• Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 9, 2017
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Negative: 1 out of 18
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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

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  1. Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Jul 18, 2017
    80
    The Defiant Ones sends you away admiring the two guys who made the big score.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.