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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayAt its most compelling when Rosenthal explores why the crassest entertainment is internationally successful, even in the home of theatrical naturalism.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyI mean no disrespect to Rosenthal when I say I laughed louder during the movie than during any episode of his hit TV show.
- 70Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzA funny, if slight, documentary.
- 70Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyLos Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyIn sitcom savant Phil Rosenthal's world, truth is at least as strange as fiction and usually it's funnier, which works to his advantage in the very entertaining cultural exchange that is Exporting Raymond.
- The real key to the documentary's appeal is its writer-director Phil Rosenthal, creator of the long-running CBS sitcom.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyMildly amusing.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceLike its namesake, Exporting Raymond captures a few satisfyingly human moments.
- 40Time OutEric HynesTime OutEric HynesOffers an intriguing outsider's document of Russian culture reinventing itself from the outside in; its main export, however, seems to be good old-fashioned Ugly Americanism.
- 30New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinAmusing and annoying in the wrong ratio, maybe 30/70.