The Defiant Ones (2017)
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 9, 2017
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
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  1. RemyEm
    Jul 10, 2017
    10
    Just finished watching all 4 episodes of The Defiant Ones.
    Man, the documentary is on another level. The music on the background made me goosebumps in every 2-3 minutes. It's pure quality.
    Full of unseen video footage, rare pictures, never-before heard stories. So many emotions... Well done the director and all the stuff and thank you for giving us the pleasure to witness the legendary    Just finished watching all 4 episodes of The Defiant Ones.
    Man, the documentary is on another level. The music on the background made me goosebumps in every 2-3 minutes. It's pure quality.
    Full of unseen video footage, rare pictures, never-before heard stories. So many emotions...
    Well done the director and all the stuff and thank you for giving us the pleasure to witness the legendary Dre and Jimmy.
    Dre is definitely the biggest name in hip-hop history.    … Expand

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#58 Best TV Season of 2017

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. The Huffington Post
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Jul 18, 2017
    80
    The Defiant Ones sends you away admiring the two guys who made the big score.
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  2. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Jul 7, 2017
    75
    The Defiant Ones stumbles most in the final half-hour, which often feels like a commercial for Beats headphones, the latest mega-success for Iovine and Dre. Although, by that point, I didn’t really care because I had heard so many interesting stories over the previous three-and-a-half episodes. Most of all, I was allowed insight into two men who lived up to the adjective in the title of this show.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Lorraine Ali
    Jul 7, 2017
    80
    The last part of the documentary is a bit like an ad for Beats Music and Apple--and everything wonderful to come from these two men. “Apple is music,” says Iovine. But it’s the earlier hours that make The Defiant Ones a must watch for anyone invested in the history of hip-hop or modern pop.
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