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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreWhatever the intent of Ian Cheney’s film, at its best it humanizes a class of people being demonized in America’s virulent outbreak of Know-Nothingism. These are smart, funny and charming worker bees with limits to their knowledge, just like the rest of us.
- 70Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleWith its gorgeous photography, charismatic participants and unabashed love for discovery, The Most Unknown feels like a science documentary cross-fertilized with that sentimental old Coke commercial — the smartest among us holding hands across the globe, charting our universe in happy harmony.
- 60Village VoiceDaphne HowlandVillage VoiceDaphne HowlandMuch of the film is beautiful — hot springs, the ocean’s depths, and deep space are photogenic — although Cheney preserves a few too many mundane “hello, how do you do”s, and the science isn’t deeply explained.
- 60The New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe Most Unknown works best as inspiration to delve deeper into these disciplines, and as a celebration of science. And when the film comes up short, it still functions like an intriguing experiment: It doesn’t have to be entirely successful for you to learn something.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeWith so many discussions to drop in on, each with its own stuff to show off...each sequence can only hint at what's fascinating about its field.