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Metascore®73 out of 100 | Generally favorable reviews

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

  • 100
    Chicago Tribune | Michael Phillips

    Arnold reminds us that the best thrillers don't settle for taking the audience away from their everyday experience; rather, they burrow inward and, by sheer power of cinematic observation, make it hard for us to look away lest we miss something--on a screen or off. Read full review

  • 80
    Village Voice | Ella Taylor

    No one does poetic British with more remorseless hyper-realism than the Scots, and Arnold, who amassed a raft of reputable awards for her 2003 short film "Wasp," directs with a precociously sure touch and a raw taste for graphic sexuality rare in a woman helmer. It shocks, yet feels organic to the paranoid, loveless milieu portrayed in Red Road. Read full review

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Crust

    A spellbinding, intelligent thriller that takes its time to get where it's going but is well worth the trip. Read full review

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    You might call the film "Rear Window Times 100." Read full review

  • 70
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    In the arresting Red Road, the dire Orwellian warning that Big Brother is watching has evolved from a grim fantasy of totalitarianism into a banal fact of life. Read full review

  • 67
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel Murray

    As long as Arnold can avoid giving any reason for Dickie's strange behavior, Red Road remains creepy and hypnotic, but as soon as Arnold explains what's going on, the movie's structure collapses into the rubble of cliché. Read full review

  • 60
    Variety | Leslie Felperin

    Sensual, dark in every sense, but a touch derivative, Red Road reps an impressive feature debut for Brit writer-helmer Andrea Arnold, an Oscar-winner for her knockout short "Wasp." Read full review

Avg. Fan Rating:
Average Rating = 2.2 out of 5

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