I Know This Much Is True

:

Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: May 10, 2020
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
Watch Now

Where To Watch

Buy on
Stream On

Critic Reviews

  1. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Chuck Bowen
    May 7, 2020
    38
    The limited series is a carnival of horrors weighed down by moralizing, hysteria, and cross-associations.

Awards & Rankings

78
#78 Most Shared TV Season of 2020

User Reviews

All reviews »
User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 27
  3. Negative: 6 out of 27
  1. UncleWillard
    Jun 12, 2020
    6
    Full disclosure, I am not a Mark Ruffalo fan. I don't think he's a great actor. Competent? Yes, but not as great as I've been led to believe.Full disclosure, I am not a Mark Ruffalo fan. I don't think he's a great actor. Competent? Yes, but not as great as I've been led to believe. However, he is impressive in this as far as I've gotten. Slate reviewed it as a "carnival of pain" and they nailed it. I want to read the novel to see if it was told better in writing, because this is all over the place. Great acting (with one exception; Rosie O'Donnell . I can't stand her. She's the lesbian Ralph Cramden. If you're supposed to hate the social worker, though, good pick. She's one of those Karens that has a sliver of authority and uses it with gusto. Like when she kinda forces Dominick to pass on that he loves his brother despite not even knowing either of them)., looks amazing, fantasti soundtrack, but there's no focus. Its just tragedy after tragedy and broken people carrying on. I would say its a spoiler, but if a moron like me gets the incest sub-plot from the get go, most people will.… Full Review »
  2. Raphael2017
    Jun 3, 2020
    10
    História bastante depressiva, atuações dignas de Emmy, melhor estreia do ano.
  3. Phatpat42
    May 21, 2020
    9
    Amazing acting from Mark Ruffalo!! Deserves an Emmy nod. Beautifully shot by Derek Cianfrance. Keeps the viewer wanting more, despite beingAmazing acting from Mark Ruffalo!! Deserves an Emmy nod. Beautifully shot by Derek Cianfrance. Keeps the viewer wanting more, despite being overall depressing story.… Full Review »
See all user reviews »