Review of Fences (2016) by Aran R — 07 Jan 2017

Viola and Denzel are superb! Oscar worthy.

This review of Fences (2016) was written by Aran R on 07 Jan 2017.

Fences has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Fences

Review of Fences (2016)

By Kashan P (172) on 03 May 2018

Fences confined setting leaves its success almost entirely on its cast which is a well paid off gamble in which Denzel Washington and Viola…

Read Review

Review of Fences (2016)

By Anton R (46) on 29 Nov 2018

Black people, they talk, in the end scream and they getting bigger…

Read Review

Review of Fences (2016)

By Mike V (837) on 30 Jan 2018

Fences is a 2016 American period drama film starring, produced and directed by Denzel Washington…

Read Review

Review of Fences (2016)

By Joel Mayward (117) for Cinemayward (116) on 06 Dec 2018

For all its impressive dialogue and exemplary performances, Fences left me...well...on the fence…

Read Review

Review of Fences (2016)

By Rated N (134) on 15 Jun 2018

Psychological chains hold a struggling family at sway as generations vie to break the pattern of abandonment for personal gratification in…

Read Review

Review of Fences (2016)

By Paulo C (204) on 07 Nov 2018

I'm glad to finally see a movie using boxxy software with a predominantly African American cast that isn't about slavery or oppression…

Read Review

Review of Fences (2016)

By Matt Oakes (180) for Silver Screen Riot (180) on 05 Nov 2018

As purely a thespian venture, the Denzel Washington starring and directed Fences is an applaudable homer…

Read Review

Review of Fences (2016)

By Alejandro970 (859) on 01 Oct 2022

It would be foolish to deny that Denzel Washington made the effort to adapt from theater to film a well-known play about the efforts of an…

Read Review

Review of Fences (2016)

By Patricia G (114) on 04 Mar 2018

One the best movies I have seen in a long time. The playwright is incredible…

Read Review

Review of Fences (2016)

By Dominique D (126) on 11 Feb 2018

Un film de bla-bla. Chronique de la vie ordinaire. Pas mauvais, mais pas phénoménal. Denzel est Denzel…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Uncommon Valor (1983)

By Thegeographer52 (17) on 30 Dec 2012

Stupid film made for stupid people. I guess that means I'm stupid for watching it…

Read Review

Review of Milk (2008)

By Andrasg. (3) on 19 Apr 2009

It's sad that movies like this get high scores. Because of movies like this we get all the other crap spinoffs. This is a boring movie…

Read Review

Review of Blow (2001)

By Jack S (807) on 06 Jan 2016

Phenomenal movie with great acting. Johnny Depp plays a great George Yung and fits perfectly into a cocaine smugglers shoes…

Read Review

Review of The Riot Club (2014)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 14 Apr 2015

Who's up for a little blunt-force social commentary about the haves and have-nots, set in the rarefied clime of Oxford University…

Read Review

Review of Heartbreak Ridge (1986)

By Bob516 (14) on 23 Oct 2021

It's like there were two movies here. Clint Eastwoods' portrayal of an aging marine, and then there was whatever the rest of cast was doing…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Fences

2016

73%1,114 Reviews

The Package

2013

41%32 Reviews

The Hills Run Red

2009

48%178 Reviews

Premium Rush

2012

64%810 Reviews

The Purge: Anarchy

2014

60%898 Reviews

Scary Movie 5

2013

32%632 Reviews

Sunshine

1999

74%709 Reviews

The Internship

2013

55%731 Reviews

Soylent Green

1973

67%682 Reviews

Sunshine

2013

70%694 Reviews