Alias Grace

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Season 1
User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 89 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 89
  3. Negative: 15 out of 89
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  1. Comrade_Critic
    Nov 21, 2017
    3
    Had hopes this show would be decent as Atwood is a brilliant writer, but this show is super slow moving with no real payoff. The acting is good, but the story takes forever to unfold. Not worth watching.

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#31 Best TV Season of 2017
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#27 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Sophie Gilbert
    Nov 15, 2017
    90
    Alias Grace is discomfiting, compelling, deeply insightful television.
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  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Nov 6, 2017
    80
    Polley’s script is sturdy, occasionally leaning too heavily on underlining Atwood’s themes to make sure they come across when viewers don’t have constant access to Grace’s inner monologue. But it’s Harron’s direction and Gadon’s performance that truly drive the work.
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  3. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Nov 3, 2017
    90
    Harron has found an original cinematic language to convey Grace’s memories, a dream-like narrative propulsion that carries us along. ... Levi is Alias Grace’s only false note: he seems to have walked right off the set of Chuck without adjusting for the time-period here. Sarah Gadon’s performance is transfixing.
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