Time Out London by Dave Calhoun

It’s a joyous film, full of love and warmth but unafraid to admit that with sticking out your neck comes struggle and sorrow. Truly lovely.

San Francisco Chronicle by Michael Ordona

Quite simply, one of the best movies of the year so far.

The Playlist by Oliver Lyttelton

The filmmaking is admittedly functional rather than particularly artful, but you somewhat appreciate that Warchus is determined to distract you as little as possible from the story and characters.

The New Yorker by David Denby

Pride is brilliantly entertaining just as it is, so I trust that no one connected with the film will be insulted if I say that, despite the existence of shows with similarly stirring themes, like “Billy Elliot” and “Kinky Boots,” the story would make a terrific musical.

Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan

Pride is an unapologetic crowd-pleaser of a movie, but it has some potent points to make, and the reality of what happened has a power of its own.

The New York Times by Stephen Holden

It is the kind of hearty, blunt-force drama with softened edges that leaves audiences applauding and teary-eyed.

Arizona Republic by Bill Goodykoontz

It's feel-good, no question about it. But it's also absorbing, important and inspiring.

Observer by Rex Reed

A joyous, well-researched and liberating film in the feel-good spirit of "Billy Elliot," "The Full Monty" and "Calendar Girls."

Rolling Stone by Peter Travers

Pride naively thinks it can change the world with a single movie. Talk about fighting spirit. I couldn't have liked it more.

Total Film by Neil Smith

A feel-good charmer with an important message, Pride will have you clutching your sides, wiping your eyes and punching the air in triumph.

Empire by Angie Errigo

A clear winner that makes you laugh, cry, and generally want to party and parade like it’s 1984.

New York Post by Lou Lumenick

Stephen Beresford’s script’s has its cornball fish-out-of-water touches to be sure, but Pride is a bona fide crowd-pleaser — wearing its heart on its sleeve as the film builds to an ending that’s as satisfying as it is surprising.

Entertainment Weekly

Celebrated theater director Mathew Warchus (Matilda, The Norman Conquests) unstiffens many of the script's clichés by affecting a sparkling, musical tone — producers have stated their intentions to bring Pride to Broadway, à la fellow miners-strike movie "Billy Elliot."

The Dissolve by Mike D'Angelo

No matter how much this story has been streamlined for accessibility’s sake, its import remains potent. In spite of numerous missteps, Pride gets that across.

Slant Magazine by Elise Nakhnikian

The film the tough true story has spawned is as formulaically cheery, didactically "uplifting," and fundamentally false as a Disney sports movie.