100 San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle Shows how a documentary can be as moving and suspenseful as the best narrative feature. Read full review
91 Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum The players are timelessly familiar in American Teen, too. But filmmaker Nanette Burstein tells their stories with a distinctly 21st-century pop and audacity. Read full review
88 TV Guide | Ken Fox The kids are real and their stories enthralling: When it comes to drama, there's nothing quite like high school. Read full review
88 Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey So authentic are the subjects, so raw their emotions. Read full review