[5] Age of Panic had theatrical showings in North America as part of the Rendez-vous with French Cinema series 2014 program (first screening on 7 March).

Triet definitely has a knack for creating uncomfortable situations that go from bad to awful, only to suddenly lighten up in the interim, and although she can't quite sustain things for feature length, the film's smart setup and ambitious shooting tactics make for a highly watchable affair.

[...] [T]he spontaneous ebb and flow of the enormous French crowds seen here synchs visually and rhythmically with the film's domestic Sturm und Drang, acted throughout with improvisatory immediacy.

"[9] Kent Turner of Film-Forward said that "[n]o caffeine is necessary before watching Justine Triet's The Age of Panic, with its anxiety-producing first hour [...] There's not a chance that anyone will nod off.

[4] The IFC Center called it an "enormously promising first feature, a very funny comedy of discomfort infused with documentary-style energy [...] all within the frame of one manic day in Paris.