Metacritic Movie Ratings
The Visitor Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 90

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  The curious thing about The Visitor is that even as it goes more or less where you think it will, it still manages to surprise you along the way.

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• 88

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  It is one of the year's most intriguing dramas, with a quartet of powerful performances.

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• 83

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  This audaciously issues-loaded indie drama works, improbably and entirely, on account of the marvelous, often familiar-looking, rarely starring character actor Richard Jenkins and his perfect performance as a stodgy, widowed economics professor.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Variety

  A combination immigrant/resurrection tale, Visitor tilts toward the soulful rather than the political, and could be this year's humanistic indie hit.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano

  An unassuming but quietly heartbreaking drama.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  A compelling and illuminating story of four people who form an unlikely and momentary friendship of considerable depth.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  The Visitor tells of renewal through love. Its song is tinged with sadness, but stirring all the same.

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