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Five: Season 1
  • Network: Lifetime
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 10, 2011
  • Season #: 1
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77 out of 100

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5.0 out of 10

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  • Summary: The five short films with a cast that includes Patricia Clarkson, Bob Newhart, Ginnifer Goodwin, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Jeffrey Tambor focus on the impact of breast cancer on people's lives and were directed by Demi Moore, Penelope Spheeris, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Aniston, and Patty Jenkins.… Expand
  • Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Laura Fries
    Oct 10, 2011
    100
    With a dream team of producers, directors, writers and stars, this is more than a message movie; it's artful storytelling at its finest, focusing on the human considerations of a disease that afflicts one in eight women.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Oct 10, 2011
    90
    Though the subject matter is wrenching, the tone here is more about emotional uplift, emphasizing the importance of bringing loved ones along for the fight.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: David Knowles
    Oct 12, 2011
    50
    The drama itself comes across as a hybrid public service announcement and after school special in which each line seems crafted for maximal symbolic impact. As a result it feels more like a heavy-handed therapy session.

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