The Infiltrators
Oscilloscope | Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
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Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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12
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1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeApr 16, 2020
Ibarra and Rivera maintain an effortless balance between genre-rooted entertainment and concern for real human suffering caused by governmental policies. They get viewers wrapped up enough in the narrative that it takes a while to appreciate the courage required to set it in motion. Read full review
88
Washington PostAnn HornadayApr 29, 2020
Intriguing, marvelously inventive documentary. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenMay 1, 2020
With The Infiltrators there is an audacity, an unrestrained boldness, to both the events depicted onscreen and the way in which they are portrayed in the movie itself. Read full review
80
TheWrapCarlos AguilarApr 16, 2020
The Infiltrators is eye-opening on both sides: It delivers an encouraging example of the power of a united people, and it opens a window into the abuses and inhumane separations that are carried out under the guise of protecting the nation. Read full review
80
The GuardianJordan HoffmanApr 16, 2020
The varied ingredients blend together well. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneKatie WalshApr 29, 2020
Despite its unevenness, it's impossible to look away from The Infiltrators, due to the sheer audacity of the activists and their willingness to risk their safe but shadowy existence in the United States for this cause. Read full review
75
IndieWireEric KohnApr 16, 2020
The experimental approach takes some time to settle in and doesn’t always click, but at its best, The Infiltrators manages to personalize the undocumented struggle by transforming it into an unlikely blend of activism and suspense that makes a compelling case for the abolishment of ICE. Read full review
70
Film ThreatLorry KiktaMay 1, 2020
If you have a strong distaste for ICE as I do, you will love the way these kids get one over on them in The Infiltrators. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternApr 30, 2020
For all its imperfections, this docudrama with an agitprop heart finds a surprising way into the subject of undocumented immigrants languishing in detention centers. Read full review
70
The New York TimesTeo BugbeeApr 30, 2020
Jumping between wildly dissimilar styles makes for an occasionally jarring film. Yet despite this awkwardness, the movie works. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerApr 16, 2020
Fascinating as the The Infiltrators is, it remains a beginner’s primer to the for-profit immigration system with an oddly jaunty narrative over the top. Like the NIYA activists, its heart may be bigger than its head sometimes, but that’s not the world’s biggest sin. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmMay 1, 2020
In some ways, The Infiltrators is reminiscent of 2018’s under-seen gem “American Animals” in how it blurs the line between narrative and documentary while incorporating genre tropes into the nonfiction medium. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineJake ColeMay 27, 2020
The film is never more compelling than when relying on footage of the real radical DREAMer group the National Immigrant Youth Alliance. Read full review
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