The Problem With Apu
  • Network: truTV
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 19, 2017
User Score
2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 29
  3. Negative: 20 out of 29
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  1. BobLamm
    Aug 31, 2018
    10
    Excellent, important statement about stereotyping of Indian Americans and South Asians in general. Very funny at times, very disturbing at times, very moving at times.

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Nov 20, 2017
    70
    Not all documentaries need to "show both sides," but it becomes disingenuous when Kondabolu declares, "I realize some of you think I'm some annoying PC social-justice warrior" and then calculatedly skips those voices, and disappointing when Kondabolu and friends wonder what can be done about Apu now and there's nobody around to make it into a real conversation. Still, there's great virtue in getting that conversation started and, in under an hour, The Problem With Apu does that well.
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  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Danette Chavez
    Nov 20, 2017
    83
    Though the ending isn’t tidy, the film still offers a lot of insight from Kondabolu’s contemporaries like Aziz Ansari, Aparna Nancherla, Kal Penn, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Russell Peters, and several more.
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  3. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    Nov 20, 2017
    75
    A congenial and persuasive argument for why Apu must go.
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