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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerSisters on Track starts out as a flashy success story about headline-making kids but turns into something much more meaningful: a tribute to the value of being strong in spirit.
- 80Los Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaLos Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaSisters on Track is a lovely, immersive look into the lives of three Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, girls.
- 80ABC NewsPeter TraversABC NewsPeter TraversYou’ll want to stand up and cheer for this eye-opening true story of three Black sisters from Brooklyn who emerged from a homeless shelter with their single mother to make it in the field of competitive track with the odds stacked against them.
- 70The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeBoth films are conventional in cinematic style, and they constitute the kind of feel-good entertainment that is easy to recommend. But what is timely and interesting — even thorny — about these films is their focus on the economic opportunities generated by athletic achievement
- 67IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichThe resulting documentary is a nuanced, humane, and more naturally uplifting portrait of three young people trying to keep pace with their dreams in a relay race that’s never offered them the inside lane.
- 67The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakBeing on the track at all and using it to springboard themselves to higher education is the real victory here. It’s hard to dig ourselves out of trouble if we’re never given a chance. They got one and ran with it.
- 63RogerEbert.comRoxana HadadiRogerEbert.comRoxana HadadiAlthough Sisters on Track has some gaps in its narrative that seem as if certain chunks of the girls’ lives were compressed or skipped over, it's most impactful when offering a thoughtful analysis of the rapidity with which children grow, adapt, and change.