Brats
Hulu | Release Date (Streaming): June 13, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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80
The Hollywood ReporterAngie HanJun 13, 2024
What makes it truly compelling, however, is its willingness to step outside that perspective and reconsider the phenomenon from a broader context with the wisdom of age. Read full review
80
Paste MagazineAmy AmatangeloJun 12, 2024
Brats is an ’80s-infused trip down memory lane mixed with savvy insight, revealing interviews and deft directing. Read full review
77
The Daily BeastNick SchagerJun 10, 2024
Chronicles the whirlwind phenomenon and, it turns out, the tricky process of looking back and learning to both accept the good and let go of the bad. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJun 13, 2024
As for disappointments ... Judd Nelson wasn’t available for the documentary, while Molly Ringwald declined to participate. Perhaps she’s learned to let it go. One hopes McCarthy will be able to do the same after making this film, but we get the distinct impression the best he can hope for is to learn to live with it and realize it doesn’t define him. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoJun 13, 2024
I’ll gladly take a documentary about a pop culture moment with too much to talk about when so many of them feel like they have nothing to say beyond what we already know and love. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJun 11, 2024
It’s hard to say what McCarthy intended with “Brats,” but he ended up making a cautionary film for journalists. As such, it may have a limited audience, but if it’s seen by the right people, it might do some good. Read full review
70
TimeStephanie ZacharekJun 13, 2024
The movie’s lo-fi vibe is part of its charm. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzJun 13, 2024
“Brats” is definitely McCarthy’s journey. What saves it are the people he brings along for the ride. Read full review
70
The New York TimesLisa KennedyJun 13, 2024
The film’s through-line of woundedness is by turns touching, irritating and occasionally illuminating. Read full review
70
ColliderNate RichardJun 13, 2024
Brats serves as not only an enjoyable walk down memory lane but also something deeper and more self-reflective. Read full review
63
Washington PostTy BurrJun 13, 2024
The movie, airing on Hulu, is a strange but worthy watch: cringey here, unexpectedly revelatory there, sincere and blinkered and articulate and dumb. Read full review
50
Original-CinJohn KirkJun 24, 2024
While the film prompts a mildly interesting inquiry, in the end, it’s simply nostalgia that is the draw. Read full review
50
CNNBrian LowryJun 13, 2024
While it’s fun seeing “The Breakfast Club” as they near “The Early-Bird Dinner Club” years, this is one of those projects that would have benefited from a more journalistic tone. Read full review
50
The Associated PressMark KennedyJun 11, 2024
McCarthy’s visual style is too fragmented, happy to capture his scrambling camera and sound operators in the frame and changing up his shots from guerilla-style jerky iPhone images to tasteful, polished portraits. Read full review
50
TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanJun 10, 2024
It’s a lightly-indulgent passion project that leaves us wanting so much more. Read full review
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