Joe Morgenstern of "The Wall Street Journal" called "The Edukators" "an uncommonly smart and interesting" film, and the "Austin Chronicle"s Marc Savlov said the film was a "smart, kicky little gem that owes as much to Guy Debord and the Situationists." According to Sean Axmaker of the "Seattle Post-Intelligencer", it was "a rare film that gets smarter as it goes along ... inject a satisfying dash of pragmatism every time it seems ready to slip into either unearned idealism or cynical fatalism." Ray Bennett wrote for "The Hollywood Reporter", ""The Edukators" is that rare beast, a terrific movie that boasts intelligent wit, expert storytelling, delightful characters and grown-up dialogue plus suspense and a wicked surprise ending."