Mrs. Harris: Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 25, 2006
  • Season #: 1
Metascore
70 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
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  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    100
    Scene by scene, "Mrs. Harris" overcomes the rote nature of true crime stories.
  2. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    100
    The tone here can be offputtingly strange: brittle, flinty yet over the top. [20 Feb 2006, p.37]
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  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    88
    Their dance of love and rejection, of giddiness and bitterness, is a warped waltz, and Kingsley and Bening clearly relish every step.

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User Score
8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. JackK
    10
    Excellent acting, writing, directing. Complicated, funny, asks difficult questions. Should have won all the tv movie awards this year.
  2. Lori
    10
    Refreshingly complex. Brilliant performances. This film does not spell out the motivations and intentions of its characters: the viewer must think and wonder while watching. If only more films would assume that the viewer is up to that task!… Full Review »
  3. marcelaf
    9
    Would have liked knowing the grounds for clemancy.
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