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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThis documentary about the triumph of the New Hollywood employs a treasure trove of interviews and clips to create a rich understanding of the many forces -- cultural undertows, really -- that flowed together to fill the void left by the dying studio system.
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIt's illuminating and nostalgic and for anyone who lined up for American movies in that bygone golden age.
- 80VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyAn entertaining, deeply respectful assessment of the directors and actors who rode the countercultural wave of the 1970s.
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsWhether you lived through the period and will have fond memories jostled, or are scouting for future DVD pleasures, the surest way to see a good movie in a theater this week is to see one about them.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe decade under discussion in this enjoyable documentary is the 1970s, a period that changed Hollywood forever.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversHere's a fireball documentary about the 1970s, when filmmakers were stoked by sex, drugs, rock and, oh, yeah, social conscience.
- 70The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinFor neophyte cinephiles, A Decade Under The Influence should serve as a lively primer on a seminal film era, but its reverent tone is antithetical to the rule-breaking spirit it celebrates.
- 60Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesAs one might expect from IFC, actors and directors dominate the interview segments, which may be the reason the narrative never finds its way to Heaven's Gate.
- 40Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanDoes attest to the once-upon-a-time existence of a Hollywood counterculture, but it's so reverentially heavy-handed in evoking the era that it can't help playing like "Forrest Gump" without Tom Hanks.