Tiger King

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 20, 2020
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 53
  3. Negative: 6 out of 53
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  1. chrisvacc
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    What?!?!? how does this show have a 6.4 average... this is THE craziest thing I’ve ever seen.
  2. SHWAY
    Apr 1, 2020
    10
    It is an absolute train wreck that you just cant stop watching. Horrible people doing horrible things. Each episode unpeeled a new layer keeping me hooked. A real must see.
  3. dr_heartless
    Mar 31, 2020
    10
    What a compelling and fantastic series. Each episode is fascinating and well told. Highly recommended to anyone.
  4. DKStrohl
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    Tiger King may be the greatest documentary of all time. Every day during this coronvirus quarantine my wife and I are keeping time by tracking how many hours to go until our kid goes to sleep and we can watch Tiger King. All I can say to describe the Tiger King experience is this: you will watch episode 1 and think "this is the craziest thing I have ever seen, 10 out of 10 craziness. itTiger King may be the greatest documentary of all time. Every day during this coronvirus quarantine my wife and I are keeping time by tracking how many hours to go until our kid goes to sleep and we can watch Tiger King. All I can say to describe the Tiger King experience is this: you will watch episode 1 and think "this is the craziest thing I have ever seen, 10 out of 10 craziness. it cant get any crazier than this." By the time you get to episode 3 you will realize that what you thought was 10 out of 10 in craziness was really just 4 out of 10 and now **** is really crazy. Also, lots of very awesome and cool big cats.… Expand
  5. SimboTheKing
    Apr 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a documentary about roadside zoos in America and the crazy people that own them

    Good:
    Pretty entertaining

    Bad:
    Very morally bankrupt with the documentary directors pushing a specific narrative (especially with Carole) that is clearly wrong if you read around the subject
    Joe exotic's racism was cut out for no reason
    Did not really focus on the conservation issues with tigers
    Basically, it's less documentary and more like reality TV    … Expand
  6. GingerHads
    Mar 29, 2020
    1
    This show is just a bunch of crap made on a false pretense to help illuminate the plight of roadside zoo animals and photo babies. Instead all this is is a bunch of lies that will hurt the cats the filmmakers claimed to want to help.

    This is exploitation and no one who likes big cats should avoid this trash show
  7. djnicey
    Apr 28, 2020
    10
    As they say, "sometimes truth is stranger than fiction", I was totally not expecting to be hooked on this series, it is compulsive viewing, the documentary is extremely well filmed and directed and has many unexpected twists and turns. Just when you think the story is bizarre enough, it gets even more bizarre. If you have a NetFlix subscription this is must-watch TV.
  8. brockcheese
    Nov 18, 2021
    7
    This is an incredibly interesting true crime documentary from Netflix that changes your perspective while you watch it. A look into the interesting world of tiger owners and zoos.
  9. kirkender
    Mar 30, 2020
    7
    Tiger King is a solid documentary all the way around. It shines because of the content, Joe Exotic and supporting cast are fascinating and make for compelling viewing. From a documentary perspective, it's padded in the middle with ancillary content. Is this a doc about the big cat trade? Is it a doc about modern cult of personality polygamy? Is it a doc about how America needs a strongerTiger King is a solid documentary all the way around. It shines because of the content, Joe Exotic and supporting cast are fascinating and make for compelling viewing. From a documentary perspective, it's padded in the middle with ancillary content. Is this a doc about the big cat trade? Is it a doc about modern cult of personality polygamy? Is it a doc about how America needs a stronger social safety net so some of these people aren't driven to crime? Ultimately it's a doc about Joe Exotic being prosecuted for attempted murder and awful treatment of big cats, which should be told much quicker, but instead we get a meandering reality show about some of the worst people America has to offer. As a side note: All the criminal aspects of the big cat world are exactly the same criminal aspects of congress and political leadership in america, but we go after the low hanging fruit because they big guys pay better.… Expand
  10. imconorirl
    Apr 19, 2020
    7
    Whacky, weird and wild, Tiger King throws some insane new moment at you every time you start to pull away. The meme-able series seems to have captured the internet by storm, but the ending seems rushed, lacklustre and lacks any of the depth that the rest of the show has.
  11. Lifeisbellablog
    Apr 19, 2020
    8
    This was a wild journey. The subject material and the cast of characters are just extremely entertaining. The pacing is perfect, and there's not a dull, wasted moment. I also really appreciate the unbiased storytelling. The filmmakers don't hesitate to show the skeletons in everyone's closets.
  12. tanyaferrell
    May 15, 2021
    6
    I only made it through the first episode, but this show is so hard to watch due to the obvious animal abuse. Aside from that, it's definitely filmed in a way to be both informative and entertaining.

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Laura Bradley
    Nov 17, 2021
    20
    Those who found themselves entranced by the spectacle of Tiger King’s original release will find even more unbelievable stories and visuals to gawk at here. ... Haphazard reporting and feverish pacing makes it difficult to distinguish the details that might be true from those that are almost certainly false. But the mere fact that this series spends most of its time in that swampy gray area is a big problem on its own.
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  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Steve Greene
    Oct 23, 2020
    91
    Up through the series’ parting sequence, which squares one individual’s punishment with a moment of self-reflection, “Tiger King” manages to tell an electrifying story with an open mind, a shrewd eye, and a delicate touch.
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  3. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Charles Barfield
    Oct 5, 2020
    83
    Superbly entertaining and unexpected docuseries.
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