Life According to Sam
HBO | Release Date: October 21, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
86
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 4 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Washington PostHank StueverOct 21, 2013
Season 1 Review: Absorbing and deeply inspiring.... The film ably transitions to and from its parallel stories of uplift and defeat. Read full review
90
Wall Street JournalDorothy RabinowitzOct 21, 2013
Season 1 Review: It was impossible to imagine anything like the gripping power of Life According to Sam.... Not long into the film, it becomes difficult to look at anyone but Sam--who has by sheer force of his intelligence, his unmistakable assurance, become a magnetic presence. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubMolly EichelOct 21, 2013
Season 1 Review: As impressive as Sam is--a teenager trapped inside an old man’s body who never seems bothered by his circumstances--when the documentary focuses on his mother, it easy to see where he gets it from. Read full review
80
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayOct 21, 2013
Season 1 Review: Without Sam, this might still have been a pretty good film about how modern science works (and sometimes doesn't), and filmmakers Sean and Andrea Nix Fine, who won an Oscar this year for their short film "Inocente," do a fine job of finding the drama in a process that's not always inherently dramatic. Read full review
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