Such is the awful power of these everyday images that I urge you to see Into the Arms of Strangers on a theater screen... Yet the film's deeper power lies in the stories, both bitter and sweet, told by the former children.

| Mar 26, 2024

... deserves the Oscar it won last March for best documentary feature...

| Feb 2, 2018

This is an inherently moving story, and director Mark Jonathan Harris has the wisdom to trust that.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 5, 2009

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 28, 2007

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Jun 4, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 20, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 24, 2003

At the risk of sounding like a cad, I'll go ahead and admit that Into the Arms of Strangers is dreadfully boring and uninspired

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jun 18, 2001

In tandem with the ever-growing body of documentaries on the same subject and the data they've all accumulated, it broadens our vision of this great human tragedy.

| May 11, 2001

A great human document, deeply moving, unforgettable.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | May 7, 2001

Faces which carry history. That's what you will take away with you after watching.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 16, 2001

| Original Score: 5/5 | Feb 26, 2001

One of the year's more devastating film experiences.

Full Review | Feb 14, 2001

A must see for history buffs as well as those who want to witness just how good humankind can be in the face of adversity and horror.

| Feb 14, 2001

After two intense hours revisiting the elemental bond between parent and child, the grit of daily life washes away.

| Feb 13, 2001

preserves some of the most poignant and effective Holocaust history ever witnessed

| Original Score: B | Feb 7, 2001

Still resonating as powerfully today as when these black events first unfolded.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Feb 7, 2001

Heartbreaking yet truly inspirational.

Full Review | Feb 7, 2001

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 1, 2000

Powerful is not an adequate enough word to describe this well-done, must-see documentary.

| Jan 1, 2000