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

  • 80
    The Hollywood Reporter | Michael Rechtshaffen

    It's a beautifully modulated performance in a nicely crafted, quietly unassuming character study by Vancouver-based writer-director Carl Bessai. Read full review

  • 75
    New York Post | V.A. Musetto

    The dreamy drama Emile shows how a talented cast can turn a tentative plot into pleasant viewing. Read full review

  • 75
    Christian Science Monitor | David Sterritt

    Poignant and well acted, though not very memorable. Read full review

  • 70
    Film Threat |

    A small but excellent cast supports McKellen in what is a beautiful and intelligent film. Read full review

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    At heart a reverie, a meditation on the past and its treacheries. Read full review

  • 60
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    While most films in which the angry past confronts the guilty present degenerate into mawkish reconciliations, Emile errs on the side of restraint. Read full review

  • 60
    Variety | Scott Foundas

    A routine memory piece about long-buried family secrets that bubble back to the surface to wreak havoc. Read full review

  • 50
    TV Guide | Ken Fox

    Sensitively played but ultimately undone by its unconventional approach. Read full review

  • 50
    New York Daily News | Elizabeth Weitzman

    Both lightweight and heavy-handed, Carl Bessai's arthouse drama can't even be redeemed by Ian McKellen's sensitive turn in the title role. Read full review

  • 30
    Village Voice |

    Odd beginning permits viewers to leave after five minutes and know what happens. Those remaining are left with the full tome, its 92-minute length hiding an experience as draining as "Heaven's Gate." Read full review

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