Churchill's Secret
  • Network: PBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 11, 2016
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5

Critic Reviews

  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Sep 9, 2016
    80
    Michael Gambon plays Churchill. The supporting cast is filled with British actors you may have admired before without knowing their names.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    Sep 9, 2016
    80
    [A] small and finely wrought film.
  3. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    Sep 9, 2016
    75
    Nicely crafted, and Gambon--as always--is superb, but this “Masterpiece” movie can also be turgid and lugubrious.
  5. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Sep 9, 2016
    75
    It’s clearly a challenge to keep the story from being entirely mawkish, but Stewart Harcourt manages to invest it with authentic sentiment throughout. Charles Sturridge’s direction is attentive and well paced. ... Gambon is magnificent, making us feel every second of Churchill’s frustration and fear as the stroke robs him of his ability to speak, and the metaphorical weight of aging.
  6. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Dorothy Rabinowitz
    Sep 9, 2016
    50
    [Churchill's Secret is] awash in a deadening sentimentality, in addition to much received wisdom on why the children of great men go wrong. ... Churchill’s Secret has its strengths, among them the setting--the majestic Churchill family home at Chartwell--and the fine cast, in particular Mr. Gambon. For his scenes with his special nurse, Millie (Romola Garai), a wholly fictional character, he manages a faintly wicked buoyancy that is, at times, the one thing that saves them.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
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  1. Ripandread
    Oct 28, 2016
    10
    Michael Gambon has proven time and time again to be one of the best actors around today. From his portrayal of LBJ to Winston Churchill,Michael Gambon has proven time and time again to be one of the best actors around today. From his portrayal of LBJ to Winston Churchill, Gambon excels as an actor. Without Gambon, "Churchill's Secret" would have rated a 6 on my scorecard.… Full Review »
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