It's a Sin
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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 63 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 54 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 63
  3. Negative: 8 out of 63

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  1. shoeletariat
    Feb 19, 2021
    10
    This show emotionally ruined me. Like I may actually need therapy. It's a masterpiece. Anyone who has been affected by HIV is obligated to watch, the best retrospective on the crisis that we're likely to ever get.
  2. Mike_Medeiros
    Feb 18, 2021
    10
    Nunca chorei tanto com uma série igual foi com essa, vai muito além de falar sobre a AIDS, passa uma mensagem muito linda sobre amizade e família.
  3. vanhuizum
    Mar 14, 2021
    10
    If ever there was a heartfelt relatable portrayal of the beauty within the community and the haste with which the AID’s epidemic shattered their dreams, this movie was successful in making me feel every emotion from happiness to pain. Throughout I fell in love with each character so beautifully diverse and so wonderfully acted. This movie will transcend time in it’s magnificent story wellIf ever there was a heartfelt relatable portrayal of the beauty within the community and the haste with which the AID’s epidemic shattered their dreams, this movie was successful in making me feel every emotion from happiness to pain. Throughout I fell in love with each character so beautifully diverse and so wonderfully acted. This movie will transcend time in it’s magnificent story well told.… Expand
  4. matthewmirliani
    Feb 20, 2021
    10
    A heartbreaking, but necessary watch, and a loving tribute to a lost generation. While it effortlessly balances the darkness with lighter moments (delivered by an absolutely flawless cast), the mini-series progresses similar to that of a horror film, as we watch the insidious illness make its mark. The creators handle the heaviness of the topic with care, and allow us to truly step intoA heartbreaking, but necessary watch, and a loving tribute to a lost generation. While it effortlessly balances the darkness with lighter moments (delivered by an absolutely flawless cast), the mini-series progresses similar to that of a horror film, as we watch the insidious illness make its mark. The creators handle the heaviness of the topic with care, and allow us to truly step into the lives of the fully-fleshed characters who we truly come to care for.… Expand
  5. jooaoviictor
    Feb 23, 2021
    10
    This show will break your heart. The characters and their relationships are so precious. I found the acting great. It’s easy to see where the storyline is going but it is important for young people that didn’t live through these times to hear the stories. This mini series deserves to be seen by so many more people.
  6. gizzmose10
    Feb 22, 2021
    10
    An instant classic. Capturing both the exuberance of youth and the tragedy of the AIDS epidemic through the eyes of a group of friends over a decade. Superb.
  7. Caedyn_Khan
    Mar 12, 2021
    2
    Tried this show because it had high ratings, but i couldn't get through the first episode. Felt like it was trying to make you as uncomfortable as possible. If i wanted to watch a 10 minutes grimy sex montage I'd go on pornhub...
  8. CathodeRay
    Feb 18, 2021
    10
    I am normally pretty allergic to hyperbole, but having watched this whole series twice, I honestly think it might go down as one of the best pieces of TV drama ever made. It's everything that you would hope TV would be - passionate, surprising, angry, clever, funny, and just unbelievably moving. The portrayal of 80s Britain (in which I was a teenager) is so on the money, it makes youI am normally pretty allergic to hyperbole, but having watched this whole series twice, I honestly think it might go down as one of the best pieces of TV drama ever made. It's everything that you would hope TV would be - passionate, surprising, angry, clever, funny, and just unbelievably moving. The portrayal of 80s Britain (in which I was a teenager) is so on the money, it makes you realise how lazy most 80s set drama is. This is surely Russell T Davies's masterpiece. It's been an enormous critical and cultural hit in the UK, I really hope it does the same in the US. It deserves to be seen by as wide an audience as possible. Those poor boys and their bright lives cut so short. What a testament to them all this is.… Expand
  9. puna
    Feb 18, 2021
    10
    Another classic by creator Russell T Davies. A must see mini-series that you'll never forget.
  10. CelloAfoxx
    Jul 28, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. These characters are so well thought out and created. It was great wrenching watch Lydia West lose her friends. She is an actress to watch!… Expand
  11. All_ButTrU4
    Nov 7, 2021
    7
    Despite it's pitfalls into the cliché of queer period dramas it somehow captures a lost generation plagued by a sickness everyone thought they deserved. It's very careful in how it telps it's characters which can be beneficial but is diminishing in using a chance encounter as a C.O.D for the most wholesome character. Aids&hiv are handled so well, the paranoia and recklessness that pervadedDespite it's pitfalls into the cliché of queer period dramas it somehow captures a lost generation plagued by a sickness everyone thought they deserved. It's very careful in how it telps it's characters which can be beneficial but is diminishing in using a chance encounter as a C.O.D for the most wholesome character. Aids&hiv are handled so well, the paranoia and recklessness that pervaded that time. Truly captivating.… Expand
  12. KP1994
    Aug 17, 2021
    7
    Maybe Season 2 will be better than Season 1 who knows I'm giving it 7/10 despite I myself not following series that much.

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. i
    Reviewed by: Kasia Delgado
    Dec 3, 2021
    100
    Set to 80s classics from Pet Shop Boys, Bronski Beat, Culture Club and Erasure, It’s a Sin was a perfect weave of joy and sorrow, and one of the most affecting TV shows I imagine we’ll watch this year.
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  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Sarah Hughes
    Sep 20, 2021
    100
    The prolific Russell T Davies returns with his best series yet, a moving and entertaining exploration of the 1980s AIDS pandemic, which always remembers the human beings at its heart.
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  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    Feb 26, 2021
    100
    The show is about people, not positions, but it’s about people who learn the price of taking a position, a stand, as well as people who pay the higher price of not doing so. All this without cant and speechifying. Plus it’s really funny and truly moving. Bravo.
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