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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90TheWrapApril WolfeTheWrapApril WolfeHalf the Picture is maddening and enlightening and, most of all, necessary, as much as I wish it weren’t.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinHalf the Picture is a vital, comprehensive documentary on a subject that's so fundamental to the industry it's about, you have to wonder why dozens of movies on this scale or bigger haven't already been made.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshWith careful craftsmanship, Half the Picture is an important piece of testimony in the fight for the civil rights of female directors in Hollywood.
- 75RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaRogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaDocumentaries that rely on a steady stream of talking heads—interspersed here with fleeting film clips—usually are not my favorite. However, when those heads belong to talented and perceptive women who rarely get a chance to speak their minds let alone get hired to make a movie, I can definitely make an exception.
- 60The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe stories that Ms. Adrion elicits may be infuriatingly recognizable to women who work in many fields. But if there is a missing element in her analysis, it is the effect that sexism has on these women’s artistry, not only their livelihoods.