Dogma
Lions Gate Films | Release Date: November 12, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
24
Mixed:
10
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
SlateDavid Edelstein
The first truly countercultural apocalypse fantasy. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Say what you will about (Smith's) sense of humor, genuine faith is rare enough in popular culture to make any sighting worthy of note. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Dotted with real laughs and held together by some solid acting, but it's built of a fairly flaccid narrative and some really amateurish sequences.
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Wildly irreverent fantasy. Read full review
50
Film.comElizabeth Weitzman
A surprisingly adult exploration of religion refracted, as always, through (Smith's) insistently pop-culture kaleidoscope. Read full review
50
NewsweekJeff Giles
As preposterous as the movie gets, it's clearly reveling in its own hokiness.
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Smith has badly overextended his modest filmmaking gifts. Read full review
40
Washington PostRita Kempley
For a while, the film is screamingly funny, but the further it goes, the more muddled the narrative becomes. Read full review
40
Film.comJohn Hartl
(Smith) seems out of his depth in this talky, rambling religious satire. Read full review
40
VarietyTodd McCarthy
A very vulgar pro-faith comedy rather than a sacrilegious goof, Dogma is an extraordinarily uneven film. Read full review
More From This Movie

62 Critic Reviews

8.5 User Reviews

Details & Credits|Trailers

Current Movie Releases
By MetascoreBy User Score
1 81 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2 77 Project Hail Mary
3 75 Send Help
4 73 Hoppers
5 71 The Sheep Detectives
SEE ALL
Essential Links
New on Amazon Prime Video
New on Netflix
Coming Soon to DVD/Blu-ray
SEE ALL