Metacritic Movie Ratings
Amazing Grace Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 80

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  Fortunately, director Michael Apted and his team understand the challenges of this kind of story and have met them with intelligence and energy.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  The overall effect is part BBC-style biography, part Hollywood-like hagiography, and generally pleasing and often moving, even when the story wobbles off the historical rails or becomes bogged down in dopey romance.

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyEddie Cockrell

  Picture reflects the no-nonsense storytelling skills of prolific helmer Michael Apted, whose career-long mix of feature and documentary work holds him in good stead once more.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  A case of good works done well.

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• 58

  out of 100

  Entertainment Weekly

  It's earnest, solemn stuff. The movie sings an old tune -- Albert Finney is the blind minister who wrote the title ditty -- and it leaves the blood unstirred.

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