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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90We Got This CoveredLauren Humphries-BrooksWe Got This CoveredLauren Humphries-BrooksNight School exposes the individualism of poverty and the power that education can bring to the powerless.
- 83The Film StageJohn FinkThe Film StageJohn FinkNight School is a triumphant and affecting film that explores the issue of inequality beyond the usual political, paternal talking points.
- 80The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe result is a movie about large setbacks and small triumphs, and the grit that takes you from one to the other.
- 80Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlAs an introduction to its arresting, charismatic subjects, Night School is invaluable.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckBenefiting greatly from its charismatic, likeable subjects, Night School displays a compassion and empathy that feels more necessary than ever.
- 80Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleCohn’s slickly edited verité-style storytelling lets each person’s humanity rise to the top, just enough to mix expected poignancy with a simple clarity about the struggles of low-income, opportunity-challenged souls.
- 75The A.V. ClubA.A. DowdThe A.V. ClubA.A. DowdNight School takes the human-interest route instead, and while that doesn’t allow for the most complete vision of the program, it does put a touchingly human face on the movie’s opening statistic—as well as grant a sliver of hope for those 1.2 million American kids who abandon their education every year.
- 75RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoCohn never turns Night School into a sob story or a manipulative tale of redemption.
- 70Paste MagazineKenji FujishimaPaste MagazineKenji FujishimaCohn’s film is ultimately a genuinely inspiring one, noteworthy in the way it achieves its uplift honestly and without sentimentality.
- 63Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenOne may wonder if Night School's most revealing material has been left on the cutting room floor, so as to offer the sort of uplift that inadvertently marginalizes the very inequalities that drive the film.