(T)error
| Release Date: October 7, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Screen DailyTim GriersonDec 22, 2015
A sympathetic but clear-eyed character study transforms into something more insidious, sobering and infuriating in (T)error, a superb documentary that personalises the US War on Terror in ways that make the human toll intimate and unmistakable. Read full review
100
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezSep 24, 2015
Anxious and tightly-wound like “Citizenfour,” with similarly shocking and disturbing content, (T)error is a gripping parallel investigation of illegitimate counter-terrorist stratagems that not only considers the moral consequences of informing, and the wider troubling landscape around it, but does so from a deeply intimate and remarkable perspective. Read full review
91
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayOct 7, 2015
(T)error moves forward chronologically, and features enough astonishing twists to rival any episode of "Homeland." Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoOct 8, 2015
This is a fascinating piece of work that approaches “Citizenfour” in its deconstruction of governmental failure and the systems underneath the war on terror that are not only failing to keep us safe but impacting the entire world political scene. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriOct 26, 2015
For all of (T)error’s topicality and its thriller-like qualities, what makes the film is Sutcliffe and Cabral’s compact, complex portrait of Saeed — paranoid, chatty, mired in self-loathing, but also oddly reflective. Read full review
80
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlOct 6, 2015
Inevitably, this tense comedy dips into tragedy, with our fearful intelligence agencies getting everything wrong and the filmmakers using their rare access to chart each mistake as it happens. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineClayton DillardOct 5, 2015
It displays a staggering propensity for examining its unauthorized scenario without succumbing to either too insular or too general a set of assertions. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeDec 22, 2015
The filmmakers' access is remarkable, and they eventually compound the film's novelty in an exciting way (spoilers below). But claims that this film opens our eyes to unknown practices are exaggerated. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeOct 8, 2015
A vital expose of American law enforcement carried out with almost reckless zeal. Read full review
60
The New York TimesKen JaworowskiOct 6, 2015
Because of its shortcomings, (T)error serves as evidence of a broken system rather than an indictment of it. Yet such evidence is worrisome and points to a threat to civil rights. Read full review
50
SalonAndrew O'HehirOct 8, 2015
To say that this undercover operation does not go well is an understatement, and the resulting portrait of the domestic anti-terrorism campaign, although it’s admittedly a portrait in miniature, could hardly be more disheartening. Read full review
40
The GuardianBrian MoylanOct 8, 2015
This information needs to be shown to the public, and some will be drawn to it regardless of its form. But as a well-crafted film, it has a long way to go. Read full review
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