Democrats
| Release Date: November 18, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
88
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The New York TimesGlenn KennyNov 18, 2015
Both inspiring and upsetting, Democrats is, finally, a film that deserves to be called “necessary.” Read full review
100
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlNov 17, 2015
As excellent a documentary about politics as you will ever see. Read full review
100
Time OutJoshua RothkopfNov 16, 2015
This film leaves you with the thrill of a good fight fought hard. It’s a scrappy, absorbing tribute to the pragmatic value of compromise, carefully proffered in pursuit of a greater good. America’s candidates would do well to take a page out of this doc’s book. Read full review
90
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriNov 24, 2015
It truly is a movie about politics, and it’s among the more mesmerizing ones you’ll see — even if you know very little about Zimbabwe itself. Read full review
83
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezNov 16, 2015
Nielsson’s documentary portrait is a tragic look at the broken political process in Zimbabwe. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmNov 18, 2015
What’s lacking from the film is any substantial exploration of the Constitution itself, and the democratic laws that would’ve made it a game-changer in Zimbabwe, had any of them been put into effect. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineClayton DillardNov 16, 2015
According to the film, individual misdeeds aren't the final enemy, but the byproduct of an unregulated regime. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeNov 18, 2015
Nielsson somewhat frustratingly avoids giving us many cues to the passage of time, but nevertheless the film captures some of the drama generated by the public's impatience and Mugabe's maneuvering during the long drafting process Read full review
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