Athlete A

audience Reviews

, 92% Audience Score
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    If you have the strength to watch this all the way through... I salute you... This made me so sad what has happened here. While nothing can be done to change the past, one can only look to the future and hope nothing like this will happen again. This documentary can only be described as a step in the right direction that is very difficult to watch yet I couldn't help but feel that it was important to do so.
  • Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    This documentary was sad, tragic, and heart wrenching yet empowering and satisfying since Justice was largely served at the end of the day. It really makes you think about who you trust your own kids with and what many innocent young individuals go through on a regular basis and not know if or why to report something that happens to them or someone else. I'm really glad that I watched this documentary that no only shed light on the disgusting sexual abuse, but the other kinds of abuse that took place in the gymnastics industry. Just wow...quite an unbelievable and historic scandal that I hope people get educated about.
  • Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    Chilling to hear the voices of the abused. Well made and informative. Hoping there is a follow up as to how not just US gymnastics, but all US sports organizations, have been affected by this case. How long were the abuses covered up if ever in other sports? While the film does answer some questions, there are many more to be answered! Very good!!!!
  • Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    Athlete A is a rare type of true crime documentary, one which not only focuses on the experiences of the survivors, but does so with so much humanity that it creates an almost wholesome narrative about courageous women who got justice around a much bleaker story of heinous criminality and organizational corruption.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    So Nassar got 120 years but the rest got what? At least the movie acknowledges that the worse physical and mental abuse are ongoing. 6/10
  • Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    Well Done Doc Much has been reported on the topic of Nassar's sexual abuse against many, many elite gymnasts. This documentary breaks down the toxicity of the culture more so you can understand how something like this could have happened to so many athletes in the first place. Eye-opening to say the least.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    Well done documentary that will infuriate you. It is hard to judge this film because of the content. It is so disheartening that you want to bring it to light just to get the message out there. But I think it was a well done film. And I think everyone should watch it. But it is by no means uplifting.
  • Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    A really good film about a terrible situation. I think I like this better than other documentary about the same subject because of the investigative journalism angle.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    I did not like this documentary but not because it wasn't good; because of the subject matter. The film chronicles the betrayal, abuse, and prosecution of Dr Larry Nasser, the Team USA gymnastics team doctor. The film chronicles the abuse and the effort to overcome institutional bureaucratic cover ups to bring Nasser to justice. Powerful and important but deeply troubling. The documentary filmmaking is good.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    Outstanding documentary about a horrific conspiracy of silence.