Sleeper Cell
SHOWTIME | Release Date: December 4, 2005
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 46 Critic Reviews
Positive:
33
Mixed:
10
Negative:
3
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38
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: Cobbled together out of hundreds of undercover/caper movie clichés, Sleeper Cell is so absurdly detached from the real world, it makes 24 look like a documentary. Read full review
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Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
Season 1 Review: The one thing “Sleeper Cell” does commendably is to suggest that there is a struggle going on for the soul of Islam, and that al-Qaida does not have the only say in the matter. But that message is swamped by predictable thriller filler and cheap production values. Read full review
20
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 2 Review: A dreary thing it is, and depressing, too. Read full review
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