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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbelePrivate Violence makes painfully clear the emotional and legal hurdles battered women endure just to feel safe again in or outside the home.
- 75RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyPrivate Violence is extremely sad, but it has a lot of hope.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThe obstacles against effectively protecting battered women and prosecuting their abusers are vividly illustrated in Private Violence.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThough the film addresses some questions that remain a sticking point in helping abused women, it sheds little new light on them for viewers who've spent any time thinking about this upsettingly widespread phenomenon.