Metacritic Movie Ratings
Offside Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 91

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Jafar Panahi's wonderfully funny, outspoken shaggy-dog story, a light counterweight to his sadder 2000 feminist drama "The Circle."

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• 80

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  A charming, character-driven film that conveys enormous feeling for its people

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• 80

  out of 100

  VarietyDeborah Young

  In his most accessible and spontaneous picture, ranking Iranian helmer Jafar Panahi reveals unsuspected comic gifts barely visible in his dramatic festival winners "The White Balloon," "The Circle" and "Crimson Gold."

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• 80

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  While the gist of Offside is the same (as "The Circle"), its tone is more insouciant, as it celebrates the guile and toughness of its heroines while casting a sympathetic glance at the ethical quandaries facing their jailers.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Women's roles and the eternal fight to expand their rights in Iranian society get a light, hugely entertaining treatment in Jafar Panahi's Offsides.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  The delicately subversive Mr. Panahi makes his subjects perfectly clear -- the stupidity of authority, and the hypocrisy of discrimination. Offside is surprisingly entertaining, and edifying to boot.

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