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For 4,492 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 55% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 43% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.1 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 67
Highest review score: 100 'Round Midnight
Lowest review score: 0 Couples Retreat
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,780 out of 4492
  2. Mixed: 1,361 out of 4492
  3. Negative: 351 out of 4492
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  1. The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm
    Worth viewing by anyone concerned about world events.
  2. Brigham City
    Few movies have sought this particular blend of detective-story melodrama and religious sensitivity.
  3. Bridget Jones's Diary
    Fans of the genre will enjoy it if they're not distracted by trite plot twists.
  4. States of Control
    Conjures up enough involving moments to create some drama.
  5. The Circle
    Suspenseful and ingeniously directed.
  6. Josie and the Pussycats
    The action is as perky as the main characters.
  7. Zombie! vs. Mardi Gras
    Fans of unregenerate underground moviemaking will have a ball.
  8. Blow
    Inherently stale.
  9. Mau Mau Sex Sex
    Would have benefited from more flamboyant film clips and fewer folksy conversations with the garrulous old-timers it focuses on.
  10. The Day I Became a Woman
    Charged with humanity and compassion.
  11. Booye kafoor, atre yas
    This understated Iranian drama affirms life as vigorously as it provokes thought.
  12. Faat Kiné
    Intelligent yet easy-going masterpiece.
  13. Butterfly
    A likable though slender documentary.
  14. The Tailor of Panama
    Strains too hard to seem smart and savvy.
  15. Amores Perros
    Sometimes enticing, frequently savage.
  16. Too Much Sleep
    The movie's concept is amusing, but much of the acting and dialogue is as uninspired as the story's deliberately bland suburban setting.
  17. No Sex Last Night
    With its skillful blend of documentary, confessional, and comic moods, this is one of the infrequent avant-garde movies that's as amusing and entertaining as it is artful and sophisticated.
  18. Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale
    Sometimes disturbing but consistently fascinating.
  19. Enemy at the Gates
    Add a megadose of bombastic James Horner music and a perfunctory love-affair subplot and you have a movie that's its own worst enemy.
  20. American Desi
    The subject is likable and the story has possibilities, but why does every single performance sink into a self-indulgent mess of hammy overacting?
  21. Memento
    This unconventionally structured thriller moves at an energetic pace, spurred by a string of clever variations on conventional film narrative.
  22. The Dish
    The acting and screenplay are amusing, but director Sitch might have taken a more adventurous approach to a tale with such an adventurous subject.
  23. Kissing Jessica Stein
    While this slightly edgy comedy has moments of offbeat charm, it would carry more conviction if the acting were richer and the characters focused on more sophisticated attitudes and ambitions.
  24. When Brendan Met Trudy
    McDonald and Montgomery are fun to watch in this mildly amusing Irish romantic comedy.
  25. Simon Magus
    This historical fantasy is too ambitious for its own good, but contains some striking imagery and likable performances.
  26. Biandan, guniang
    Strong acting and no-nonsense filmmaking lend interest and impact to the dramatic story.
  27. 15 Minutes
    The premise is promising, but Herzfeld cares more about sensationalism than substance, and portions of the picture are far nastier than they had to be.
  28. The Gleaners & I
    A fascinating nonfiction voyage into rural and urban France, focusing on idiosyncratic individuals who live off things the rest of us throw away, from food to furniture.
  29. The Caveman's Valentine
    More psychological realism and less showy cinema would have made this offbeat melodrama more memorable.
  30. Series 7: The Contenders
    Ferocious satire.
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