“Absorbing, touching and satisfyingly enjoyable.”
New York Times

“An exciting electric current of discovery runs through Finding Vivian Maier”
New York Times

“A faithful tribute. This fine documentary unveils the ‘mystery woman.'”
The New Yorker

“Compelling. Haunting. Captivating.”
Variety

“Fascinating.”
Chicago Tribune

“Sleekly assembled. Intriguing.”
The Hollywood Reporter

“Plays like Searching for Sugarman but with almost instantly iconic photographs instead of music.”
The Hollywood Reporter

“As the documentary shows, her eye was nothing short of brilliant.”
Elle Magazine

“A fascinating, smartly-made film”
Indiewire

“Uplifting. Highly recommended.”
The Epoch Times

“A captivating journey of discovery … Painstaking detective work.”
Documentary.org

“Wonderful. A compelling untold story…exceptionally researched labour of love”
Andrew Parker

“Absorbing. compelling and filled with pathos.”
New York Magazine

“A moving tribute to Vivian Maier’s art.”
The New Yorker

“An aptly obsessive study of obsession.”
Variety

“A highly satisfactory detective story … dramatically dark”
Film Journal Review

“Haunting and Powerful. A fascinating tale. (Critic’s Pick)”
The Village Voice

“Riveting documentary about one of the 20th century’s greatest photographers. It’s no ordinary artist biopic. Haunting.”
Indiewire

“More connect-the-dots detective thriller than traditional doc, John Maloof and Charlie Siskel’s revelatory riddle of a film unmasks a brilliant photographer who hid in plain sight.”
Entertainment Weekly

“My discovery of the Toronto Film Festival. A compelling story.”
Filmmaker Magazine

“Absorbing. Unsettling. Delightful.”
Planet Magazine

“5 stars”
Times Colonist (Canada)

“Riveting. A Fascinating portrait. As captivating as it is haunting.”
Times Colonist (Canada)

“Expertly navigated documentary.”
Huffington Post

“An engrossing story of a complex person.”
Row Three

“The best of both worlds… The undiscovered artist and the probing investigative mystery.”
Criterioncast

“A great detective story”
Christian Science Monitor

“Gripping”
LA Times

“Apt and witty … The movie’s true power comes from her images, by turns melancholy, sympathetic, funny and sharp.”
New York Post

“As fascinating for unraveling the life of its mysterious subject as it is for revealing her finely-observed photos.”
Variety

“Remarkable. The film is shrewd, expertly crafted and easily one of the best films I saw this Berlinale.”
Cinema Gumbo

“Fascinating. A picture emerges of an artist both brilliant and flawed. Maier’s photos alone are worth the price of admission.”
Metrosource Magazine

“The story unfolds first as an adventure, later as a mystery, then as near tragedy as this artist kept her work to herself, and finally as something of a triumph, as exhibitions of her work have been selling out throughout the world.”
Santa Monica Daily Press

“Remarkable. Fascinating. Slowly unravels the secrets of Maier’s very private personae with the aplomb of a great mystery.”
Utne Reader

“So definitive and assured that there will likely never need to be another look at her life than this. It might be the first time a documentary about an artist has gotten everything right on the first try.”
Andrew Parker

“An absolute must see.”
Pretty Clever Films