The Hottest August
Grasshopper Film | Release Date: November 15, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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90
VarietyPeter DebrugeDec 23, 2019
Story’s an original, and the film is a revelation — a movie that’s as deep as we’re willing to read into it, and an invaluable time capsule for summers far in our future, assuming we ever get there. Read full review
90
The New York TimesGlenn KennyNov 14, 2019
This collection of interactions with ordinary people is a cinematic gift both simple and multilayered, an intellectual challenge and an emotional adventure. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChristopher GrayNov 11, 2019
The documentary represents a city ground down by inequality and division, where millions of selves who have by and large given up on one another. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyNov 12, 2019
While it never feels completely defeatist, her film offers scattered snapshots of an uncertain society in its dog days. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleNov 14, 2019
Sometimes an experiment feels like just an experiment, and that’s where the well-intentioned query The Hottest August ultimately lands. Read full review
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