Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
Clemency has generally received positive reviews.
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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 14 Dec 2019
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By Chandler Levack (49) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 16 Jan 2020
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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 27 Dec 2019
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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 16 Jan 2020
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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 22 Jan 2020
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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 03 Jan 2020
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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 16 Jan 2020
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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for Original-Cin (1,156) on 22 Jan 2020
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Clemency was released in 2019 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 39 reviews, giving Clemency (2019) an average rating of 67%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 79%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 63%. Professional critics were more impressed with Clemency than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 67%, Clemency is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2019, which stands at 61%.
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