Unaccompanied Minors
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: December 8, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
12
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
A film that's funny and entertaining for kids and adults. Read full review
67
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
It may not advance the art form, but it's a movie with pleasures for the whole family, and nowadays that's saying something. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
When it works, it's decent family fun; the kids are incredibly sharp. But the script's not as sharp as they are, and not everyone brings his A-game. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
There isn't an original moment in the mix, but it's not as crass or vulgar as much of what passes for "family friendly" entertainment, and it keeps the precocious pop-culture references to a blessed minimum. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Crashes the slapstick of "Home Alone" into the youthful angst of "The Breakfast Club." Read full review
60
VarietyStaff (Not credited)
It's a crowdpleaser -- at least for crowds aged about 6 to 12. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirshling
Feig does wring out a few fleeting fun/heartfelt moments from the minors, and the movie's Christmas treacle is smoother than "Santa Clause 3's." But anyone old enough to go see this without a parent or guardian will have seen it all before. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Black's apoplectic fits and sardonic rants are strictly a bonus for the parents dragged along for the adolescent shenanigans. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
A little charm and inventiveness would have gone a long way to tone down some of the picture's more obnoxious impulses. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
The film is too busy hurling its cast from one labored slapstick setpiece to another to loosen up and allow them to have fun or be spontaneous. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Not for the faint of heart, the movie is unsettling and startlingly true to life. At least that’s how it seemed to me. To the minors I happened to be accompanying, it seemed to be reasonably good fun. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Turns out to be entertaining but shticky. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
A noisy, not particularly charming collection of skits and skirmishes. Read full review
40
Village VoiceLuke Y. Thompson
Anyone who has ever actually been stuck in a terminal with rowdy youngsters will not likely choose to pay money to revisit that experience on-screen. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Unaccompanied Minors isn't likely to become a frequent flyer but it could strike a chord among children of divorce for many holiday seasons to come. Read full review
40
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Unaccompanied Minors, a sort of junior league version of "The Breakfast Club," never achieves the universal appeal of John Hughes's 1985 film about youth and authority. Read full review
40
EmpireHelen O'Hara
Great performances from the young cast just can't make up for the overly familiar plot and pre-teen excesses of the action. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
If the writers had the guts (and the jokes) to fashion a bittersweet comedy with a fully earned happy ending, Unaccompanied Minors probably wouldn't have been made. As is, it's a prefab slapstick-'n'-pathos stew that doesn't taste like anything. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
A Christmas headache looking for an audience. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen Cole
Why bother suffering through 90 minutes of bad company for a few moments of holiday cheer? Especially when you can still stay home alone and watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas" somewhere on TV. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
A half-baked script by Jacob Meszaros and Mya Stark admittedly gives Feig little to work with. But his young cast is capable of a lot more than is required of them in this so-called comedy. Read full review
12
New York PostKyle Smith
89 minutes go by like 89 hours. Not just 89 regular hours either: 89 hours of being stuck in an airport. During a blizzard. While Lewis Black sleeps drooling on your shoulder. Read full review
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