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The War on Kids
Metascore
43 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
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  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    70
    Cevin Soling's lively documentary lays out in hair-raising detail the authoritarian underpinnings of America's child-centered culture.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ronnie Scheib
    50
    A startling wake-up call about appalling conditions prevailing in American schools, The War on Kids contradicts popular wisdom.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    40
    Offering neither balance nor solutions (a segment on the overuse of medications like Ritalin is especially powerful, but especially in need of counterargument), The War on Kids questions what kind of citizens we are producing.
  4. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    20
    It's a hysterical doc that's a war on rational, levelheaded analysis.
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