On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 37 critic reviews are positive, and the average rating is 8.8/10. The critics consensus on the website states: "Quo Vadis, Aida? uses one woman's heartbreaking conflict to offer a searing account of war's devastating human toll."[11] According to Metacritic, the film received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 97 out of 100 from 14 critic reviews.[12]