80
Metascore
13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The PlaylistNoel MurrayThe PlaylistNoel MurrayStone and his crew get the audience hooked on the mystery of this charismatic crank, and then take their time before they answer some of the bigger questions.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyTransfixing in its workplace detail and haunting in its harsh commentary on a solitary existence.
- 90The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIt is the film’s cosmic dimension that makes it so special.
- 83IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichThis intimate, unvarnished, and occasionally transcendent micro-portrait may seldom leave Dunning’s property, but it takes stock of the whole world.
- 80The GuardianNigel M SmithThe GuardianNigel M SmithDunning recounts spellbinding tales that led to the gradual downfall of his expansive Mile Hill Farm, and the destruction of his two marriages.
- 80VarietyScott TobiasVarietyScott TobiasWith this rueful, cantankerous yet hugely charismatic figure at its center, Tony Stone’s beautiful documentary reveals the twin burdens of working the farm alone while beating back an encroaching inner darkness.
- 75Slant MagazineChristopher GraySlant MagazineChristopher GrayPeter and the Farm is a warts-and-all portrait that asserts its subject's sense of purpose even as it seems to slip out of his grasp.
- 75The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThis is one tortured soul, and a rare case in which a farmer’s struggles seem to be entirely of his own making.
- 75RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyRogerEbert.comGlenn KennyA very unusual and rare kind of movie: one that is good in spite of itself. Which isn’t to say that the movie’s director and co-producer Tony Stone doesn’t make some provocative, interesting choices.
- 58The Film StageTony HindsThe Film StageTony HindsDunning is a documentarian’s wet dream, as honest and forthcoming as he is eagerly collaborative, which makes for a wildly entertaining, if occasionally self-indulgent experience.