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60
Viewer score based on 5 votes.

Critic Score

90
Critics' score based on 31 reviews.
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This movie is awesome.Screens the opression of Iranian's government after Kingdom period in a perfect way.A must see.

June 24,2008
alex1982s

This story needs to be heard, seen and felt by everyone.It is both very serious and yet has plenty of genuinely funny scenes as well (what film was... he Washington Post watching?!). Everyone I was with seemed to get the full range from awe at the artistic work to the depth of the agony of human fragility and strengths in the face of political and religious manipulations as well as the joys in life we're more likely to have experienced.The message of Family is so strong that to call it a family-film, in my opinion, should almost be a requirement.Finally, the film goes-the-distance to deeply humanize the consequences of geopolitics which are so often held at a distance in the vast majority of our experiences and having done it so well deserves the highest praise! Full Review

May 22,2008
rtico

bad movie did not like

May 22,2008
boygenius551
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While so many films about coming of age involve manufactured dilemmas, here is one about a woman who indeed does come of age, and magnificently.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times

Cinematic poetry in black and white. It also is a deeply affecting tale of the power of resilience and an unflagging sense of humor through the worst of situationsFull Review

Claudia Puig
USA Today

A completely different kind of animated movie that, even more than "Ratatouille," reimagines what the medium can do.Full Review

Dana Stevens
Slate

The movie sparkles with witty self-awareness.Full Review

Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly

The two main points Persepolis makes are that strife is relative, and all politics are personal.Full Review

Noel Murray
The Onion (A.V. Club)
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