Sounder
Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: August 18, 1972 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Sounder is a story simply told and universally moving. It is one of the most compassionate and truthful of movies, and there's not a level where it doesn't succeed completely. Read full review
90
The New YorkerPauline Kael
Extraordinarily simple, yet deeply, emotionally rich.
88
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Moving without being mawkish, charming without being coy. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Sounder is one of the truest examples of a family film ever made and a triumph for all concerned. Read full review
50
The New York TimesRoger Greenspun
And if Sounder, an intelligent enough movie, avoids all the major pitfalls of its type, it also lacks the excitement that may have come from plumbing greater depths and discovering a few tougher, less accessible insights. Read full review
50
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Ritt's film must respond to the needs of an entertainment industry, and in its desire to be uplifting, leaves its characters one-dimensional without ensuring that the one dimension is heroic. Read full review
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