- Network: NETFLIX
- Series Premiere Date: May 31, 2019
User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 107 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 84 out of 107
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Mixed: 4 out of 107
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Negative: 19 out of 107
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Nov 14, 2019
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Nov 30, 2019lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies
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Jun 19, 2019I went in with very low expectations and ended up falling in love. The story is touching but that is just the tip of the iceberg. I felt like going on vacation inside an audiovisual piece of art. Particularly the photography and editing is breathtaking. They manage to create an atmosphere in the deepest sense of the word.
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Jun 3, 2019Amazing work, episode 4 broke me. The actor playing Korey is heartbreakingly brilliant.
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Jun 5, 2019This series will hurt you to watch. But it constantly reminds you that the hurt you feel watching it pales in comparison to the real suffering that these boys were forced through.
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Jun 5, 2019wonderfully produced series. gripping and heart-wrenching. its a must watch
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Jun 3, 2019I find this show really interesting. Never saw such an emotional drama produced by Netflix like that. The actor, director and writer were really incredible. I like every single detail about this show. he really worth my high rating
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Jun 5, 2019Absolutely great television. It does a perfect job capturing the tragedy of the Central Park Five. Not only is it a very well made, well acted show, but it will really make you see the American justice system in a whole new light.
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Jun 30, 2019I wish I could state in words what this show is but I really can't. The only way you'll understand if you really invest the time and watch these 4 episodes. It's not a show that suddenly hits you, it's a show that's a growing pang of hurt seeping up on you from behind. It makes you so uncomfortable watching it and that is the testament to how powerful this show is.
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May 31, 2019and the racistss, trumpists, right wing-pseudo movie critics are coming
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Jun 2, 2019A powerful and disturbing depiction of the shortcomings of the US criminal justice system. Ava DuVernay's When They See Us is a must-see.
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Jun 5, 2019Angrier, sadness and happiness just a emotional ride. Reading and learning about the horrible situation of the Central Park 5 made me as a black man hate and question our system. This movie shines the light on the unfairness that is our judicial system, and rather or not us as human beings even care about justice, fairness and just caring about one another.
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Jun 24, 2019
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Aug 10, 2019Espectacular! Una injusticia como la copa de un pino y solo pensar ser el padre de uno de esos chavales se te pone el estómago del revés. Otra muestra más de que en más de 30 años la política no ha cambiado nada.
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Jan 18, 2020Emotional from beginning to end, a must-watch and heartbreaking production.
Awards & Rankings
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DuVernay’s four-episode series is a darkly-filmed tale that sometimes reads like a courtroom drama and expertly alternates between tense, moving and, at times, lighter-hearted moments.
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The emotional weight of Duvernay’s respect for the physical and emotional facts settled slowly in your stomach. You wanted to cheer when the wrongful convictions were vacated. But the sight of the now grown men returning to their childhood bedrooms hollowed the triumph.
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What could easily become agitprop resists the temptation. It is a dense, fast-moving series that examines not just the effects of systemic racism but the effects of all sorts of disenfranchisement (though you could argue they all have that same root cause) on people with the boys’ background. ... The performances, from the young actors and the veterans alike, are uniformly astonishing.