Sisters
Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 18, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 37 Critic Reviews
Positive:
22
Mixed:
11
Negative:
4
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
ConsequenceBlake GobleDec 18, 2015
Sisters is made of pure, frenzied comic momentum. Read full review
80
CineVueJoe WalshDec 22, 2015
Both tender and hilarious, Sisters is a raucous romp and complete catnip for fans of Fey and Poehler. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicBarbara VanDenburghDec 17, 2015
The same effortless chemistry that made the comedians such ideal Golden Globes hosts is on full display in this broad comedy, given extra oomph by a wise and glorious R rating that opens the floodgates of creative vulgarity. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsJoe DziemianowiczDec 16, 2015
A gross-out comedy motored by girl power that’s funnier than hell. Raunchier, too. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawDec 11, 2015
It’s silly and poignant and funny. Read full review
80
VarietyGuy LodgeDec 10, 2015
Beneath the film’s entertainingly crude hijinks, there are actual human stakes here, as the two sisters recognize in each other the growing up they themselves need to do — though Pell’s script keeps the hugging and learning to a reasonable minimum. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesDec 16, 2015
Sisters has a patchily funny first act but unleashes pure comedic chaos once the party gets started. Read full review
75
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenOct 17, 2024
There is no doubt the material is elevated by the interplay between Fey and Poehler. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Julia CooperDec 25, 2015
Fortunately, Sisters doesn’t collapse into total absurdity in the same way that many house-party movies do – the film is slapstick and at moments teeters on the edge of too much, but it quickly snaps back before losing its audience. Read full review
75
The VergeTasha RobinsonDec 17, 2015
Not every joke works, on paper or on screen. But Fey and Poehler at least look like they're having fun, and they make it easy to get pulled along for the ride, no matter how awkward it gets. Read full review
75
New York PostSara StewartDec 17, 2015
A witty and occasionally wise take on sibling bonds and adulthood — even if the latter only arrives kicking and screaming. Read full review
75
Washington PostAnn HornadayDec 17, 2015
It takes superior artistry to take the rude, crude and socially unmentionable and make it feel upliftingly wholesome. Such is the magic of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, the dynamic duo at the playful, prurient, occasionally perverse heart of Sisters. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerMolly EichelDec 17, 2015
It's a sweet, funny comedy starring two of the best and brightest in the game. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchKevin C. JohnsonDec 17, 2015
A mention must be given to John Cena, who also appeared in “Trainwreck,” for his comedic talents. Here, he’s a stone-faced drug dealer with a supermarket of goods. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireDec 17, 2015
As in other recent female-driven raunchy comedies like “Bridesmaids,” “The Heat” and “Spy,” the force is strong in this one. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattDec 15, 2015
There’s really no not-terrible term for smart, silly female-bonding movies that are somehow considered subversive just for acing the Bechdel Test.... Sisters earns a spot in that pantheon, however it’s defined—even if it’s never quite as good as its leads. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAmy NicholsonDec 15, 2015
Once the bash really gets going, I was swept up in the chaos and happily clicked off my brain. Screenwriter Paula Pell classes up the dumb stuff with a touch of depth. Read full review
70
Screen DailyGraham FullerDec 10, 2015
A raucous and outrageously (if harmlessly) crude slapstick comedy. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDec 10, 2015
Although the film directed by Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) mostly concentrates on over-the-top comic mayhem, it's actually funniest in its quieter, subtler moments. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeDec 16, 2015
Fey and Poehler are clearly the center of the film, and watching their lively games of verbal ping-pong is always an enjoyable way to spend 90 minutes or so. Read full review
63
USA TodayBrian TruittDec 17, 2015
The humor, mainly of the raunchy and older-parents-having-sex variety, lands in hilarious fashion only some of the time. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreDec 14, 2015
Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, ex-“Saturday Night Live” bandmates, funny women so utterly in sync as to be matching halves of “slap” and “stick,” simply click. Even when they’re out of character. Read full review
60
The TelegraphRobbie CollinDec 17, 2015
Sisters is entertaining as far as it goes, but it only occasionally feels like it’s going far enough. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonCath ClarkeDec 15, 2015
Sisters is too strained for a comedy starring two of the funniest people alive. Read full review
60
Total FilmJosh WinningDec 11, 2015
Laugh-out-loud in places. Frustratingly flat in others. Sporadic giggles guaranteed. Fey and Poehler’s comic chemistry is undeniable; shame the script didn’t get a Liz Lemon rewrite. Read full review
60
TheWrapDan CallahanDec 10, 2015
Even the stray gross-out moments of Sisters register as humane and heartfelt; Fey and Pohler’s comedy comes from a place of warmth and intelligence, and so does the movie. Read full review
58
The PlaylistRuss FischerDec 18, 2015
In the end there's nothing surprising in Sisters, except for the fact that it isn't anything more than a party movie. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenDec 17, 2015
There is so much about its package – the stars, the premise, the talented supporting cast – that would make for a film of warmth, humor and insight on the struggles of leaving the past behind and getting out of your own way on the path to fulfilment. Instead, the movie settles for being a party comedy and little else. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTy BurrDec 17, 2015
When the new movie wings it, it sputters but clears the runway. When it sticks to the script, it crashes and burns. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. ScottDec 17, 2015
Sisters is both too careful and too sloppy to take full advantage of the thornier implications of its premise. It’s too awkward — because scenes drag when they should swing and jokes sag when they should pop — and not awkward enough. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaDec 16, 2015
A regurgitation of Apatowian formula, wherein ostensibly edgy humor hides a core of conservative moralizing. Read full review
42
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallDec 17, 2015
Fey and Poehler remain game throughout, mustering a bit of besties magic here and there. Sisters flips a tested formula to become the New Coke of comedy, looking familiar and bubbly on the surface, disposable before it's finished. Read full review
40
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottDec 18, 2015
For a movie like this to last, you've got to have a certain amount of pathos to serve as connective tissue between those jokes. That's where Sisters is most lacking. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsDec 17, 2015
Compared to so many varied and skillful female-driven hits such as "Bridesmaids," or this summer's "Trainwreck" and "Spy," Sisters isn't worth talking about. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperDec 16, 2015
Even though they look nothing like sisters, they’re believable as sisters. Every once in a while when we take a break from the thuddingly unfunny slapstick stuff, there’s a nice and genuine moment. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleDec 17, 2015
Going into Sisters, the thought is, “It’s Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. How bad can it be?” Going out, the thought is, “Now we know.” It can be downright awful. Read full review
10
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternDec 17, 2015
The whole movie is a sinkhole — not because it’s smutty or raw, but because it’s lazy, and demeaning to the talented people at its center. Read full review
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