92
Metascore
27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackSan Francisco ChroniclePeter StackRobert Redford's exceptionally handsome and provocative Quiz Show manages a trick that few films even dare try -- to take a hard look at personal and public moral issues and still provide dazzling entertainment.
- 100The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinA supremely elegant and thoughtful parable.
- 90VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyRobert Redford's handsome, smartly constructed new film stands likely to capture the imagination of the educated, culturally inclined public.
- Redford blows the dust off a 35-year-old scandal about rigged TV quiz shows and makes it snap with up-to-the-minute relevance.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertRobert Redford has directed Quiz Show as entertainment, history, and challenge.
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliOne of the reasons that Quiz Show is so extraordinary is because it spins a story as compelling on the personal level as on the national one.
- 88The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenOne of those rare films that manages to be both terrifically entertaining and consistently thoughtful, it turns an apparently tame deception into a very rich metaphor.
- 80Washington PostWashington PostAs taut, sleek and guiltily comfortable as the classic Chrysler automobile we see at the beginning, Quiz Show is built for entertaining road performance.
- 80Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumRobert Redford's best and richest directorial effort.
- 70TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineIt's a blessedly old-fashioned, well-made and well-acted narrative.