Science Fair is simultaneously a feel-good documentary and a feel-bad one: while inspiring and reassuring for all the brilliant young minds it spotlights, it also has the potential to make your own life accomplishments look paltry in comparison.

| Dec 2, 2023

The superb documentary Science Fair reminds us that each new generation of would-be scientists should be recognized and celebrated in the same way and with the same frequency as student athletes.

| Jun 23, 2020

These young students deserve a moment in the spotlight now, and Costantini and Foster do much to illuminate a wider message that should be heeded.

| Feb 13, 2020

Also, fascinatingly, none of the people showcased exhibit the stereotypical, awkward "nerdiness" you might expect from a giant academic event like this.

| Oct 31, 2019

'Science Fair' is an outstanding documentary featuring brilliantly entertaining teenagers from around the world.

| Original Score: 4.5 | Aug 15, 2019

It's one of the best documentaries of the year.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 2, 2019

Science Fair is cute, fun, and inspiring, but let's not kid ourselves: we've seen this documentary a million times before.

| May 24, 2019

Science Fair is the perfect remedy for those suffering from 2018's anti-intellectual crisis.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 6, 2019

We get wrapped up in the stories of these likable, brilliant kids, and cannot help but root for all of them, both at the science fair and in life.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Apr 20, 2019

The film does a very good job of building suspense, but it occasionally focuses more on the human drama than on the scientific details.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 25, 2019

They should have cut 2 of the students to make it tighter but still good film.

| Original Score: B | Feb 26, 2019

The film's true virtue, then, is its tireless sense of optimism...

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 27, 2018

a true crowd-pleaser

| Original Score: B | Dec 17, 2018

A winning and utterly entertaining look at the joys of education and the sheer importance science plays in our everyday lives.

| Nov 21, 2018

The drama, exhilaration, defeat, wins and spectrum of emotion is real. The outcome matters as these teenagers will certainly help shape our futures.

| Nov 5, 2018

The film is fascinating, and delivers a welcome pro-science message from a country that sometimes seems to be sliding toward a new Dark Age. But there's a distinct lack of tension in the competition.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 2, 2018

Science Fair may not necessitate a big-screen experience, but there are far lesser ways to spend your study break.

| Nov 2, 2018

I'm willing to forgive Science Fair's overly simplified approach to such a topic because even the most basic telling of such stories is better than ignoring them. While I think Science Fair could be better crafted, we still need more films like this.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 2, 2018

Even if the future seems bleak at times, the emerging generation is full of hope and wonder, curiosity and verve.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 1, 2018

an engaging, entertaining, and enormously insightful documentary

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 1, 2018