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For 8,783 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 41% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 57% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 58
Highest review score: 100 The Searchers
Lowest review score: 0 Gummo
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4,778 out of 8783
  2. Mixed: 2,558 out of 8783
  3. Negative: 1,447 out of 8783
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  1. Magnolia
    Unlike any other film released this past year, be it from the aspect of its storylines, of which there are many, or its emotional clarity, which is, quite frankly, brutal.
  2. The Cider House Rules
    Oddly, most of the elements needed for a good movie are present here, but when added together they equal less than the sum of the parts.
  3. Cradle Will Rock
    Commands respect as mainstream filmmaking with more of an agenda than just pimping cinematic junk food to the brain-dead masses.
  4. The War Zone
    Sellbinding, distressing, and possessed of a dark and terrible beauty.
  5. Stir of Echoes
    Marvelous not in its evocation of horror but in the way it slowly chips away at the mundanities of day-to-day urban living.
  6. The Green Mile
    A touching (and at times horrific) -- albeit overlong -- Christ allegory, that scores not so much on the strength of its convictions as it does on the truly remarkable performances it elicits from the cast.
  7. Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
    Mitchell's film would be another example of why former SNL cast members should choose their scripts wisely, except that Schneider wrote this one.
  8. Agnes Browne
    A character-driven piece with a character who seems somewhat hollow.
  9. Holy Smoke
    A forgivable error, but an error nonetheless.
  10. The End of the Affair
    Ultimately feels like a movie whose heart is in the right place, even though someone neglected to flip the 'On' switch.
  11. Sweet and Lowdown
    A literate, sophisticated comedy whose humor and loss and hope linger in our hearts, like the jazz music it reveres, both sweet and lowdown.
  12. A Map of the World
    One of the truest-seeming movies I've seen in some time and as one of the most odd and haunting.
  13. Flawless
    Not content to whisper its truths; it would rather flaunt its valuable lessons and its good intentions, proudly boasting its sentiments like a (rainbow-striped) badge of honor.
  14. Tumbleweeds
    It's a wonderfully nuanced performance in an otherwise un-nuanced narrative.
  15. End of Days
    We're treated to such a broad panoply of godawful dialogue, righteously shoddy acting, and, worst of all for an action blockbuster of this sort, subpar effects work, that's it's all you can do not to giggle helplessly.
  16. Ride with the Devil
    Unostentatious originality, psychological insight, and stark beauty make it well worth any film lover's time.
  17. Toy Story 2
    If you (or your kids) loved Toy Story, you'll like Toy Story 2 as well. Just don't expect any big surprises.
  18. The World Is Not Enough
    Solid 007 entertainment -- not as bad as some of the recent Bonds but not as spunky as some of the series' originals.
  19. All About My Mother
    It's filled with marvelous performances, fabulous wit, and some dizzying images.
  20. Sleepy Hollow
    Flawed at its core but stunning nonetheless.
  21. 42: Forty Two Up
    A living artifact that does what movies do best: exist in time.
  22. Mansfield Park
    A confusing jumble of historical drama and modern social essay that only serves to cloud the whole field of Jane Austen studies.
  23. Liberty Heights
    Minus much of the rose-tinted nostalgia his films have occasionally engendered. There is a nostalgic tone to the film, but it's a quiet, subtle one.
  24. Anywhere But Here
    Strives to depict its love-hate relationship in emotionally neutral terms, but the sympathies are ultimately lopsided.
  25. Felicia's Journey
    In this instance Egoyan's hereafter is a pale imitation of his yesterday.
  26. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
    Besson loves his violence almost as much as he loves his leading lady.
  27. Dogma
    One of the most intelligent, engaging, and gut-bustingly funny revelations to come along in a while.
  28. Light It Up
    It's a hockey affair at the best of times.
  29. Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back!
    There is a new definition of the term, "critic-proof movie," and it goes by the name Pokémon: The First Movie.
  30. The Bachelor
    This is one movie best left unattached.
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