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For 6,821 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 54% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 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: 100 Oppenheimer
Lowest review score: 20 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,008 out of 6821
  2. Mixed: 3,655 out of 6821
  3. Negative: 158 out of 6821
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  1. Capote
    An outstanding film, showcasing a great performance, at once celebrating, analysing and criticising an important writer and his major book. You'll appreciate it more if you've read "In Cold Blood" recently and have seen enough footage of the real Truman Capote to know Hoffman is underplaying.
  2. Little Manhattan
    Not quite as nauseous as its plot might suggest, Little Manhattan is sassy as well as sweet.
  3. MirrorMask
    A truly unique fantasy, McKean’s screen debut is tangled but promising.
  4. Forty Shades of Blue
    Rip Torn and Darren Burrows respectively over- and underplay their hands in this archly restrained Memphis melodrama.
  5. Flightplan
    An enthralling, enjoyable if ultimately far-fetched thriller.
  6. A History of Violence
    Cronenberg's best for a long time -- broad and entertaining enough for those unacquainted with the director's work, but layered with the themes of infection and mutation that have defined it.
  7. Proof
    Paltrow does an excellent job as the shy loner, affecting youthful, sulky mannerisms without resorting to stereotype. Anthony Hopkins, meanwhile, brings both gravitas and dark humour as Catherine's mentally ill father, while Jake Gyllenhaal makes for an effective, if buff, maths geek.
  8. Cry_Wolf
    A second-rate slasher, but it shows the odd bit of directorial promise and a great deal of ambition.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Just Like Heaven
    A sweet but predictable chick flick, this coasts by on the considerable charm of its two leads.
  10. Lord of War
    It would like to be "Traffic" with guns, but comes out more like "Blow" with bullets.
  11. Everything Is Illuminated
    A thoughtful approach to a much-covered topic, mixing prickly issues of roots and genocide with an eye for the surreal and an ear for the earthy.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Corpse Bride
    A precious thing, if likely to please refined aesthetes and odd children rather than win over Pixar-sized crowds.
  13. Thumbsucker
    A refreshingly low-key treatment of teenage trauma, with a lovely star performance and an unforgettable approach to orthodontics.
  14. Separate Lies
    Quality acting and writing and appropriately understated direction, but a touch too polite for its own good.
  15. An Unfinished Life
    Predictable and pleasant, with enjoyable performances.
  16. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
    Ror all its cleverness, Emily Rose does have its hokey moments.
  17. Keane
    Persevere through the sluggish first two acts and you'll be rewarded with a touching relationship perfectly acted by Lewis and Breslin.
  18. Green Street Hooligans
    A surprisingly rose-tinted look at a subculture that really should have been stamped out some time ago.
  19. Transporter 2
    Another all-kicking, punching, shooting and exploding dose of Besson born action, and Jason Statham proves that his action mettle in the first instalment was no fluke.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Constant Gardener
    Serious, topical filmmaking of a very high order. It may not engage as immediately as a Bourne, but it sticks with you longer.
  21. The Brothers Grimm
    Gilliam at his best and his worst.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Red Eye
    Not the most sophisticated psychological thriller, yet slick fun.
  23. Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
    The Godfather II of manwhore sequels, this improves upon the original in every way. Especially if you're drunk.
  24. Four Brothers
    Heavy-handed in places and bad news for the Detroit Tourist Commission, this is still a slick, fun ensemble piece and a step back in the right direction for Singleton.
  25. Asylum
    It may not be as daring as Young Adam, but this is a well-performed adaptation of an absorbing melodrama.
  26. Grizzly Man
    A complex, unique and engrossing journey into the murky recesses of an unhinged mind. It really needs to be seen to be believed.
  27. Pretty Persuasion
    A teenie "To Die For" whose flaws are superceded by a complex, compelling turn from Evan Rachel Wood.
  28. Pulse
    While not exactly reaching Ring-levels of terror, it's certainly one for connoisseurs of the weird.
  29. Clean
    Bit of a mediocre drama from writer-director Assayas despite some good turns, not least from Nick Nolte and Beatrice Dalle.
  30. The Dukes of Hazzard
    Certainly not the worst of the endless stream of TV remakes, but given the unassuming, easy charm of the original, still wide of the mark by a country mile.
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