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

  • 90
    The Onion A.V. Club | Scott Tobias

    As the film takes shape, the form and the subject develop a fascinating symbiosis, with Derrida cast as an active participant in the deconstruction of his own documentary. Read full review

  • 90
    L.A. Weekly |

    The result is fascinating, whether you're smitten by him or his work, or simply intrigued by contemporary thought. Read full review

  • 80
    Village Voice | J. Hoberman

    The movie is ultimately about the philosopher's personality -- if you loved "Lingua Franca" (and what lumpen academoid did not?), you'll certainly dig Derrida. Read full review

  • 80
    Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern

    Challenging and fascinating -- everything you didn't know you didn't know about Derrida's life and work. Read full review

  • 80
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    The adoring and adorable documentary on the philosopher Jacques Derrida. Read full review

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    An absolutely first-rate documentary. Read full review

  • 80
    Variety | Dennis Harvey

    An affectionate but aptly complex view of one of our epoch's great philosophers. Read full review

  • 75
    New York Daily News | Elizabeth Weitzman

    The sort of film one should probably see either a half-dozen times or not at all. It's a complex, highly ambitious documentary that aptly reflects its subject, contemporary French philosopher Jacques Derrida. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Edward Guthmann

    Nicely photographed and beautifully scored. Read full review

  • 20
    Austin Chronicle | Marjorie Baumgarten

    For those unfamiliar with the notoriously camera-averse philosopher and his thoughts, Derrida will most probably prove to be an unenlightening bore. Read full review

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