Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan

As unlikely as it is enchanting, The Eagle Huntress tells its documentary story with such sureness that falling under its sway is all but inevitable.

New York Daily News by Ariel Scotti

The Eagle Huntress is all at once an inspiring story for children of all ages to believe that they can do anything, a reflection of the unfairness of gender roles and a rare and unique look at a remote part of the world.

Washington Post by Ann Hornaday

For every misgiving The Eagle Huntress invites, it offers inspiration in equal measure, taking the audience on a beautiful, thrilling journey to a part of the world that is still largely inaccessible. And it introduces them to a young woman who gives bravery a bracing, unforgettable face.

The Film Stage by Jordan Raup

Along with Aisholpan’s enduring spirit, The Eagle Huntress excels in portraying the beauty and respect the people here have for both the animals and environment.

IndieWire by Kate Erbland

A soaring, sweet documentary that welcomes its audience into an unexpected new arena, The Eagle Huntress offers up a movie-perfect story with a leading lady who has something to share with everyone.

The Guardian by Jordan Hoffman

Even if Aisholpan’s training – which includes hoodwinking, responding to calls, dragging dead foxes and other hallmarks of falconry – is for the camera, it doesn’t make it any less extraordinary. Especially in this remarkable environment, captured in breathtakingly crisp digital video.

The New York Times by A.O. Scott

Viewers jaded by daily doses of digital dazzlement might not fully register the reality of the wonders they are witnessing. But that doesn’t, in the end, make The Eagle Huntress any less wonderful.

We Got This Covered by David James

Feminist by nature rather than design and consistently visually dazzling, The Eagle Huntress is top flight documentary cinema.

Time Out London by Cath Clarke

You want to know more about what Aisholpan is thinking behind that shy determined smile. But that’s not her way. You can imagine her as the gutsy heroine of a Disney animation.

Arizona Republic by Barbara VanDenburgh

Bell lets the action onscreen tell a story that’s every bit as rousing as a Disney adventure.

Entertainment Weekly

The movie’s restrained second half stuns, ranking as one of the most magical stretches of nonfiction filmmaking in recent years.

The A.V. Club

Director Otto Bell has found himself in awe-inspiring territory. Aisholpan is a remarkable person interacting with majestic creatures, surrounded by staggering natural beauty. It’s easy to become entranced.

Christian Science Monitor by Peter Rainer

The film, some of which looks staged, is too slick, and its feminist emphasis, complete with Australian performer Sia singing “You can do anything” on the soundtrack, grates. But Aisholpan triumphs over these excesses.

Slant Magazine by Oleg Ivanov

Aisholpan’s liberation is a harbinger of the growing pressure that the outside world exerts on a once isolated community.

Variety by Dennis Harvey

Like Disney’s “True-Life Adventures” of yore, it educates while deploying some likely sleight-of-hand, and doesn’t really invite the kind of methodological scrutiny a more verite-style documentary would.

The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij

Visually, the results are quite often striking, and they are also sharply cut together. But there’s a nagging suspicion throughout that there’s been more preparation for especially the set-pieces than would normally be the case on a documentary.