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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA rapturous and enlightening look at the history of the environmental movement in America.
- 83Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerDevotees of the "Whole Earth Catalogue" may regard this film as a nostalgia trip, but it's much more comprehensive, more forward-looking than that.
- 80VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangA moving, elegiac, deeply contemplative work that leaves the viewer not with a save-the-world checklist, but rather a spirit of hopeful reflection.
- 75The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayNearly a quarter of the way through Earth Days, the movie seems on-track to being just another tongue-clucking “Isn’t it a pity” doc, painted in broad strokes.
- 70Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonThere's great archival footage.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThere is a sense of sadness around Earth Days, a sense that opportunities were not capitalized on, that not enough was done.
- 70Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonFeels like a prolonged campfire conversation, filled with weathered, measured talk about holistic thinking and finding a new perspective.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterDocumentaries are a hard sell these days, and despite the timely, pertinent subject, the film simply doesn't have enough entertainment value to draw an audience to the multiplex.
- 60New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierEven with all the inconvenient truths exposed, Stone's film is still, sadly, inescapably crucial.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisA sedate chronicle of the highs and lows of the environmental movement, Earth Days is less a rousing call to action than a bittersweet stroll down memory lane.