Lady
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71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

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83
ConsequenceLiz Shannon MillerJan 30, 2026
Lady manages two remarkable achievements at once: Delivering both a slice-of-life narrative, rich with cultural details, while at the same time telling a galvanizing, even inspiring story about what it takes to activate a person towards speaking out for real change. Read full review
75
IndieWireSophie Monks KaufmanJan 30, 2026
If Lady is more successful as a series of interconnected vignettes, than as one fluid narrative, it has a moving ending up its sleeve. After presenting a morass of rich themes, Nwosu teases out a small, surprising finale that transcends the blinkered concerns driving her protagonist. Read full review
80
Screen DailyWendy IdeJan 30, 2026
Lady is a vivid, bracingly energetic examination of sisterhood and female bonds in an unequal society. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJourdain SearlesMar 5, 2026
At 93 minutes, Lady could stand to be longer. The conversations between the women could go further. Nwosu is digging around in fertile ground, but there’s always a sense that things could go deeper. As it is, the film excels at depicting the complexity of female friendship within a devastating and isolating economic landscape. Read full review
70
VarietyGuy LodgeJan 30, 2026
If her filmmaking style is relatively straightforward, it’s a rich, raw sense of place that gives this Sundance entry — premiering in world dramatic competition — vitality and danger. Read full review
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