it, and the documentary is one of the year’s best. Read full review
100
IndieWireRobert DanielsSep 17, 2021
A harrowing piece of filmmaking, and a fitting, powerful remembrance of those who fought for their humanity. Read full review
100
TheWrapRonda Racha PenriceSep 17, 2021
What unfolds is a bone-chilling account of what is widely regarded as the largest prison rebellion in U.S. history. Read full review
91
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayOct 26, 2021
What’s been forgotten is that the prisoners’ dramatic seizure of Attica was intended to give them a platform for their legitimate grievances—to get the tax-paying citizens to understand what exactly their money was buying. If nothing else, Nelson’s Attica gives these men another opportunity to raise their voices. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonOct 29, 2021
Stanley Nelson’s documentary Attica is a harrowing, infuriating look at racism and the abuse of power by people who see others as inhuman. Read full review
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerSep 11, 2021
The racial context is incisive; the retelling is tense, tight and chilling. These kinds of stories are emotionally wrenching to watch but can’t be told too often. Read full review
83
The Film StageJared MobarakOct 29, 2021
The purpose of Nelson and Curry’s film is to therefore turn the focus of what happened back onto the real perpetrators rather than the victims who have been vilified as such instead. Read full review
80
Screen DailyWendy IdeMar 15, 2022
The film is scrupulous about giving voices to men who, as prisoners, were denied them. If there is an overlap in some of the observations and insights that the former inmates bring to the film, they tend to be points which bear repeating. Read full review
80
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergOct 28, 2021
There is a fascination in hearing about the logistics of the riot and just how surreal events were for the prisoners. Read full review
80
Film ThreatAlan NgSep 17, 2021
The description of the actual re-claiming of the prison by the corrections officers and the national guard is told in horrifying detail, and the torture and punishment of the surviving prisoner are much worse. I dare you to watch it today and not get angry about the racial divide that existed in the 70s. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergSep 17, 2021
Nelson’s newest film ... may be his most important yet. ... That’s why it’s hard to criticize Nelson when there are gaps in his storytelling. Read full review
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