Fear City: New York vs. the Mafia
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 22, 2020
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
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  1. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Alissa Wilkinson
    Jul 22, 2020
    30
    Something as pulpy and cinematic as cops chasing criminals should be loaded with juicy stories. Fear City somehow manages to both be far too simplistic and utterly lost in its own weeds. ... There’s a place in the world for uncomplicated nostalgia for the old days. But it should never be as vapid, or dull, as Fear City.

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User Score
5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. UncleWillard
    Jul 31, 2020
    5
    Bunch of FBI agents and mobsters, way past their primes jerking each other off. Some interesting footage, audio, and history, but ultimatelyBunch of FBI agents and mobsters, way past their primes jerking each other off. Some interesting footage, audio, and history, but ultimately ruined by a lot of self-congratulation on both sides. The o e guy turned state's evidence. How is he alive?… Full Review »
  2. Kuggz
    Jul 26, 2020
    6
    Could have been really good seems like maybe they rushed it because something is missing...
  3. geewah
    Jan 21, 2021
    7
    An entertaining and at times compelling look into organised crime and also NYC in the 1970's & 80's.
    Can be dry at times but on the whole an    An entertaining and at times compelling look into organised crime and also NYC in the 1970's & 80's.
    Can be dry at times but on the whole an informative docu-series.    … Full Review »
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