Rocks
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): February 1, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
95
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The GuardianPeter BradshawOct 1, 2020
This film is such a rush of vitality. It rocks. Read full review
100
The TelegraphRobbie CollinOct 1, 2020
Rocks would rather reckon with – and in the end, celebrate – youthful potential itself, and its extraordinary ability to flower in even the most unpromising soil. Read full review
100
Time OutPhil de SemlyenOct 1, 2020
The result is a gritty but giddying human drama that plays like a glorious mix of ‘Precious’, ‘Girlhood’ and ‘The 400 Blows’ – a huge-hearted coming-of-age story that serves as an inadvertent throwback to the easygoing buzz of hanging out with your friends in the city you call home. Read full review
100
VarietyAmy NicholsonOct 1, 2020
The film wants to prove that hope isn’t fools gold. And when it does, Rocks glows. Read full review
100
CineVueChristopher MachellOct 1, 2020
Rocks is a faultlessly authentic study of contemporary young life in the inner city. Read full review
100
The Observer (UK)Mark KermodeOct 1, 2020
What a wonderful, heart-breaking, life-affirming gem of a movie this is. Read full review
100
EmpireBeth WebbSep 14, 2020
You will seldom find a film that cuts open a city and shows you its insides like Rocks does. Respectfully crafted, righteously funny and tender, Gavron has defined a generation like no-one else, and these efforts are not to be ignored. Read full review
100
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorSep 10, 2019
With exuberant naturalism from its non-professional actors, and a standout performance from Kosar Ali as Rocks’s best friend, the film covers the highs and lows of female adolescence with compelling sensitivity. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarFeb 1, 2021
Heartfelt but not cloying, Rocks is a radiant must-see. Read full review
90
Screen DailyWendy IdeOct 1, 2020
Perhaps the most impressive element is the way that the picture so deftly juggles its tonal shifts. Rocks is as mercurial and complex as any moody teenager can be, veering from hilarity to misery and back again in seconds. Read full review
83
The PlaylistElla KempOct 1, 2020
The beat is infectious, these girls’ stories a resounding celebration. Read full review
80
Little White LiesRogan GrahamFeb 14, 2022
Gavron has used her clout to pull together an inclusive team that goes beyond representational box ticking. She has made a film powered by real empathy and joy. Bakray isn’t a black face in a white story – there is space for cultural nuance. Read full review
80
The Irish TimesTara BradyOct 1, 2020
A film that feels as authentic as it is boisterous. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberOct 8, 2019
This potent work about stolen childhood deserves attention because of the freshness of the cast and because it confirms that Gavron is a director to watch. Read full review
75
Film ThreatHanna B.Oct 1, 2020
Rocks’ moments of brutal realism depicting the seriousness of its protagonist’s real-life drama will hit you hard or make you wonder why life is so unfair. Read full review
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