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Metascore
26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanCountdown to Zero makes old terrors radioactively new again.
- 90Wall Street JournalWall Street JournalAs odd as it may sound, it's a remarkably beautiful movie.
- 80Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfWalker integrates stranger-on-the-street testimony to further her general vibe of ignorance, thus pinpointing the true target of an agitated doc--our own blithe apathy.
- 80SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirA terrifying and highly effective documentary.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeConvincingly argued and extremely polished, it has theatrical potential for auds whose reservoir of worry about humanity's future hasn't already run dry.
- 70VarietyVarietyA politically urgent picture, it will also literally scare the breath out of what will certainly be a worldwide audience.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisPaying to see Countdown to Zero is like tipping a fortuneteller to predict the manner of your death.
- 58The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayWalker has something important to say with Countdown To Zero, but if this movie were standing on a doorstep with a petition, most reasonable people would sign it quickly and send it on its way, rather than inviting it in to chat.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceThis is another well-intentioned but preaching-to-the-choir doc, and boring as well.