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Black Box Diaries has a Metascore of 85 out of 100 on Celluloid.

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Black Box Diaries Review (2024) — 85% Celluloid Score

Item: Black Box Diaries
Rating: 4.3
Author: Kaiser Khan

Directed by Shiori Ito · 2024 · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

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Answer Summary

Black Box Diaries (2024) earns a 85% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (96%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (88%).

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

85%

Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

96% Critic Score

88% Audience

85 Metascore

★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.1

7.5 IMDb /10

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Runtime: 2h 10m
Cast: Shiori Ito

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Why this score?

Strong critic approval (96% positive).
General viewers mostly liked it (88%).
Metascore signals universal acclaim (85/100).
Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.1/5).
Celluloid Score 85% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

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Is Black Box Diaries worth watching?

Yes — Black Box Diaries earns a 85% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Shiori Ito turns her own camera on her years-long fight for justice, and the rawness of that self-exposure gives this documentary an urgency that few investigative films manage to earn.
Celluloid Critics Consensus

Critics (96%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (88%).

What is Black Box Diaries about?

BLACK BOX DIARIES follows director and journalist Shiori Ito's courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender....