Brian's Song
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) | Release Date: November 30, 1971 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
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Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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80
Film ThreatStaff (Not Credited)
Brian’s Song can melt the hearts of the coldest, most emotionally stunted men in the universe, leaving them sobbing in delicate, weeping hordes of sadness. It’s the Old Yeller of adult males, and no real man will ever fault another for getting a bit misty in it’s presence. Read full review
75
NPRElvis Mitchell
Brian's Song is a classic in a genre that is -- perhaps for good reasons yet unnamed -- films that make grown men blubber and sometimes women look on with stern wonderment. [07 Mar 1998]
70
The New York TimesJohn J. O'Connor
The film's only concession to contemporary cinematography was in the cliché of lyrical slow motion, with extended sequences of the two football players, one white and the other black, running together through sylvan glades. More than that, though, the basic story is moving. Read full review
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Chicago ReaderPat Graham
Made-for-TV eyewash for disheartened Bears fans to drown their sorrows in. Read full review
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