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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Village VoiceVillage VoiceBoth riveting and disturbing.
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatJessica Sanders has observed a collection of lives dramatically altered by a flawed legal system.
- 80VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasA powerfully affecting documentary.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenCalm, deliberate and devastating, Jessica Sanders's documentary After Innocence confirms many of the worst fears about weaknesses in the American criminal-justice system.
- 80Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterThe moral purity of After Innocence is so overwhelming that it simply leaves you with nothing to say or do. It's kind of beyond criticism.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyIn her clear and compelling film, Sanders lets the innocents do the talking.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenPuts a human face on the failings of the American judicial system and the growing importance of DNA in legal proceedings.
- 63New York PostNew York PostExploring the lives of several wrongly convicted men exonerated by DNA evidence, the documentary After Innocence makes a reasonable case that compensation is due them.
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThough Jessica Sanders' rambling documentary about the damaged lives of wrongfully imprisoned men would have made a better subject for an hour-long "Dateline" special, it's still a powerful indictment of a judicial system too anxious to close cases, and then close ranks when someone tries to reopen them.
- 60The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayTaylor does her cause no real favors by trotting out only the most articulate, most clearly railroaded exonerees. It should be just as chilling to learn that even the shady get screwed.