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Sound and Fury
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85 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 17 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
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  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Rarely does a movie combine so much genuine human drama with such vivid exemplifications of "identity politics" and other sociocultural issues.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    A documentary with the emotional power of the very best in narrative film. It has characters impossible to forget, moments impossible to shake and an ending that leaves the audience both moved and rattled.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Loren King
    100
    Riveting tale of family dynamics packed with as much drama, conflict, and poignancy as the best feature film.
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  4. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    100
    A work of intimate and wrenching humanity.
  5. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Kim Morgan
    91
    Aronson's intriguing, complicated and well-filmed documentary will keep you talking for days.
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  6. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Holly Willis
    90
    Perfectly situated in the maelstrom of the personal and the political, Sound and Fury creates a space for serious, obstinate contention.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    90
    Josh Aronson's Sound and Fury, as illuminating and comprehensive as it is heart-wrenching, is an example of what the documentary can accomplish at its most vital and engaging.
  8. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Reece Pendleton
    90
    Most fascinating about this PBS documentary is the unflinching look at the dynamics of the three generations involved.
  9. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: John Petrakis
    88
    By the time the film is over, you may not feel differently about the key issues than you first did, but you will have many more facts (sound) and opinions (fury) to consider.
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  10. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    83
    Both intellectually absorbing and emotionally gripping.
  11. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Amy Taubin
    80
    Josh Aronson's thoroughly engrossing documentary Sound and Fury is as much about children's rights as it is about the impact of cochlear-implant technology on a family in which deafness runs through three generations.
  12. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Anita Gates
    80
    Powerful, insightful, important and emotionally wrenching.
  13. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    75
    The real revelation of Sound and Fury is how it introduces hearing people to a culture they insist on ignoring.
  14. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    75
    Extremely well-made (and evenhanded) film.
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  15. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    75
    In 80 minutes, the film accumulates a staggering gravity.
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  16. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    70
    A moving look at the choices parents make on their children's behalf, and the reasons behind those choices.
  17. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Kimberley Jones
    67
    An absorbing human drama.
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