Metacritic Movie Ratings
Persepolis Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 100

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  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  While so many films about coming of age involve manufactured dilemmas, here is one about a woman who indeed does come of age, and magnificently.

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• 100

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  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Cinematic poetry in black and white. It also is a deeply affecting tale of the power of resilience and an unflagging sense of humor through the worst of situations

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• 100

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  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  The movie sparkles with witty self-awareness.

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• 90

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  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  Persepolis, austere as it may look, is full of warmth and surprise, alive with humor and a fierce independence of spirit.

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• 90

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  VarietyLisa Nesselson

  This autobiographical tour de force is completely accessible and art of a very high order.

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• 90

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  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  The filmmakers were right to believe that a live-action version of this story would have failed to achieve the universality Persepolis does.

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• 90

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  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  A dazzlingly smart and entertaining animated feature by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, looks like a black-and-white graphic novel come to life.

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• 80

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  Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano

  A familiar story set in an unfamiliar context, it's a paean to the universality of human experience, a testament to the endurance of individuality during great political and fanatical upheaval, and a reminder that even the most complex situations, identities and stories are heartbreakingly simple.

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