When They See Us (2019) Reviews & Ratings

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When They See Us reviews

When They See Us holds a 8.2/10 average from 1,074 TMDB ratings.

I was reluctant to watch this miniseries, because I had read a lot about it and I thought, gee, I know how it turns out, so why watch a grim, depressing reconstruction of it? But I realized eventually that I had to give it a chance. So many people loved it so much, and most of the very few who didn’t hated it so much, I figured it must be good and accurate for that kind of response. And so it was. The acting, to me,…
— Peter McGinn (9/10)

Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.

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