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By Todd Gilchrist (762) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 10 Nov 2022

The Fabelmans is a measured and incredibly intimate look at Spielberg’s upbringing as he developed his aptitude for storytelling through…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 10 Nov 2022

The Fabelmans is, as the title says, somewhat of a fable and wonderful in both large and small ways, even if Spielberg can’t help but soften…

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By Mark Kennedy (184) for The Associated Press (882) on 08 Nov 2022

The focus sometimes gets a bit blurry, to be honest and the whole thing often doesn’t add up to much…

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By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 23 Sep 2022

Immediately joining the first ranks of artists’ memoirs, Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans is both a vivid capturing of the auteur’s earliest…

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By Johnny Oleksinski (478) for New York Post (6,650) on 16 Sep 2022

It’s gripping, visually mesmeric, boasts an exceptional, grounded script by Tony Kushner and is acted to the hilt…

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By Mae Abdulbaki (411) for Screen Rant (892) on 16 Sep 2022

There's an air of tranquility about it and Spielberg does well to balance a few comedic moments with a whole lot of heart…

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By Alison Willmore (681) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 15 Sep 2022

The most interesting parts of this baggy, inevitably indulgent, and often spectacular work find him grappling with the idea of putting himself…

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By Mike Ryan (265) for Uproxx (697) on 14 Sep 2022

After you see The Fabelmans you realize this man will never stop making movies. It truly is his life…

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By Rafael Motamayor (108) for IGN (1,013) on 13 Sep 2022

With a coming-of-age story that is universal in its portrayal of misunderstood artists and broken homes, but hyper-specific in its portrayal…

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By David Fear (910) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 13 Sep 2022

If the movie does adhere to his signature beats, and feature so many recognizable Spielbergisms, occasionally to its detriment, it’s still…

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By Robert Daniels (336) for Polygon (677) on 12 Sep 2022

The Fabelmans is Spielberg exercising his vast filmmaking knowledge to compose a story where his entire heart is stapled across the screen…

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By Richard Lawson (539) for Vanity Fair (761) on 12 Sep 2022

Not all memoir is generous. It can be intriguingly solipsistic, or maddeningly vain…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 12 Sep 2022

Like all great storytellers, Spielberg knows the value — the beauty — of artifice and embellishment, as well as the permeability of truth…

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By Erin Brady (14) for Consequence (296) on 12 Sep 2022

It might not become anyone’s favorite Spielberg flick, but it will certainly stick with you long after you watch it…

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By Kenji Fujishima (277) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 12 Sep 2022

The Fabelmans is a provocative investigation of the cinematic medium from one of its great masters…

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By Tomris Laffly (460) for The Playlist (3,871) on 11 Sep 2022

It’s Spielberg’s most personal film, one that gorgeously revives the memories of his childhood and youth with a lavish sense of wistfulness…

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By Ross Bonaime (185) for Collider (1,032) on 11 Sep 2022

Spielberg has given us all so much magic over the course of our lives, and The Fabelmans becomes yet another Spielberg masterpiece, but this…

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By Christopher Schobert (126) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 11 Sep 2022

The warm, witty Fabelmans is Spielberg at his most revealing, and watching him reflect on his past is downright extraordinary…

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By Steve Pond (235) for TheWrap (3,203) on 11 Sep 2022

It feels a little too light and even occasionally uncertain in the early going, but picks up steam, becomes deeper and more moving and absolutely…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 11 Sep 2022

Semi-autobiographical and dedicated to his late mom and dad, the film is a potent memory piece guided by remarkable performances from Michelle…

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