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34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinThis foursome’s lives intersect in consistently thrilling and surprising ways, thanks in no small part to the fundamental volatility of contemporary young urban lives.
- 90Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneyParis is more than just a setting here, but absolutely defines the way that the characters live and connect, the rhythms and pressures of their existence.
- 83The PlaylistCaroline TsaiThe PlaylistCaroline TsaiFull of fresh faces and unique stories, Paris, 13th District makes a case for genuine connections in a culture bent on transposing them into commodified products.
- 80Time OutPhil de SemlyenTime OutPhil de SemlyenIt’s not judgy or lecturing, and there’s nothing too didactic here – and maybe not a lot to linger over either. But if you’re looking for a couple of hours of sexy Parisians hooking up, falling out and finding their feet again, all set to pulsing electro and with a baked-in romanticism that makes a built-up corner of Paris feel like Casablanca, Audiard and his co-writers have made the perfect film.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawI’m not sure that Les Olympiades says anything too profound about any of its cast of characters, but Audiard achieves something very watchable and entertaining in anthologising them. This is a connoisseur date movie.
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeA silky, soulful black-and-white tapestry of single millennials seeking connection.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThis relaxed sense of naturalism also extends to the film’s numerous sex scenes, which can be sensuous but also funny or awkward, depending on the circumstances.
- 70TheWrapJason SolomonsTheWrapJason SolomonsThe episodic nature means that, despite the frequent physical comings together on screen, it never quite comes together as a drama.
- 67The Film StageLuke HicksThe Film StageLuke HicksParis, 13th District wades in the strange, true interconnectedness of life and evokes the banality within, so much that it starts to become banal itself.
- 58IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichAs mercifully non-didactic as one would expect from any French movie about a constellation of hot people banging into each other as they rotate along their respective orbits Paris, 13th District is much less interested in judging these characters than it is in watching to see how they keep their balance.