Uprising
Prime Video | BBC One | Release Date: September 17, 2021
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
94
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
iRachael SigeeDec 3, 2021
Season 1 Review: The first episode built towards that terrible night, weaving a vivid tapestry of the late 70s Black British experience, from Thatcher coming to power to the emergence of reggae to the rise of the National Front and the systemic racism of the police. Read full review
100
The TimesCarol MidgleySep 16, 2021
Season 1 Review: Excellent. ... McQueen makes his documentaries come alive almost as vividly and poetically as his dramas. Read full review
100
The GuardianRebecca NicholsonSep 16, 2021
Season 1 Review: It is brilliant and furious and human. Read full review
100
The IndependentSean O'GradySep 16, 2021
Season 1 Review: A moving, unblinking piece of storytelling from a brilliant director. Read full review
80
The TelegraphEd PowerSep 16, 2021
Season 1 Review: Part of the skill of this film lay in how it contextualised the fire by looking at the racial prejudice which was on the rise in Britain. ... There was no true-crime cliché here, with McQueen and co-director James Rogan essentially creating a deeply affecting oral history. Read full review
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