Human Trafficking
  • Network: Lifetime
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 24, 2005
Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 4 out of 14
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Critic Reviews

  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    88
    Not only an important series, but a darned good, action-packed one.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Sid Smith
    80
    "Human Trafficking" manages edge-of-your-seat suspense and an unsettling blend of Dickensian horrors and documentary-style realism.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Alessandra Stanley
    80
    It is unusually good: a harsh public-service message built into a clever, suspenseful thriller.
  5. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Andrew Clevenger
    75
    The movie's tone teeters on the edge of self-righteousness, but the glassy-eyed numbness of the enslaved girls is a devastating portrayal of their living nightmare. [28 Oct 2005, p.77]
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  6. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    75
    Some parts work well; others don't.
  7. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Diane Werts
    70
    Like many Lifetime productions, this one is designed to make you stand up and take action on a hot-button issue. Unlike many, it's got the dramatic chops to keep you on your feet applauding.

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#40 Best TV Season of 2005
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#20 Most Discussed TV Season of 2005
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#37 Most Shared TV Season of 2005

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User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 99 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 99
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 99
  3. Negative: 11 out of 99
  1. ssfourseas
    Apr 9, 2018
    10
    EXCELLENT! This will be etched in my brain forever. Hoping there is a Season 2. Obviously, the so called 'professional' critics have no taste.
  2. IrmarieS
    Jun 1, 2013
    10
    This is one of my favorite movies! The cast did a great job representing the different scenarios of human trafficking! It is a sad realityThis is one of my favorite movies! The cast did a great job representing the different scenarios of human trafficking! It is a sad reality Must watch is an eye opener the movie is very graphic!

    Facts:
    Human trafficking is the third largest international crime industry (behind illegal drugs and arms trafficking).
    It reportedly generates a profit of $32 billion every year. Of that number, $15.5 billion is made in industrialized countries.

    According to the U.S. State Department, 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year. More than 70 percent are female and half are children.

    Two children are sold every minute.    … Full Review »
  3. CathyW.
    Dec 6, 2007
    10
    I loved this show! I've watched it so many times I really enjoy watching it and learning how people are used for trafficking and I want I loved this show! I've watched it so many times I really enjoy watching it and learning how people are used for trafficking and I want to know how to help.… Full Review »
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