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2022
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Average Rating
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4.5
The Staircase is dark psychological thriller, which asks what some people are prepared to do for love.
Yahoo! Movies
4.5
Startling and compelling, this true crime miniseries wrings new juice from a well worn criminal case with deft and involving characterizations from a ..
Common Sense Media
1.5
This hokey trope doesnt belong in The Staircase; the move is more TLC than HBO.
New Yorker
4.5
As far as true crime stories go, The Staircase is a doozy. A Schroeder stairs meets Schrdingers cat of a mystery.
Firstpost
4.5
It takes a great documentary and doesnt just re enact it but moves it forward, digging further into the characters and family dynamics.
Mirror
1.5
But shows like these are finally examining whether thats a good thing.
The Daily Beast
1.5
In The Staircase Mark Two, highly complex events are revealed in flashbacks so numerous that no momentum is ever able to build. Just as a scene starts ..
New States Man
4.5
A masterfully composed and tonally strong drama that captures the same unsettling vibe which bewitched fans of the docuseries.
News
4.5
The ambiguity in this powerful enigma surrounding the high profile case that inspired two series documentary and fiction is a key element in keeping u ..
La Nación (Argentina)
1.5
There are too many characters and plot twists to worry about style or to propose any significant ideas beyond the homicide its examining.
That Shelf
4.5
The result is a great deal of suspense, despite the fact that the outcome of the story is so well established. Viewers of the Netflix series may find ..
Arts Fuse
4.5
This version of the Staircase is riveting and brilliantly acted from start to finish.
Bay Area Reporter
4.5
No, Heartstopper doesnt quite circumvent that improbability; you just have to go with it.)
Arts At L
4.5
It doesnt get much more posh and respectable than the main cast of The Staircase: Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Parker Posey, and Jul ..
Jacobin Mag
4.5
Colin Firth, who has played gay numerous times before, has never been so simultaneously sexy and scary.
Edge Media Network
4.5
If youre familiar with the case and youve seen the original documentary, theres not much new to glean.
Nerdophiles
4.5
Hes a character youre never supposed to entirely trust and so never latch on to, and the crustiness Firth layers on is effective.
Emily Wheeler Movie Ops
1.5
But, overall its an intriguing project that doesnt totally stick the landing.
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