Sing Sing
Directed by Greg Kwedar · 2023 ·
Sing Sing (2023) earns a 87% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.
Five-source breakdown
🏆 3 nominations
A24 Why this score?
- Strong critic approval (97% positive).
- Audiences widely enjoyed it (95%).
- Metascore signals universal acclaim (83/100).
- Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.2/5).
- Celluloid Score 87% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.
Best for
- Viewers who want a well-regarded drama pick
Not ideal for
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Is Sing Sing worth watching?
Yes — Sing Sing earns a 87% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Critics Consensus
Colman Domingo delivers a career-defining performance amid a cast of formerly incarcerated actors playing versions of themselves, giving this prison theater drama a lived-in authenticity that earns its tears.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
What is Sing Sing about?
Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated...
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