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- 100Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreGorgeous and almost shockingly moving.
- 90ABC NewsPeter TraversABC NewsPeter TraversYou’ll laugh and cry your eyes out as an emotionally bruised diver learns about life and loyalty from an eight-tentacled mollusk. This Oscar favorite and viral sensation is the year’s most unorthodox and unforgettable love story.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenMy Octopus Teacher is not the first documentary to plunge us into the otherworldly flora and fauna of Earth's oceans . . . But it is the first to chronicle a single sea creature's story from such a personal, openhearted perspective, revealing not just emotional connections but animal behaviors previously unknown to scientists.
- 75LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenLarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenYou’re guaranteed to come away with new respect for the octopus as a species and astonishment at the intimate connection Foster experiences.