The Meaning of Hitler
IFC Films | Release Date: August 13, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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8
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0
Negative:
0
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90
VarietyOwen GleibermanAug 19, 2021
We go into The Meaning of Hitler craving that millimeter of insight, of intrigue and revelation. And the film provides it. It ruminates on Hitler and the Third Reich in ways that churn up your platitudes. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenAug 19, 2021
An intellectual inquiry with burning present-day resonance, The Meaning of Hitler is also a road trip through some of the darkest chapters of European history. Read full review
88
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 19, 2021
If you see just one “Hitler” film this year, make it this one. Read full review
83
IndieWireEric KohnAug 19, 2021
The Meaning of Hitler doesn’t have to make sense of this decade’s chaos to clarify just how much it remains vulnerable to the same complaisant attitudes exploited by the German leader decades ago. The movie isn’t just another cautionary tale; it’s a jagged intellectual wakeup call that cuts deep, and America can’t hear it enough. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonAug 19, 2021
This ambitious and mutedly angry film also assumes an ironic tone in examining the Hitler phenomenon from angles political, sociological, psychological and, very intriguingly, cinematic. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergAug 12, 2021
The Meaning of Hitler takes a multifaceted, often counterintuitive approach to examining the underpinnings of fascism. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comRoxana HadadiAug 13, 2021
The Meaning of Hitler never quite reconciles its central concern of whether continuing to talk about Hitler is an inherently compromised pursuit, and that uneasiness feels like an unintentional capitulation for an otherwise well-intentioned project. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneAug 10, 2021
Though uneven, the film is clever about avoiding age-old conundrums regarding the disavowal of the language of horror. Read full review
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