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Roma

Directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 2018 ·

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Answer Summary

Roma (2018) earns a 84% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (96%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (65%).

Quick Verdict

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

84%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

96% Critic Score
65% Audience
96 Metascore
★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.2
7.7 IMDb /10
Runtime
2h 15m
Cast
Yalitza Aparicio , Marina de Tavira , Diego Cortina Autrey

🏆 5 award wins — Won Best Director, Academy Awards 2019

Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (96% positive).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (65%).
  • Metascore signals universal acclaim (96/100).
  • Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.2/5).
  • Celluloid Score 84% 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
  • Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers

Not ideal for

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    Is Roma worth watching?

    Yes — Roma earns a 84% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Cuarón's black-and-white memory piece won Oscars and turned Netflix toward auteur cinema.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics (96%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (65%).

    What is Roma about?

    A domestic worker for a middle-class Mexico City family navigates personal crisis amid the political turbulence of the early 1970s.

    Critic Reviews

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