Cinafilm has over 5 million movie reviews and counting …

About Us
Contact Us
Sitemap
Follow us onCinafilm - Twitter Cinafilm - Pinterest

Last updated: 19 Jul 2026 at 08:56 UTC

Back to movie details

Make Up (2020) - Critic Reviews - Page 1 of 1

1-9 of 9 Reviews

Sort by:

Review of Make Up (2020)

By Liam Lacey (1,725) for Original-Cin (1,156) on 21 Jan 2021

At under 90 minutes, Make Up doesn’t include much action but the skin-crawling effect of the film reverberates until after the credits roll…

Review of Make Up (2020)

By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 13 Nov 2020

Benefitting from an unassuming but dead-on performance by lead Molly Windsor, the picture may frustrate those expecting a true horror film,…

Review of Make Up (2020)

By Teo Bugbee (199) for The New York Times (9,847) on 12 Nov 2020

It’s an intriguing interpretation of adolescent discovery, one that uses horror to suggest the dread that comes with finding a sense of self…

Review of Make Up (2020)

By Michael Ordona (350) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 10 Nov 2020

It’s an insightful, deeply felt film that lets us in on a personal evolution…

Review of Make Up (2020)

By Phil De Semlyen (265) for Time Out (7,510) on 24 Aug 2020

For all the clammy grip it exerts, this thrillingly original film is more interested in trapping you in its psychosexual maze and immersing…

Review of Make Up (2020)

By Simran Hans (401) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 06 Aug 2020

Eerie images of a bloodied fingernail and long grass lit by amber floodlights signal Oakley’s sly sense of humour and eye for visual poetry…

Review of Make Up (2020)

By Christopher Machell (333) for CineVue (2,163) on 04 Aug 2020

Make Up taps into a rich Gothic tradition where repressed emotions find their vent in uncanny space and sexual awakening is realised through…

Review of Make Up (2020)

By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 30 Jul 2020

It’s a clever and expertly made movie; Oakley luxuriates in its winter chill…

Review of Make Up (2020)

By Ian Freer (515) for Empire (3,446) on 28 Jul 2020

Claire Oakley has created a vivid sensory experience out of limited means. Make Up is anything but cosmetic — it gets right under the skin…

More reviews of this movie:

Make Up (2020) Movie Reviews (11)
Make Up (2020) User Reviews (2)

Theo Barklem-Biggs - Top 5 movies:

Molly Windsor - Top 5 movies:

More About This Page

Make Up (2020) - What do the critics say?

What did the critics make of Make Up (2020)? Do you agree with them?

Cinafilm has collected 9 reviews of Make Up (2020) written by professional movie critics and published online or in newspapers and magazines. Read a few reviews to get the verdict from critics!

Film critics gave Make Up (2020) an average score of 81%, indicating generally very positive reviews.

Share This Page

Share

Tweet

Popular Movies Right Now

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

2019

76%68 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

2022

70%145 Reviews

2018

69%617 Reviews

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

2014

67%866 Reviews

2023

68%382 Reviews

2019

81%171 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

2020

58%11 Reviews

1986

44%4 Reviews

1975

41%2 Reviews

1978

68%68 Reviews

2009

84%1 Review

One Rogue Reporter

2014

62%3 Reviews

2016

65%7 Reviews

Nigerian Prince

2018

57%5 Reviews

2016

73%40 Reviews

1963

56%1 Review

Get social with CinafilmFollow us for reviews of the latest moviesCinafilm - Twitter Cinafilm - Pinterest Cinafilm - RSS

© 2026 Cinafilm Internet Productions

Prime Video logo is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates

Our website support team can be reached by email at [email protected], or by phoning +44 3300 431 396

Cinafilm IP, Office 12693, PO Box 15113, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 2NJ, United Kingdom