Drop Dead City
| Release Date: April 25, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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4
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0

Critic Reviews

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70
The New YorkerRichard BrodyApr 25, 2025
Yost is a veteran of historical documentaries, and his experience handling information is apparent; the film tells an enormously complex story of financial fine points and political maneuvering, along with the underlying social and personal backstories, with a deft touch and a brisk sense of wonder. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonApr 25, 2025
It’s an evenhanded and surprisingly entertaining account of how things got so bad, who was to blame, the way it was fixed (to some degree) and what New York inevitably lost in the process. Read full review
70
VarietyOwen GleibermanApr 25, 2025
Drop Dead City captures how New York fell into a hole of its own devising, then made an essential correction. But it’s not like this was simply a matter of bad bookkeeping. What New York’s fiscal crisis revealed, for maybe the first time, was a crack in the liberal dream. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comJason BaileyApr 25, 2025
Drop Dead City marshals a tremendous amount of information and footage, moving at a swift clip with the help of well-chosen interview snippets and deftly cut montages. Read full review
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