The Crucible: Critic Reviews

84%

MovieWeb: 2 reviews

71%

Rotten Tomatoes: 40 reviews

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

92

Ryder, usually a soft, placid actress, unleashes a bold new anger here.
Full Review » 16 years ago
Mike Clark USA Today (Top Critic)

100

With a head on its shoulders and the rawest emotions in its craw, Arthur Miller's stage hit The Crucible has become a cinematic grabber for grown-ups -- without that castor oil taste.
Full Review » 13 years ago
Washington Post (Top Critic)

Full Review » 13 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

50

The first scene in "The Crucible'' strikes the first wrong note.
Full Review » 13 years ago
Susan Stark Detroit News (Top Critic)

100

Full Review » 13 years ago
Todd McCarthy Variety (Top Critic)

Neither the establishing dramatic linchpin nor the final conversion of conscience is terribly convincing, leaving this pared-down rendition of the original work diminished in power and meaning as well.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Globe and Mail (Top Critic)

63

Full Review » 11 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

88

This version illuminates the story's numerous strengths, resulting in a motion picture of surprising emotional and intellectual impact.
Full Review » 13 years ago
Susan Granger www.susangranger.com

40

Full Review » 6 years ago
Rob Gonsalves eFilmCritic.com

40

The movie version reveals the play as what it always was: a melodrama about a married guy who shouldn't have dallied with a vengeful girl.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Neil Cohen Echo Magazine

80

Full Review » 6 years ago
Dennis Schwartz Ozus' World Movie Reviews

75

It couldn't be more timely or relevant.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Geoff Andrew Time Out

Hytner holds the action together with solid, unflashy, well-paced direction, ensuring that this is no mere period piece but a compelling, pertinent account of human fear, frailty and cold ambition.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily

60

Full Review » 8 years ago
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com

100

Perfectly captures the air of hysteria and paranoia.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com

40

Full Review » 8 years ago
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews

Full Review » 8 years ago
Judith Egerton Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

75

Arthur Miller's story of hysteria, persecution and social injustice, is classy and powerful with some marvelous acting.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Matt Brunson Creative Loafing

100

Superb adaptation is as topical as ever, with its trenchant themes of hypocrisy, hate-mongering and political coups d'etat crawling all over each other like worms in a can.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall

40

Full Review » 9 years ago
Alex Sandell Juicy Cerebellum

60

Worth watching. Good message. Not such a good film.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jim Shelby Palo Alto Weekly

75

Full Review » 10 years ago
James O'Ehley Sci-Fi Movie Page

60

Full Review » 10 years ago
Margaret A. McGurk Cincinnati Enquirer

Full Review » 11 years ago
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality and Practice

Compels us to recognize the shadow side of our lives, including the evil inside us.
Full Review » 11 years ago