Review of Denial (2016) by Christian C — 03 Feb 2017

Meaningful court drama. Timothy Spall excellent.

This review of Denial (2016) was written by Christian C on 03 Feb 2017.

Denial has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Denial

Review of Denial (2016)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 05 May 2017

If there's anybody left who's in any doubt about the versatility, range and sheer courage of British acting legend Timothy Spall, his performance…

Read Review

Review of Denial (2016)

By Fong K (647) on 08 Jul 2018

A terrific cast and a story worth telling…

Read Review

Review of Denial (2016)

By Adam Nayman (350) for Cinema Scope (405) on 27 Sep 2017

A movie that stayed rigorously inside its heroine's muzzled sense of frustration could be compelling, but Jackson keeps cutting to superfluous…

Read Review

Review of Denial (2016)

By Raporgi (67) on 30 Sep 2020

Well spoken articulate Historian David Irving is portrayed by the most uncharismatic of britbongs while butt ugly Lipstadt is shown as a hottie…

Read Review

Review of Denial (2016)

By Rob Vaux (1,125) for Cinema-stache (41) on 02 Oct 2017

Denial concerns itself more with the substance of how to fight such a man than the normal hammer-and-tongs courtroom stuff…

Read Review

Review of Denial (2016)

By William O (211) on 30 Mar 2018

Denial has a very interesting story. It has great performances and at times is emotional…

Read Review

Review of Denial (2016)

By Keeva Stratton (79) for Rescu (Australia) (79) on 14 Sep 2017

When films choose to remind us of the moments we'd like to forget-and do so brilliantly-they also serve to illustrate how few people it takes…

Read Review

Review of Denial (2016)

By Mae Abdulbaki (411) for Movies with Mae (104) on 20 Aug 2018

Denial accomplishes what it sets out to do, and that is to set facts straight and give agency to history, its survivors, and to those who perished…

Read Review

Review of Denial (2016)

By Maylin R (61) on 13 Dec 2017

Although the plot was actually very good, the movie was so boring. I had so much trouble just to pay attention…

Read Review

Review of Denial (2016)

By Matthew Toomey (680) for ABC Radio Brisbane (680) on 30 May 2017

As a good historical drama should, Denial is the kind of movie that makes you want to do more reading about the subject as you've left the cinema…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Dead Man Walking (1995)

By Mctrollol1269 (1) on 29 May 2012

Its was not an easy watch. Sean Penn's character almost never moves from the cell and talks to the nun from through bars…

Read Review

Review of Manhattan (1979)

By Broyax (884) on 10 Jan 2017

Revoilà Droopy, revoilà Caliméro qui a repris quelques amphètes et/ou sniffé quelques rails et qui se met à soûler tout le monde, à…

Read Review

Review of The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

By Diego T (537) on 13 Jan 2012

Maybe it's because movies were just becoming a national phenomenon, but the acting in this movie stank…

Read Review

Review of Murder Most Foul (1964)

By Pablo Villaça (1,590) for Cinema em Cena (1,589) on 01 May 2006

Rutherford é a Miss Marple definitiva, mesclando inteligência e frágil leveza para construir uma personagem divertida, mas crível como…

Read Review

Review of Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 10 May 2007

The urge to laugh is superceded by the urge to slap everybody and command them to stop embarrassing all of humanity…

Read Review

Review of The Terminal (2004)

By Sebe2012 (9) on 08 Dec 2014

Considering how particular the states in immigration and border control, The film is so unrealistic…

Read Review

Review of The Killing Fields (1984)

By Aaron M (1,334) on 11 Jan 2013

Given this films high critic rating I was expecting Apocalypse Now…

Read Review

Review of Life Is Beautiful (1997)

By David Edelstein (2,124) for Slate (2,081) on 16 Jan 2006

Benigni's movie made me want to throw up…

Read Review

Review of To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

By Crazerg (1) on 13 Dec 2019

This and the book have the same problem and it hurts me to see so many like this movie…

Read Review

Review of Interview with the Vampire (1994)

By All_Buttru4 (86) on 09 Oct 2022

Overblown, rushed and boring. This vampire classic misses it's mark for me,multiple times. Brad & cruise are unconvincing…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Dune

2021

77%276 Reviews