The Great Escaper
Warner Bros. | Release Date (Streaming): November 23, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
ColliderTaylor GatesNov 24, 2025
Riveting without ever feeling sensationalized and moving without being saccharine, Middletown is a captivating tale that combines elements of true crime and coming-of-age stories and proves, once again, that Moss and McBaine are two of the most talented documentarians working today. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydNov 24, 2025
Jackson and Caine wear their years proudly; there’s no vanity in their performance or their appearance. The couple’s eventual reunion is deep and real and, like their whole relationship, gorgeously ordinary. Read full review
80
Time OutPhil de SemlyenNov 13, 2023
It could have a lot of sentimental mush, but with Jackson and Caine on this form, it’s a total heartbreaker. Read full review
80
EmpireLou ThomasNov 13, 2023
A moving and surprisingly nuanced drama offering far more than flag-waving nostalgia. Superb performances from Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson ensure the latter’s final screen role is fittingly dignified. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawNov 13, 2023
Well, Caine and Jackson and their ineffable class give this film some real grit: it’s a wonderful last hurrah for Jackson and there is something moving and even awe-inspiring in seeing these two British icons together. Read full review
80
The TelegraphTim RobeyNov 13, 2023
The film’s strength is its plainness and melancholy, as it sketches the history of a marriage – ardent, in times gone by, and still movingly dedicated. Read full review
75
The Film StageJake Kring-SchreifelsNov 24, 2025
It’s inspiring to watch. Isseks provided the tools and the idea, but the students took the cause to new heights, a symptom of their strong feelings about the governmental negligence occurring in their backyards. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubJacob OllerNov 24, 2025
A compelling piece of straightforward true-crime that makes the most of its throwback form. Read full review
75
IndieWireNatalia WinkelmanNov 24, 2025
If earlier segments of Middletown suggest that we’re building to something revelatory, the latter half feels a bit like a train that chugs on aimlessly after passing its destination. It’s a pleasant ride. It just lacks a little edge. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzMay 30, 2024
The film is a slight but sweet ode to a particular flavour of Britannia that will leave its target audience in sentimental shambles. Read full review
65
The Daily BeastNick SchagerNov 25, 2025
If its melodrama is unabashedly manipulative, it’s not altogether ineffective at eliciting waterworks. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeNov 13, 2023
There’s a real emotional heft to the storytelling and Caine, at 90, is a knockout. Read full review
40
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyNov 13, 2023
Caine, as Bernie, allows his natural, domineering presence to carry most of the performance. Read full review
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