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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeIbarra and Rivera maintain an effortless balance between genre-rooted entertainment and concern for real human suffering caused by governmental policies. They get viewers wrapped up enough in the narrative that it takes a while to appreciate the courage required to set it in motion.
- 88Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayIntriguing, marvelously inventive documentary.
- 80The GuardianJordan HoffmanThe GuardianJordan HoffmanThe varied ingredients blend together well.
- 80TheWrapCarlos AguilarTheWrapCarlos AguilarThe Infiltrators is eye-opening on both sides: It delivers an encouraging example of the power of a united people, and it opens a window into the abuses and inhumane separations that are carried out under the guise of protecting the nation.
- 75IndieWireEric KohnIndieWireEric KohnThe experimental approach takes some time to settle in and doesn’t always click, but at its best, The Infiltrators manages to personalize the undocumented struggle by transforming it into an unlikely blend of activism and suspense that makes a compelling case for the abolishment of ICE.
- 75Chicago TribuneKatie WalshChicago TribuneKatie WalshDespite its unevenness, it's impossible to look away from The Infiltrators, due to the sheer audacity of the activists and their willingness to risk their safe but shadowy existence in the United States for this cause.
- 70The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeJumping between wildly dissimilar styles makes for an occasionally jarring film. Yet despite this awkwardness, the movie works.
- 70Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternFor all its imperfections, this docudrama with an agitprop heart finds a surprising way into the subject of undocumented immigrants languishing in detention centers.
- 67Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerAustin ChronicleRichard WhittakerFascinating as the The Infiltrators is, it remains a beginner’s primer to the for-profit immigration system with an oddly jaunty narrative over the top. Like the NIYA activists, its heart may be bigger than its head sometimes, but that’s not the world’s biggest sin.
- 63RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmRogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmIn some ways, The Infiltrators is reminiscent of 2018’s under-seen gem “American Animals” in how it blurs the line between narrative and documentary while incorporating genre tropes into the nonfiction medium.