100 Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern This is a time when urgent issues are often explored in polemic documentaries, as well as a fateful moment when the future of public education is being debated with unprecedented intensity. Waiting for 'Superman' makes an invaluable addition to the debate. Read full review
100 USA Today | Scott Bowles It's an apt title. As divisive as the issue has become, it's hard to deny the power of Guggenheim's lingering shots on these children, waiting on a superhero who isn't going to come. Read full review
91 Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum Powerful, passionate, and potentially revolution-inducing documentary. Read full review
88 Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey The most challenging obstacle encountered by reformers like Canada and Michelle Rhee, the embattled chancellor of education for Washington, D.C., are the unions extending tenure protection to teachers who underperform. Read full review