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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterSuperbly crafted psychological thriller.
- 80VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyA creepy-little-kid suspenser decked out with sufficient class to lend it a certain distinction.
- 80SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirOnly viewers with some appreciation for the odd, bloodless character of moneyed family life in New York will really understand how hilarious and deadly accurate this movie is. But then again, New York parents are the last people who will want to see it.
- 80The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisPoised self-consciously between art and entertainment, Joshua offers imaginative staging and some superb performances.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanTerrifically sneaky psychological thriller, which takes great pleasure in watching carefully constructed family values come tumbling down.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickJoshua falls a bit flat at the end, but overall it delivers some genuine old-school chills - something that was missing when Macaulay Culkin played a similar role in "The Good Son."
- 70Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanA nifty psychological thriller--part "Bad Seed," part "Rosemary's Baby"--that deals in a manner both comic and creepy with the parental anxieties of a Manhattan haute yuppie family.
- 70L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorPart of the fun of Joshua is the skill with which Ratliff juggles horror and realism, feeding one into the other until we become part of the unraveling of the Cairns' perfect life.
- 70Film ThreatFilm ThreatEven though the story covers familiar ground, it provides enough tension and humor in the presentation to make it worth watching
- 70Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoLos Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoSeductive and creepy, perfect for a hot summer night when nobody has the energy to pose a lot of questions.