79
Metascore
36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Time Out LondonDave CalhounTime Out LondonDave CalhounIt’s a joyous film, full of love and warmth but unafraid to admit that with sticking out your neck comes struggle and sorrow. Truly lovely.
- 90The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyPride is brilliantly entertaining just as it is, so I trust that no one connected with the film will be insulted if I say that, despite the existence of shows with similarly stirring themes, like “Billy Elliot” and “Kinky Boots,” the story would make a terrific musical.
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversPride naively thinks it can change the world with a single movie. Talk about fighting spirit. I couldn't have liked it more.
- 80EmpireAngie ErrigoEmpireAngie ErrigoA clear winner that makes you laugh, cry, and generally want to party and parade like it’s 1984.
- 80Total FilmNeil SmithTotal FilmNeil SmithA feel-good charmer with an important message, Pride will have you clutching your sides, wiping your eyes and punching the air in triumph.
- Celebrated theater director Mathew Warchus (Matilda, The Norman Conquests) unstiffens many of the script's clichés by affecting a sparkling, musical tone — producers have stated their intentions to bring Pride to Broadway, à la fellow miners-strike movie "Billy Elliot."
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickStephen Beresford’s script’s has its cornball fish-out-of-water touches to be sure, but Pride is a bona fide crowd-pleaser — wearing its heart on its sleeve as the film builds to an ending that’s as satisfying as it is surprising.
- 60The DissolveMike D'AngeloThe DissolveMike D'AngeloNo matter how much this story has been streamlined for accessibility’s sake, its import remains potent. In spite of numerous missteps, Pride gets that across.
- 38Slant MagazineElise NakhnikianSlant MagazineElise NakhnikianThe film the tough true story has spawned is as formulaically cheery, didactically "uplifting," and fundamentally false as a Disney sports movie.