When Covid-19 hit New York City in 2020, filmmaker Matthew Heineman gained unique access to one of New York's hardest-hit hospital systems. The resulting film focuses on the doctors, nurses, and patients on the frontlines during the "first wave" from March to June 2020.
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The First Wave was released in 2021 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 11 reviews, giving The First Wave (2021) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 85%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 70%. Professional critics were more impressed with The First Wave than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 73%, The First Wave is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2021, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2021 with similar scores include films like Encanto and Raya and the Last Dragon.
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