The Story of God With Morgan Freeman

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Season 1
Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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Critic Reviews

  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Christian Holub
    Apr 1, 2016
    75
    The show's two halves--world mythologies about the afterlife and Freeman's own charming persona--mesh remarkably well. [1/8 Apr 2016, p.100]
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Amy Amatangelo
    Apr 1, 2016
    50
    By casting such a wide net, viewers may leave feeling they know a little about a lot.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Apr 1, 2016
    50
    Earnest but unlikely to change many hearts or minds, the project rather blandly leverages its celebrity quotient to milk six episodes out of the great mysteries.
  5. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Apr 1, 2016
    40
    There’s a kind of joke built into the series, which makes effective use of his sonorous voice and easy-but-earnest style. Unfortunately, Mr. Freeman is also saddled with dialogue that may cause some to lose their faith.

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User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 4 out of 16
  1. Hanney72
    Apr 25, 2016
    3
    A politically correct documentary that does not push any boundaries and happy to satisfy the criteria of narration without any scrutiny orA politically correct documentary that does not push any boundaries and happy to satisfy the criteria of narration without any scrutiny or validation to reality. Some atheistic views should have been entertained to provide the balance of objective investigation. Naive and superstitious stories with adverse consequences are dealt with as mere banalities that should be be left alone, unchallenged and therefore demand the respect of their bearers!

    The show merely survives upon the rich and very human voice of Freeman, which has the ability of transforming the boring routine of reading the phone book into a vivid and epic human experience, not enough though for the series to survive on their own merit and withstand the test of time and intellectual scrutiny.    … Full Review »
  2. Mycritique18
    Mar 16, 2018
    4
    Interesting but data not checked. Christians, Jewish and Muslims do not worship the same God. Christians believe in the trinity thereforeInteresting but data not checked. Christians, Jewish and Muslims do not worship the same God. Christians believe in the trinity therefore Jesus is God. Jewish believe in Ywh only and Muslims believe in Allah. Isaac and Ismail became two nations and God sent Jesus to become human but still divine. Jewish and Muslims believe he was a prophet or do not believe he was the Messiah and are still waiting!… Full Review »
  3. badlorenzo
    May 2, 2016
    9
    Beautiful choice of images and words. Closer to a pilgrimage than a documentary. Freeman obviously enjoys all his encounters and all heBeautiful choice of images and words. Closer to a pilgrimage than a documentary. Freeman obviously enjoys all his encounters and all he discovered. That's the best part of the serie: to watch a man who can still see wonders.… Full Review »
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