When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears after entering Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world are left to piece together the clues to a brutal murder and expose a global cover up perpetrated by the very country he loved.
The Dissident has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of The Dissident (2020)
Review of The Dissident (2020)
By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Variety (12,700) on 25 Jan 2020
Review of The Dissident (2020)
By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Time (1,811) on 14 Jan 2021
Review of The Dissident (2020)
By Jocelyn Noveck (253) for The Associated Press (882) on 12 Jan 2021
Review of The Dissident (2020)
Review of The Dissident (2020)
By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 07 Jan 2021
Review of The Dissident (2020)
By Noel Murray (1,901) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 05 Jan 2021
Review of The Dissident (2020)
By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 23 Dec 2020
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The Dissident was released in 2020 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 24 reviews, giving The Dissident (2020) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 65%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Dissident than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 77%, The Dissident is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2020, which stands at 59%.
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