Come from Away
Apple TV+ | Release Date (Streaming): September 10, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
83
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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100
CNNBrian LowrySep 9, 2021
Much like "Hamilton" on Disney+,Come From Away delivers a best-seat-in-the-house view, offering a moving, brilliantly shot and staged spectacle that brings that moment unerringly back to life. Read full review
100
San Francisco ChronicleLily JaniakSep 7, 2021
To see Come From Away onscreen now — directed by Christopher Ashley, who won a Tony Award for his Broadway direction of the show — is to see a path to mercy and compassion off in the distance and wonder if we can still get there — or if it’s too late for us. Read full review
91
Paste MagazineAmy AmatangeloSep 7, 2021
Beauty from tragedy is the foundation of Come From Away. An enduring message for us all. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireSep 10, 2021
A musical about the aftermath of 9/11 may sound like an eat-your-vegetables chore, but Come From Away is as comforting—and as layered—as a plate of poutine. Read full review
85
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeSep 9, 2021
There are, of course, countless prisms through which to examine the events of 9/11 and their lingering impact, but Come From Away offers one that is stirring and funny, moving but never mawkish. It’s a story that provides hope without turning its eyes from despair. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesCharles McNultySep 9, 2021
It turns out that the screen provides a surprisingly hospitable frame for a musical that is quite purely and unabashedly — at times even downright earnestly — a work of theater. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeDon AucoinSep 9, 2021
All drama asks you to suspend disbelief, but Come From Away asks you also to suspend cynicism, aiming to move and uplift you. It’s not a bad bargain, and Come From Away holds up its end. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 7, 2021
The stage magic here is the simplicity of the production — just characters in chairs, swaying in time to simulate a bus ride, singing as they do. Read full review
60
The New York TimesElisabeth VincentelliSep 10, 2021
This amiable production’s temperature never rises above lukewarm: good sentiments are, unfortunately, difficult to dramatize, an issue compounded by a score that can feel like aural wallpaper. Read full review
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