San Francisco Chronicle

Quite simply, one of the best movies of the year so far.

A review for San Francisco Chronicle on 2014-09-25

Arizona Republic

It's feel-good, no question about it. But it's also absorbing, important and inspiring.

A review by Bill Goodykoontz for Arizona Republic on 2014-10-08

New York Magazine (Vulture)

What a cast Pride has — some of the best famous actors in Britain and lesser-known younger ones that will (soon) take their place in the firmament.

A review by David Edelstein for New York Magazine (Vulture) on 2014-09-26

The New York Times

It is the kind of hearty, blunt-force drama with softened edges that leaves audiences applauding and teary-eyed.

A review by Stephen Holden for The New York Times on 2014-09-25

Los Angeles Times

Pride is an unapologetic crowd-pleaser of a movie, but it has some potent points to make, and the reality of what happened has a power of its own.

A review by Kenneth Turan for Los Angeles Times on 2014-09-25

Chicago Sun-Times

This film moves effortlessly from some pretty intense dramatic moments to hilarious scenes showcasing the contrasting lifestyles of the gay and straight worlds to some vignettes of incredible poignancy.

A review by Bill Zwecker for Chicago Sun-Times on 2014-10-09

ReelViews

Pride will get viewers cheering while reflecting upon how far we have come in 30 years… and how far we have yet to go.

A review by James Berardinelli for ReelViews on 2014-10-09

Observer

A joyous, well-researched and liberating film in the feel-good spirit of "Billy Elliot," "The Full Monty" and "Calendar Girls."

A review by Rex Reed for Observer on 2014-09-24

Rolling Stone

Pride naively thinks it can change the world with a single movie. Talk about fighting spirit. I couldn't have liked it more.

A review by Peter Travers for Rolling Stone on 2014-09-11

CineVue

It's a feel good movie but also a refreshing blast from the past, expressing a nostalgia for a time when political quietism and apathy had not won the day and a Billy Bragg song made more than historical sense.

A review by John Bleasdale for CineVue on 2014-10-09

Wall Street Journal

Pride may not be a model of impeccable craftsmanship, but it's a fine example of turning a terrific subject into a gleeful event. It's also an example of the power of entertainment — of entertainment within entertainment.

A review by Joe Morgenstern for Wall Street Journal on 2014-10-02

NPR

It says something that 30 years after the events it depicts, Pride should feel so unexpectedly rousing. People cooperating across ideological lines? Finding common cause with folks they don't 100 percent agree with? What a concept.

A review by Bob Mondello for NPR on 2014-09-29

Village Voice

Pride hits some bumpy patches when it switches gears between comedy and gentle pathos, which it does often. But its spirit is bold enough to power through the rough spots. It’s easy to find fault with Pride, but it’s not so easy to resist it.

A review by Stephanie Zacharek for Village Voice on 2014-09-28

The Hollywood Reporter

The film is funny, warm-hearted and enormously satisfying.

A review by David Rooney for The Hollywood Reporter on 2014-09-28

Variety

While some broad strokes won’t be to everybody’s taste... overall the film is so warmhearted, its themes of friendship and mutual respect so resonant, that few will begrudge it such heightened moments.

A review for Variety on 2014-09-28

New York Daily News

Among the actors, potential Oscar nominee Nighy is deeply affecting, but everyone in this rousing movie impresses.

A review for New York Daily News on 2014-09-27

Total Film

A feel-good charmer with an important message, Pride will have you clutching your sides, wiping your eyes and punching the air in triumph.

A review by Neil Smith for Total Film on 2014-09-07

Empire

A clear winner that makes you laugh, cry, and generally want to party and parade like it’s 1984.

A review by Angie Errigo for Empire on 2014-09-07

Philadelphia Inquirer

British screen stalwarts Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton appear as locals - he twitchy and reticent, she chatty and full of cheer, both with their hearts in the right place.

A review by Steven Rea for Philadelphia Inquirer on 2014-10-10

Portland Oregonian

Pride should leave audiences smiling and inspired. But it would have been a much more groundbreaking film if it had been released 30 years ago.

A review by Marc Mohan for Portland Oregonian on 2014-10-09

Washington Post

Even when it skates recklessly close to shopworn cliches, Pride manages to navigate around them with vigor, as well as disarming, even wholesome, open-heartedness.

A review by Ann Hornaday for Washington Post on 2014-10-09

Boston Globe

The film’s energy is contagious.

A review by Ty Burr for Boston Globe on 2014-10-09

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

One one level, Pride is as fake as a lip-sync revue, yet the emotions it arouses are real.

A review by Joe Williams for St. Louis Post-Dispatch on 2014-10-09

Chicago Tribune

Parts of Pride are shamelessly escapist, as when party-mad Jonathan (Dominic West) busts loose with a disco routine, surely the most outre thing ever to hit Onllwyn. But nearly all of it's engaging.

A review by Michael Phillips for Chicago Tribune on 2014-10-09

TheWrap

At its best moments, Pride makes the chest flutter and the neck hairs stand up with the revolutionary adrenaline that comes from a potent protest song.

A review by Alonso Duralde for TheWrap on 2014-09-26

New York Post

Stephen Beresford’s script’s has its cornball fish-out-of-water touches to be sure, but Pride is a bona fide crowd-pleaser — wearing its heart on its sleeve as the film builds to an ending that’s as satisfying as it is surprising.

A review by Lou Lumenick for New York Post on 2014-09-24

Entertainment Weekly

Celebrated theater director Mathew Warchus (Matilda, The Norman Conquests) unstiffens many of the script's clichés by affecting a sparkling, musical tone — producers have stated their intentions to bring Pride to Broadway, à la fellow miners-strike movie "Billy Elliot."

A review for Entertainment Weekly on 2014-09-24

Austin Chronicle

If Pride manages to be somewhat reductive in its depiction of equal rights activism, at least it’s reductive in the right direction.

A review for Austin Chronicle on 2014-10-08

The A.V. Club

Manipulative but big-hearted, Pride is an ode to activism as a social equalizer, and a gushy illustration of the belief that hearts and minds can be changed, and that it’s impossible to truly battle oppression without opposing all forms of oppression. Why resist?

A review by A.A. Dowd for The A.V. Club on 2014-09-24

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Even the worst homophobes are viewed as simply potholes on the highway to enlightenment, and Maggie herself appears on TV only long enough to get the channel changed.

A review for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) on 2014-09-25

The Dissolve

No matter how much this story has been streamlined for accessibility’s sake, its import remains potent. In spite of numerous missteps, Pride gets that across.

A review by Mike D'Angelo for The Dissolve on 2014-09-16

Slant Magazine

The film the tough true story has spawned is as formulaically cheery, didactically "uplifting," and fundamentally false as a Disney sports movie.

A review by Elise Nakhnikian for Slant Magazine on 2014-09-22