Crime + Punishment
Hulu | Release Date: August 24, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
88
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Universal acclaim based on 10 Critic Reviews
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10
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0
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100
The New York TimesA.O. ScottAug 22, 2018
Crime+Punishment advances a thorough critique of American law enforcement not by generalizing or speechifying, but by digging into particular lives and circumstances, allowing affected individuals to speak for themselves. Read full review
100
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlAug 21, 2018
Stephen Maing’s searing documentary Crime + Punishment offers a fuller look at the question of what can be accomplished from inside, revealing both the personal toll fighting the system can exact but also the urgent necessity of such battles. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranAug 23, 2018
Crime + Punishment is a quiet documentary but a potent one. Though its approach is low key, its passion, drama and concern for exposing wrongdoing is unmistakable. Read full review
90
TheWrapTricia OlszewskiAug 22, 2018
Crime + Punishment is essential viewing for anyone with a suspicion that there’s corruption in law enforcement. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichAug 21, 2018
Stephen Maing's documentary about the NYPD's illegal policing quotas and other discriminatory practices gets the blood boiling. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonAug 24, 2018
Considering this particular environment is being replicated by other law enforcement departments, Maing’s film becomes crucial to the discussion on quotas and the toll they take on the populace and the police. Read full review
83
The PlaylistAndrew CrumpAug 21, 2018
Crime + Punishment isn’t without hope, but it anchors that hope to the unflattering realities of American policing. Read full review
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New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinAug 22, 2018
Crime + Punishment makes you angry and scared in equal measure. What it doesn’t do is illuminate the sources of this evil. What about the majority of cops who know the 12 are right but shun them anyway? Would you trust them if they stopped you on the street? Read full review
75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanAug 21, 2018
For the most part, the film balances its outrage with objectivity. Read full review
65
Film Journal InternationalAndré HerefordAug 23, 2018
The whistleblowers of the NYPD 12 definitely deserve a comprehensive chronicle of their struggle for justice, as their struggle affects so many. Crime + Punishment speaks well on their behalf, but not emphatically enough to close the case. Read full review
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