The Fabelmans
Universal Pictures | Release Date: November 11, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
85
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 65 Critic Reviews
Positive:
60
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Observer (UK)Mark KermodeJan 30, 2023
If you’re looking for a film that explains where the Spielbergian tropes you know and love came from, then The Fabelmans is for you. Read full review
60
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzNov 23, 2022
The Fabelmans contains reels’ worth of beauty and wit, all delivered with the honest and enthusiastic drive to entertain that has become Spielberg’s signature. But you will learn more about Steven Spielberg by watching almost any other Steven Spielberg film. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeSep 11, 2022
There remains a remove though still, Spielberg giving us a slightly too stage-managed version of himself and his family, some gristle missing from the darkest moments. Read full review
50
The Associated PressMark KennedyNov 8, 2022
The focus sometimes gets a bit blurry, to be honest and the whole thing often doesn’t add up to much. Read full review
40
CineVueSara MericanJan 25, 2023
As this semi-autobiographical film plods on, there is an unshakeable sense that in reaching for the stars, The Fabelmans instead lands somewhere more mediocre and disappointing. Read full review
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