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We Were the Lucky Ones (TV Miniseries)

We Were the Lucky Ones

2024

Thomas Kail, Amit Gupta ...

Logan Lerman, Joey King, Robin Weigert, Moran Rosenblatt ...

TV Series. Drama A Jewish family is determined to survive and reunite after being separated in World War II.

	Author	Review
United States	Kristen Baldwin Entertainment Weekly	"[It] is a tough watch. But those who brave this moving limited series, based on Georgia Hunter’s historical novel, will also find it to be edifying, educational, and ultimately rewarding"	POS
United States	Aaron Pruner The Wrap	"Joey King stands out in tragic Holocaust story (...) Hulu’s sweeping limited series about a family torn apart by the horrors of the Nazi occupation"	POS
United States	Angie Han The Hollywood Reporter	"Stirring Holocaust survival drama"	POS
United States	Maggie Lovitt Collider	"A heartbreaking —and heartwarming— storyline that will leave you anxious to discover what comes next"	POS
United States	Manuel Betancourt AV Club	"It's a tricky tonal balance to strike and for the most part the series succeeds, making its title capture the vexing uplifting message it purports to illuminate"	NEU
United States	Proma Khosla IndieWire	"As much as 'We Were the Lucky Ones' tells an extraordinary story of endurance and triumph, the show never loses sight of suffering, and of what kind of person someone has to be to let that happen"	POS
United States	Aramide Tinubu Variety	"A gutting and thoughtful depiction of a Jewish family in the holocaust"	POS
Canada	Alex Maidy JoBlo	"Not as stark as 'Schindler’s List' but every bit as effective, it is a love letter to survivors of an atrocity that the world should never forget (...) This effective human drama will have you crying and smiling in equal measure at the strength of family and love"	POS
United States	Leila Latif The Daily Beast	"It’s not a show for the faint-hearted or easily triggered. But despite the spiral of cruelty it traces, 'We Were the Lucky Ones' remains elegantly crafted throughout"	POS
United States	Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe	"Yes, the miniseries is challenging, and steeped in heartbreak, and unrelenting (...) It is as rewarding as it is harrowing"	POS
United States	Joel Keller Decider	"King's and Lerman's performances anchor the series and make it worth watching, even if the rest of the characters won't get as well-explored"	NEU
United States	Robert Daniels rogerebert.com	"[It] is a defiant and harrowing, soul shattering story—one that gives the full range of the horrors that occur when you’ve been displaced, unmoored, and dehumanized (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Ricky Valero Ready Steady Cut	"From top to bottom, Erica Lipez delivers a pivotal and essential piece of media highlighting the importance of telling stories like this, while showing that contemporary society has eerie similarities (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Lacy Baugher Paste Magazine	"A series [tackles] themes of family, loyalty, love, trauma, and tragedy in ways that will feel almost painfully prescient when compared to our current global moment"	POS
United States	Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times	"Even the moderately well-informed viewer is bound to learn a few things, but 'We Were the Lucky Ones' isn't a history lesson. It's a human story, of husbands and wives, parents and children, friends and lovers"	POS
Canada	Felipe Rangel Screen Rant	"While there have been many movies and series about the Holocaust, 'We Were The Lucky Ones' might stand the test of time as one of the most impactful (...) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS

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