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- Netflix
- Sep 13, 2019
- Netflix
- Sep 13, 2019
Summary Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) reports she was raped in her home, but the police don't believe her. In another state, Detectives Grace Rasmussen (Toni Collette) and Karen Duvall (Merritt Wever) investigate a possible serial rapist in this limited series based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning article (and an This American Life radio episode) abou...
- Netflix
- Sep 13, 2019
- Netflix
- Sep 13, 2019
Summary Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) reports she was raped in her home, but the police don't believe her. In another state, Detectives Grace Rasmussen (Toni Collette) and Karen Duvall (Merritt Wever) investigate a possible serial rapist in this limited series based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning article (and an This American Life radio episode) abou...
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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92% Positive
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8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
83
92% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
8% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Unbelievable isn’t just a gripping story, it’s an incredibly compelling argument for why we need to take a frank look at the way victims of sexual assault are treated and how seriously we take them.
The performances from Colette, Wever, and Dever are uniformly excellent, with Dever equally parts devastating and subtle. Frankly the entire cast, and Macdonald in particular, does terrific work, but the series belongs to those three. ... Unbelievable is a series of such quiet power that its full impact may not come crashing down until after its conclusion.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 82 User Ratings
7.7
84% Positive
69 Ratings
69 Ratings
6% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
10% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 82 User Ratings
7.7
84% Positive
69 Ratings
69 Ratings
6% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
10% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
Stunning drama, almost documentary style despite the presence of star Toni Collette. A must watch, incredibly subtle direction and acting.
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SEASON 1
Easily one of the best shows I watched all year (2019). Better than most movies.
Script and acting top notch. Highly recommended.
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SEASON 1
Thanks to the strong writing and the finely calibrated performances by Wever and Collette, there’s nothing stale about the execution of the timeworn buddy-cop formula. ... This is a smart and knowing investigative procedural, a stylish but never exploitative true-crime story, an insightful character study — and one of the best series of the year.
Gripping eight-episode series. ... It’s about a string of serial rapes (triggers galore), yet the writing and execution are refreshingly empathetic toward victims, procedure and justice.
You can get past some inconsistencies and superfluous piety, though, on the sheer pull of the story and on the overall strength of the performances. Collette and Wever, two of the best actresses around, are great together.
This series has things it wants to say: That it says them plainly is a virtue, and allows us to see the story more clearly. As a document of trauma, overcome both through justice and through a hard-won fight to find self-worth, “Unbelievable” soars.
Unbelievable commits to shedding light on the shortcomings of law enforcement, from the mishandling of sexual violence cases to the prevalence of so-called “bad apples” within police forces. The series, however, addresses these systemic issues heavy-handedly and delivers its didacticism in stilted dialogue.
I love love LOOOOOVE this series! It's as perfect as it comes; great acting, great script, moving, meaningful, balanced, COMPLETE! A definite must watch.
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SEASON 1
Great performances and a solid true crime series, but also a bit sexist, imo. It seems to presuppose that male cops at the very least don't care about **** assault or at worst are misogynist to the point they are too preoccupied with assaulting their own partners. I get the desire for strong female characters, and that these ****, as with most ****, happen to women, but to infer that male cops don't do their jobs because of some mach misogynist thing is disingenuous.
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SEASON 1
I don't get warm with the series. First of all, I don't like the visual.
This intermediate thing of real image and anime looks **** Then please correct anime pictures.
Then the plot is terribly boring.
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SEASON 1
Don't understand where great reviews coming from??? This has to be the worst most tedious thing we have ever watched on telly. The acting was TERRIBLE, I mean...really, really bad, which made it just totally UNBELIEVABLE! Had to keep going, once we had started into it, to see what happened with Marie, but, jeezo, it was hard to stay awake, or to stop being irritated by atrocious acting. How on earth did this get screened????
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SEASON 1
why are they being so mean to her? the over the topness at times when she's not being **** is funny and then I feel bad because this is about ****
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