Manhunt (2013)
HBO | Release Date: May 1, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York PostLinda StasiMay 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for bin Laden on HBO is still very worth watching because it’s told from the perspective of the actual people who brought him down. Read full review
100
NewsdayVerne GayMay 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Manhunt isn't out to settle scores, but explain the laborious process of intelligence gathering. No one here is looking for a citation, but understanding, and that's what "Manhunt" does best, as well as--yes--connect some dots. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandMay 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Manhunt may not have the thrills and chills of a Hollywood feature film about the raid on bin Laden's compound, but you'll come away from a viewing of the film knowing that there is much more to covert operations than midnight raids and state-of-the-art electronic surveillance. Read full review
70
The New York TimesMike HaleMay 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: The result is a film that’s dense with information, some of which will be familiar if you’ve paid attention to the news over the last two decades, and occasionally a bit repetitive. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushMay 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Manhunt goes beyond the actual raid to explore the CIA's culture of intelligence gathering, including the internal debates on Bush-era "enhanced interrogation techniques." Even though we all know how it turns out, this is as gripping an account as you're likely to find. Read full review
90
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf SmithMay 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: What makes this documentary so fascinating are the narratives by many of the CIA analysts, operatives and others who worked in the shadows over almost two decades to lay the groundwork for identifying Islamic radicals and tracking terrorists. Read full review
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