Stevie
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Metascore
72 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critics What's this?

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8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

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  • Starring: Stephen Fielding, Steve James, Tonya Gregory
  • Summary: This documentary speaks about the complex realities of growing up, family history, and how the system has - despite good intentions - failed to rescue certain kids. (Lions Gate Films)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 23
  3. Negative: 2 out of 23
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    It's no accident that this movie is named after both the filmmaker and his subject. It stands with the most thoughtful releases of recent months, and will linger in memory.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    80
    The roots of Steve James's disturbing documentary lie in youthful idealism.
  3. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Schickel
    60
    Can one recommend this unblinking film to the average moviegoer, out for a good time? Only in this way: if James and his crew can spend years with these blighted souls, surely you can spend two hours with them, exploring compassion's outer limits.
  4. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Ann Hornaday
    30
    By the film's self-congratulatory final shot, Stevie has become less a portrait of a sorry young man's difficult life than the story of auteurist arrogance and self-deception run amok.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Nee-Nee
    10
    I couldnt stop watching it! A very sad look at how abuse makes for "damanged goods". I felt so bad for those who ( Steven esp) for the guilt they felt about the outcome and how they thought that could have changed Stevie.… Expand
  2. DM
    10
    One of the best movies I have ever seen. I would love to see a Stevie Part II. I want to know what happens to him after prison.
  3. C.A.
    10
    This a very well done, brutally honest documentary on what it's like to be a mentor, the struggle to make the world a better place, and the reality of poverty, diminished capacity, and someone who can't top himself from making bad decisions.… Expand
  4. AngelaW.
    10
    I have never seen a film so close to the reality that many deny exists. A story that had to be told.

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