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- 80The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThe Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThere’s barely any let-up in tension throughout the film, even during interviews with subjects who could either be concealing murderous personal histories or potential victims risking their lives to disclose the excesses of law enforcement.
- 80Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarLos Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarA shockingly alarming investigation produced with the sensibilities of a social realist drama, Sarbil and Jones’ nonfiction warning should petrify U.S. viewers immeasurably.
- 60The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe thesis of On the President’s Orders isn’t terribly original, but in a needlessly roundabout way, it makes its case that these killings are not the work of isolated individuals, but the product of a top-down culture that stems from Duterte's assent.