 One year after its release, it was voted the 4th greatest Iranian movie of all time by the national society of Iranian critics.The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 99% approval rating with an average rating of 8.2/10 based on 68 reviews.The website's consensus reads, ""About Elly" offers viewers performances as powerful as its thought-provoking ideas, and adds another strong entry to Asghar Farhadi's impressive filmography."