Unstoppable
Amazon MGM Studios | Release Date: December 6, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiSep 9, 2024
Vitally, though, the director gets a terrific performance from Jerome, which prevents “Unstoppable” from falling into the traps so many athletic yarns do. Read full review
80
The TimesKevin MaherDec 6, 2024
It leans away from formula and into the hard-knock-life of its protagonist. Read full review
80
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiDec 6, 2024
It’s the kind of movie that’s simultaneously a feel-good tear-jerker that’s deeply personal in the themes it tackles. Read full review
80
VarietyOwen GleibermanSep 12, 2024
It has plenty of familiar tropes, but in its no-frills way it touches a nerve of authenticity. The true story it tells is nothing short of extraordinary, and that may be why the filmmakers didn’t feel the need to overhype it. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonJan 16, 2025
Jerome and Lopez build an undeniable chemistry that powers the movie, and it wouldn’t work at all unless Jerome wasn’t excellent as well. He is. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJan 14, 2025
We know exactly where this story is going, and we're happy to come along for the ride. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comNell MinowDec 6, 2024
Anthony is as good at upending expectations as he is at upending opponents on the mat. If this movie would rather meet our expectations, it does so with sincerity that makes it a slim win on points. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldDec 5, 2024
William Goldenberg’s feature directing debut comes to life more often as a conventional family drama than as a conventional sports movie. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzDec 3, 2024
If the path seems familiar — hard work and a good attitude triumph over all — it’s because it’s a successful one. Robles is a real-life hero worth rooting for; Jerome makes him relatable and human. Read full review
70
Screen DailyRobert DanielsSep 12, 2024
Editor William Goldenberg’s directorial debut is an affecting, by-the-numbers inspirational sports film, whose ripped from the headlines drama remains grounded. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneySep 12, 2024
The special sauce here, however, is the bond of love and support through tough times between Anthony and his mother Judy, stirringly portrayed by Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez. Read full review
70
ColliderIsabella SoaresSep 12, 2024
Although the film is by no means a groundbreaking biopic, it has an effective execution that will appeal to the masses, especially viewers urging for another hero to root for in the face of adversity. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyMaureen Lee LenkerSep 12, 2024
The movie is well made and it’s a lovely celebration of a real-life hero. But the whole thing feels very predictable, which amounts to a general sense of mediocrity. Read full review
63
The Associated PressLindsey BahrDec 4, 2024
You’d have to be a certain kind of grinch not to get swept up in the hurdles and triumphs, especially with such a compelling lead performance from Jharrel Jerome. And yet for a story about a guy who shattered expectations, the film itself is rather conventional. Read full review
60
EmpireJohn NugentDec 10, 2024
Reassuringly formulaic, this is a straightforwardly inspirational-by-numbers sports movie, made watchable thanks to Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez. Read full review
60
The TelegraphRobbie CollinDec 6, 2024
Lopez is particularly good at this stuff, giving another of the messy lioness performances at which she’s excelled in the past. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeSep 12, 2024
Robles isn’t hard to root for but Unstoppable, a rousing yet overdone biopic, tries too hard to get us there anyway. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubLeigh MonsonJan 17, 2025
It’s commendable to avoid further clichés with regard to the portrayal of physical difference in film, but Unstoppable fails to pin down what exactly should take their place. Read full review
58
The PlaylistAnkit JhunjhunwalaSep 13, 2024
The film will interest school and college athletes and their families as “Unstoppable” ably captures that experience. Read full review
55
Paste MagazineJim VorelJan 15, 2025
Jharrel Jerome gives his all, but without a screenplay to stand on, balance is impossible. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonJan 16, 2025
To its credit, Unstoppable features a first-rate performance by Jharrel Jerome (“Moonlight”), who is never less than convincing as Anthony and sometimes seems to be in a different movie from his co-stars. Read full review
50
IndieWireVikram MurthiSep 12, 2024
It’s obvious that Robles can inspire people, but the film constantly pokes the audience with explicit reminders of this fact — including a scene where Lopez reads Anthony multiple letters written by children saying that they’re inspired by Robles — that it feels downright insulting. Read full review
37
Washington PostThomas FloydJan 16, 2025
Between its verisimilitude-killing caricatures and hand-waving montages, “Unstoppable” is all too easy to pin down as a by-the-numbers misfire. Read full review
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