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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatAlan NgFilm ThreatAlan NgOwn The Room is fun, hopeful, and inspiring to any future entrepreneur and a must-watch.
- 75RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.comWhile Own the Room succeeds at offering a captivating look at its incredible subjects, it also avoids more complicated questions about how we can best support young people and help them achieve their dreams.
- 70Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonWall Street JournalJohn AndersonThe world may be divided into “developed,” “developing” and “under-developed,” but the young people here seem to pay no attention to such differences. They may be thinking locally, but they’re aspiring globally.
- 60The New York TimesKyle TurnerThe New York TimesKyle TurnerTucked like a pair of aces into a solid but unremarkable hand of poker is a story arc that not only heightens the dramatic tension, but also clarifies the film’s more compelling ideas, skillfully tying the stories of the documentary’s subjects to their political subtext.