"The Aristocrats" received a generally positive reception from film critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports the film as holding a "Certified Fresh" rating, with an overall 79% approval rating based on 150 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1 out of 10. The site's general consensus is that the film is hilarious and revealing of the way comedy works. "Can a joke stand up to repeated tellings? "The Aristocrats" demonstrates that it's possible." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 39 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".