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Documentary Balinale 2023 · Best Feature Documentary Editor's Pick

Crows Are White Review (2022) — 81% Celluloid Score

Directed by Ahsen Nadeem · 2022 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Crows Are White worth watching?

Crows Are White (2022) earns a 81% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Crows Are White?

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

81%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

88% Critic Score
86% Audience
80 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.8
7.5 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 38m
Cast
Ahsen Nadeem , Dawn Light Blackman , Ryushin

Where to watch in the United States

Not yet streaming in the United States — check local listings.

Why this score?

  • Majority of critics rated it fresh (88%).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (86%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (80/100).
  • Celluloid Score 81% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded documentary pick
  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch

Not ideal for

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    Is Crows Are White worth watching?

    Yes — Crows Are White earns a 81% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Ahsen Nadeem’s monastery documentary won Best Feature Documentary at Balinale 2023 — a wry spiritual quest that also took major US festival prizes.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

    What is Crows Are White about?

    Banned from a secretive Buddhist monastery, a filmmaker befriends a monk who prefers heavy metal and ice cream over meditation. Their unlikely bond forces him to confront the double life he's been hiding for years.

    Critic Reviews

    critic Crows Are White

    Crows Are White (2022) Review

    Ahsen Nadeem's Crows Are White (2022) remains a defining Documentary landmark from United States, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.

    Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.

    Sarah Chen TV & Streaming Critic

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