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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    TV Guide | Maitland McDonagh

    Both a biographical portrait and an exploration of the tradition of Jewish liturgical music in America. Read full review

  • 70
    The New York Times |

    The movie is most engaging when following Mr. Mendelson around his old neighborhood, Borough Park, which, we learn, is simply teeming with bakers whose singing is on a par with their knishes. Read full review

  • 70
    Village Voice |

    With its outlandish stories, obsession with masculine ego, and focus on an absurd, forgotten subculture, A Cantor's Tale is the stuff Ben Stiller movies are made of: All that's missing is the part for Owen Wilson. Read full review

  • 70
    Variety | Dennis Harvey

    Delightful documentary A Cantor's Tale casts a fond eye back at the "golden age" of chazzanut (Jewish liturgical music) and its star performers in the Brooklyn of yesteryear. Read full review

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