Five Came Back

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 31, 2017
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19

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  1. cterryr2
    Mar 31, 2017
    5
    To be fair, I have only watched the 1st episode and therefore can not make a full review.

    My first thought about this show is how passionate everyone is about every aspect of film making. This is s documentary for movie buffs and historians. It goes into great detail about he lives of the directors who filmed during WW2. I found it interesting but boring. It's dry. I wouldn't watch    To be fair, I have only watched the 1st episode and therefore can not make a full review.

    My first thought about this show is how passionate everyone is about every aspect of film making.
    This is s documentary for movie buffs and historians. It goes into great detail about he lives of the directors who filmed during WW2.

    I found it interesting but boring. It's dry. I wouldn't watch it twice. Makes for a good educational piece though. Perfect for a classroom.

    I will finish the rest soon. No big hurry.    … Expand
  2. benross
    Apr 6, 2017
    10
    I loved everything about that show, the narrator, the comments, the footage. You can feel are passionate those men were and how WW2 changes them. It's refreshing to see a new focus on WW2.

Awards & Rankings

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#35 Best TV Season of 2017

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Apr 15, 2017
    90
    A must-see for anybody interested in film, World War II, or great story-telling.
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  2. Time
    Reviewed by: Stephanie Zacharek
    Apr 3, 2017
    90
    Superb. ... The three episodes of Five Came Back run a little over three hours total, but the time goes by like a shot.
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  3. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: David Sims
    Apr 3, 2017
    80
    Five Came Back is, in the end, a compelling examination of propaganda--its purpose, its effectiveness, and its drawbacks.
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