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Metascore
15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeThe Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeThis intelligent and comprehensive documentary not only conveys the genuine nature of Hill herself, but also recreates the national sensibility of the time, an era when sexual harassment in the workplace was not yet a national concern.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIf you can't place the name, or want to know more, Anita is a splendid place to start.
- 90The New York TimesMiriam BaleThe New York TimesMiriam BaleAnita is an important historical document about an event that prompted a larger cultural conversation about sexual harassment. But, perhaps more important, it conveys Ms. Hill’s journey from an accuser alone to an activist who shares with, and listens to, others.
- 80Time OutNick SchagerTime OutNick SchagerWriter-director Freida Lee Mock’s concise and potent chronicle uses a wealth of archival video and numerous new interviews with its subject to properly contextualize Hill’s testimony as a landmark moment in the fight for gender equality.
- 80VarietyJohn AndersonVarietyJohn AndersonAnita may be a tribute doc, but it’s one with real heft.
- 60The DissolveJen ChaneyThe DissolveJen ChaneyIt doesn’t provide enough rigorously reported context about what happened in 1991 to feel like anything close to a definitive portrait of the Anita Hill vs. Clarence Thomas saga.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAnita Hill deserves a great documentary chronicling her life, her trials and her ongoing impact. This underwhelming effort isn’t it.
- 50Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlToo much of the movie feels like notes toward a portrait rather than the portrait itself, and Mock's failure to nail down the Thomas case drains the power from the victory-lap scenes of Hill addressing adoring crowds.
- 50New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithAlthough Hill failed to derail Thomas’ career, she seems to consider her testimony a success: She remains a highly sought public speaker about workplace sexual harassment, which in large part thanks to her is much less tolerated than it once was.
- 33The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe problems with Anita start with director Freida Lee Mock’s attempt to fit this story into the template of a generic empowerment narrative.