Empire's Scores
- Movies
- TV
For 6,818 reviews, this publication has graded:
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54% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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43% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.9 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 66
| Highest review score: | Oppenheimer | |
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| Lowest review score: | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3,006 out of 6818
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Mixed: 3,654 out of 6818
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Negative: 158 out of 6818
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- Posted Apr 15, 2026
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William Thomas
An obsequious, ring-kissing portrait of the current US administration, dressed in gauche, glossy reality-TV clothing. And yet somehow still better than Rush Hour 3.- Empire
- Posted Jan 30, 2026
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Ian Freer
A risible attempt to modernise classic science-fiction by adding WhatsApp and political chicanery. This thin, frenetic, soulless adaptation is misguided moviemaking cubed.- Empire
- Posted Aug 5, 2025
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- Posted Jul 16, 2025
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This deeply disappointing new Fear Street instalment leans too hard into worn-out tropes and excessive gore, at the expense of fun, engaging characters or any genuine scares.- Empire
- Posted May 29, 2025
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John Nugent
Like a parody of a Jason Statham film, without any of the joy that might imply. This Working Man just doesn’t work.- Empire
- Posted Mar 26, 2025
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- Posted Aug 26, 2024
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John Nugent
Incompetent and mostly just quite boring, Assassin Club doesn’t even have the good grace to be so-bad-it’s-good. Rough, rough stuff.- Empire
- Posted Apr 14, 2023
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Kim Newman
As a subversive take on Milne, it’s achingly banal. As a rural horror film, it’s more inept than the most wretched Wrong Turn sequel. As a would-be cult classic, it commits the ultimate sin of being no fun at all. This bear is sh*t in the woods.- Empire
- Posted Mar 9, 2023
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John Nugent
An absolute shambles of a fantasy folly. Overlong, undercooked, and clogged with enough clichés that even its teen target audience will feel disrespected.- Empire
- Posted Oct 19, 2022
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Dan Jolin
A forgettable fantasy cheapie whose gruff earnestness feels hollow thanks to the unforgiveable thinness of its story and the weakness of its grip on its source material. Oh, and a note to whoever came up with the title: neither Arthur nor Merlin are knights of Camelot.- Empire
- Posted Jul 14, 2020
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Ben Travis
Globe-trotting but not adventurous, action-packed but not remotely exciting, utterly overstuffed and completely paper-thin. Nuke it from orbit.- Empire
- Posted May 28, 2019
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Ella Kemp
The Hustle buckles under the overbearing weight of its own vulgarity. Avoid the dirty rubble by all means. An embarrassment to the heist genre, an insult to all existing comedies, a disgrace to feminism.- Empire
- Posted May 10, 2019
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Reeves and Ryder work very hard to make Destination Wedding work, but deeply unlikeable characters and a clunky script means there’s no escaping the fact it’s a disappointing misfire.- Empire
- Posted May 9, 2019
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Kim Newman
Despite lashings of bright red gore and the obvious enthusiasm of its gibbering hordes, Redcon-1 is a hard slog. Nearly two hours of grunts vs zombies feels punitive.- Empire
- Posted May 6, 2019
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Ian Freer
Blue Iguana grates on pretty much every level, a misjudged hodge-podge of ill-defined characters, tired filmmaking licks and an air of general unpleasantness. It also contains one of the worst shootouts in recent memory.- Empire
- Posted Oct 1, 2018
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Limp jokes, bad chemistry and the least believable onscreen fraternal bond make for a very lacklustre viewing experience. Even a late appearance from Christopher Walken can't save the day.- Empire
- Posted Feb 19, 2018
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- Posted Nov 27, 2017
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Helen O'Hara
While it's tempting to sum up in thumbs down emoji, when they go low, we go high. So let's just say, abandon all hope, ye who enter here.- Empire
- Posted Jul 31, 2017
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Nick de Semlyen
Tonally, Baywatch veers all over the place like a drunk on a speedboat, making for one of the most lacklustre comedies of the year so far.- Empire
- Posted May 23, 2017
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Kim Newman
Blood Wars is tragically bereft of the pulp verve this nonsense needs to be tolerable.- Empire
- Posted Jan 12, 2017
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John Nugent
A preposterous premise that never makes sense. A tedious thriller that offers no thrills. An A-list cast reduced to C-list material. Piers Morgan. We can but pray that scientists invent a procedure to remove the memory of ever watching this film in the first place.- Empire
- Posted Apr 18, 2016
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Andrew Lowry
On paper, this could have been excellent; as it stands, it’s painful and futile for all involved. Much like the Afghan conflict itself.- Empire
- Posted Mar 21, 2016
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James White
Cheap and cheerless, Norm’s appeal melts faster than the polar ice. With characters so completely devoid of charm or entertainment value, even David Attenborough would call for a cull of this lot.- Empire
- Posted Mar 14, 2016
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Helen O'Hara
It may occasionally shock a laugh from you, but between those moments your face will be a rictus of horror.- Empire
- Posted Feb 23, 2016
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Nick de Semlyen
The Native American people have suffered any number of indignities over the years. But they haven't, until now, suffered Adam Sandler.- Empire
- Posted Dec 11, 2015
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- Posted Nov 16, 2015
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Angie Errigo
The bastard offspring of a charmless romcom and a toothless political satire.- Empire
- Posted Jun 16, 2015
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Kim Newman
Worse than being buried alive in an actual pyramid, if mercifully less time-consuming.- Empire
- Posted Dec 5, 2014
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Nick de Semlyen
Non-Stop is weak sauce, a cheapie snoozer that not even heavyweights like Neeson and Moore can save.- Empire
- Posted Feb 24, 2014
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