Empire's Scores
- Movies
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For 6,824 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 0.8 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: 3,008 out of 6824
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Mixed: 3,658 out of 6824
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Negative: 158 out of 6824
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Nick de Semlyen
It's part satire of the drug-fuelled clubbing scene, part harrowing disability drama -- and almost entirely improvised.- Empire
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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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Ian Freer
Midnight is a mildly engaging hotchpotch of disparate ideas - courtroom drama, small town expos and witchcraft-infected magicking - but a far cry from Eastwood's best.- Empire
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John Nugent
Despite a fun voice cast, this is a lazy effort that squanders its characters, and will likely bore anyone over the age of ten.- Empire
- Posted Jul 26, 2022
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Olly Richards
Perhaps it’s fitting that this story about babies has the attention span and grasp of logic of a newborn.- Empire
- Posted Oct 17, 2016
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Dan Jolin
A film more concerned with 'how' than 'why' or 'who', Valkyrie would have benefited from more scrutiny and complexity. Still, once the bomb goes off, the thrills come in spades.- Empire
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John Nugent
As furiously funny as it is helplessly horny, this lesbian road movie simultaneously feels exactly like a Coen brothers film — and entirely its own thing, too.- Empire
- Posted Feb 21, 2024
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Hanna Flint
French Exit boasts an assured cast but drab direction and lazy writing ensure the characters are never as eccentric, cutting or interesting as the film’s tinkling score would have you believe.- Empire
- Posted Jun 28, 2021
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Though the sketchy narrative could do with a bit of filling out, and the settings could be less gloomy, this is a memorable interpretation that benefits enormously from sound casting decisions.- Empire
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Ian Nathan
Forgettable, innocent, old fashioned fairy tale with not nearly as much sexual chemistry as is required.- Empire
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Kim Newman
No masterpiece, but a decent rental prospect. Twohy works the Sci-fi genre well yet again.- Empire
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William Thomas
A slicky edited, white knuckle ride to the depths of depravity.- Empire
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Helen O'Hara
Cavill and Hammer are made for each other, but the film can’t always find the pyrotechnics to match their chemistry.- Empire
- Posted Aug 11, 2015
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William Thomas
It wants to be a modern "Taxi Driver"; it manages to be the new Falling Down, with Foster as fierce as ever.- Empire
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Olly Richards
Farty, burpy, fall-y over fun tied to a pretty inconsequential plot. Your kids will explode with joy.- Empire
- Posted Jun 23, 2015
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Angie Errigo
As with Platoon, Stone captures the horrific essence of an environment and transfers it to us without the need for prior knowledge. Dazzling filmmaking.- Empire
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James White
Rocky with robots? It's not quite in Balboa's weight class, but Real Steel at least has some heft. There's barely a story beat among the beat-downs that you won't expect, and sometimes the saccharine gets in the way of the spectacle, but on the whole this is enjoyable family entertainment.- Empire
- Posted Oct 10, 2011
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A fitting tribute to Hunter and the demise of the American Dream, but first and foremost a thrilling and funny snapshot of a country on its knees and a writer finding his feet.- Empire
- Posted Nov 7, 2011
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Anna Smith
Fans of the Ramona Quimby books will be disappointed, but tween girls will love it.- Empire
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Damon Wise
A bulked-up James McAvoy dominates the screen in this razor-sharp Glasgow smile of a black comedy, packed with aberrant sex, hard drugs and maximum David Soul.- Empire
- Posted Sep 30, 2013
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Kim Newman
Though Spike Lee would clearly like this movie to remind you of ills-of-TV satires like A Face In The Crowd and Network (there's a spin on the well-remembered "mad as hell" speech), it comes out as a weird, unsatisfying hybrid of Robert Downey Sr.'s Putney Swope and Mel Brooks's The Producers.- Empire
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David Parkinson
Telling an unfamiliar tale in a highly predictable manner, this is a laudable, but lightweight tribute to golf's founding fathers.- Empire
- Posted Jul 10, 2017
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While this combination of Michael J. Fox, light comedy and uncomplicated values mustve looked fine on paper, on screen it doesn't quite make the grade.- Empire
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William Thomas
Slow, ponderous and as shallow as it thinks it is deep, lifted only by an impressive opening and fine work from Damon and Howard.- Empire
- Posted Jan 24, 2011
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Olly Richards
The first film was so middle-of-the-road that most have probably forgotten it existed. Its sequel creates a more lasting impression, with vibrant animation and a wackadoodle sense of humour.- Empire
- Posted Jul 12, 2021
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William Thomas
Both leading ladies display great willingness to send up themselves and Hollywood, and Willis' quiet nervous breakdown showcases his previously unguessed-at comic skills. But it's the pitch-black comedy and celebrity satire that make this so enjoyable.- Empire
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Ian Nathan
It’s but a shadow of the original and a lesser entry in their (Coens) collection, but you are still blessed by flashes of black heart.- Empire
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Will Lawrence
Bruising battles and some stirring performances make Troy enjoyable, if rather long. But if audiences can forgive the camp, they'll still struggle to empathise with the characters.- Empire
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David Parkinson
A must for movie buffs, but too much of the charm resides in the clips and exhibits and those unaffected by the nostalgia will find the romantic triangle a touch too contrived.- Empire
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