In doing the same act once again, the film has to tiptoe a very fine line, one that doesn’t allow it the freedom to say as much as it probably should. But boy, is it funny. Maybe, for now, that’s enough.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 5, 2024

A finely calibrated blend of lowbrow vulgarity and sharp social satire, 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm' is a document — or mockument — of and for the moment.

| Feb 7, 2024

Unlike its predecessor, this “Borat” leans less on shock value and succeeds in storytelling, solid gags and a more arresting character arc for Borat and his charge in their “Paper Moon”-like tour of the country.

| Jul 26, 2023

Mostly tedious or borderline unwatchable for much of its running time in ways that are eminently predictable—but when, 70 minutes in, Baron Cohen finally gets around to making some news, he does not miss.

| Nov 29, 2022

This time around everything feels far more manufactured...

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 19, 2022

There is no denying Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm is one of the best and most entertaining films of the year.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 18, 2022

Proof that Cohen still has an ability to shock and provoke even the most hardened and cynical of viewers.

| Original Score: 4 / 5 | Jun 26, 2021

Such dedication to his comedy prompts as much amazement as hilarity; even when left to his own devices Baron Cohen wastes no time...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 15, 2021

Cohen and director Jason Woliner ... have deluded themselves into believing they're releasing a piece that's important in the fight against fascism.

| Jun 5, 2021

Borat 2 takes the format that has been so engrained into comedy within the past few years and really embraces the notion that reality is stranger than fiction, with outrageous humor and sharp improvisation.

| May 18, 2021

Bakalova is a revelation, turning what might have been a cartoon into a fully realised character in a performance that has earned her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 12, 2021

Agitprop that doesn't convince, comedy that isn't very funny.

| Apr 30, 2021

You know Borat. You know what to expect. This film will exceed your expectations.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 30, 2021

Borat is funnier - and more relevant - in 2020 than he was in 2006. There is, weirdly enough, far more warmth and humanity on display in this film exploring cruelty and xenophobia.

| Apr 22, 2021

...lazer focused on exposing the divided, race-baiting, intolerant canvas of today's America...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 4, 2021

The unflinching work of a star passionate about making a statement.

| Mar 1, 2021

All in all, if you judge Borat Subsequent Moviefilm on how well it accomplishes its brave, boundary-pushing brand of comedic entertainment, it's hard not to think of one of Borat's best-known catchphrases: 'Great success!'

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 15, 2021

Sacha Baron Cohen still knows how to wring comedy out of almost any situation, making for another hilariously cringeworthy experience.

| Feb 5, 2021

Where it hits, there are genuine insights. Where it misses, it feels awkward and old fashioned, not quite astute enough for a world which now demands a good deal more of its comic performers.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 4, 2021

Its political prescience can't obscure from the fact that Borat Subsequent Moviefilm just isn't very good or funny

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 1, 2021