My Name Is Pauli Murray
Amazon Studios | Release Date: September 17, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSep 16, 2021
In 90 brisk minutes, we get a three-dimensional portrait of a private, gender-nonconforming trailblazer who not only paved the way for Black Americans, but also for women and LGBTQ people. Read full review
88
Washington PostAnn HornadaySep 15, 2021
My Name is Pauli Murray delivers a lively, revelatory litany of all the things Murray got right first, in a career that was driven by equal parts intellectual curiosity and call to service. Read full review
85
TheWrapRonda Racha PenriceSep 17, 2021
My Name Is Pauli Murray more than rests its case on Murray’s brilliance and important contributions. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeSep 23, 2021
This thorough and informative documentary, from the team behind RBG, shines a light on a brilliant and uncompromising firebrand who paved the way for generations to come. Read full review
80
Screen DailyAllan HunterSep 17, 2021
West and Cohen reflect some of Murray’s unassuming nature in a diligently assembled, absorbing film that treats its fascinating subject matter with respect. Read full review
80
VarietyLisa KennedySep 17, 2021
Although she died in 1985 at the age of 74, the human rights activist, lawyer, poet, professor and first Black woman to be ordained an Episcopal priest owns this journey. Read full review
75
The Film StageMurray Shayna WarnerSep 17, 2021
My Name is Pauli Murray most effectively serves as a springboard introduction to Murray’s voice. There is clearly so much more to Murray’s story, and the film is smart in featuring the names of Murray’s own works, as well as talking heads who have spent their lives promoting Murray’s importance. Read full review
75
IndieWireJude DrySep 17, 2021
My Name Is Pauli Murray balances Murray’s varied interests and causes with a deft hand, acknowledging their contributions to the women’s movement while not minimizing their trans-ness, as many scholars had done until Rosenberg’s book. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonSep 17, 2021
It does what all good documentaries do: it made me want to read up and be educated more on its subject. And what a great and inspiring subject Pauli Murray is. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterInkoo KangSep 17, 2021
The sequential, numbers-heavy structure can make for plodding viewing, especially in the film’s first half. But the doc is ultimately a thoughtful and sensitive tribute to a luminary who should be a household name. Read full review
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