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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. The Ides of March
    Entertaining while you're watching it but, as deceptive as a party's election promises, there's less to it than meets the eye.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Poison
    The three stories do not make a whole in this disappointing arthouse film.
  3. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
    Ritchie's colour-desaturated style, use of unusual background music, scattershot slang (some subtitled) and mostly tasteful black comedy give the whole film the feel of an altered state of perception.
  4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    An honest, affection-hooking, coming-of-age drama which proves that there is life beyond Hogwarts for Emma Watson.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Lady Chatterley's Lover
    A sweepingly romantic take on the D.H. Lawrence classic that, while not offering anything revolutionary to the period drama genre, is a satisfying and engaging watch.
  6. The Circle
    A solid telling that spans several fascinating periods of 20th century life.
  7. London River
    An insight-filled take on prejudice in post-11/7 London that packs a hefty punch.
  8. The Sapphires
    There are undeniable flaws, from cheesy dialogue to neglected subplots. But there’s something so lovable about The Sapphires’ enthusiasm, and powerful about its moments of tenderness.
  9. Garden State
    A great debut from a promising talent.
  10. Long Shot
    Finding laughs in the current global political quagmire is a tough ask. But Long Shot manages to spin a winning mixture of warm-hearted fantasy and comedic edge. And Rogen and Theron shine.
  11. Freaky
    While not quite on a par with Happy Death Day, Freaky is an ebullient slasher that strikes a perfect balance of comedy and carnage.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Legend of Ochi
    The first feature from music-video director Isaiah Saxon boasts wondrous old-school creature effects, but they’ve been applied to a rather derivative fable, an eccentric but skimpy Amblin wannabe.
  13. 1984
    A solidly made, sternly acted, and faithful realisation of the distopian novel.
  14. Furious 7
    A group more bulletproof than The Avengers, causing more mayhem than General Zod. Think Universal doesn’t have a superhero franchise? Think again.
  15. Upgrade
    If it sometimes lapses into genre clichés, Upgrade still delivers on the action front. Just turn your phone off before you go into the cinema, lest it gets ideas.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Boy Who Could Fly
    A commendable rarity: a sensitive children’s film that neither patronises them nor insults their intelligence.
  17. Brothers of the Head
    Despite the odd moment of visual bravura, this mockumentary is too aware of its own satirical daring. Consequently, it's never as dark, dangerous or amusing as it thinks - and the soundtrack is diabolical.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Green Wave
    A worthy topic that deserves a slightly better documentary.
  19. Private Parts
    Director Thomas applies the deft comic touch which made The Brady Bunch Movie (similarly ignored outside the US) such a hoot, to make for a deliriously funny, frequently outrageous romp.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Patti Cake$
    A story we’ve seen told a hundred times before feels fresh thanks to Danielle Macdonald’s brilliant performance, handling both the drama and the rapping in style.
  21. Death at a Funeral
    A sole potty joke is unnecessarily crass, but for the most part this is joyfully funny.
  22. The Surfer
    With a committed, crazed, brilliantly calibrated performance from late-Renaissance Cage, this is a feverishly good thriller: surreal and strange and sticky.
  23. Moscow on the Hudson
    As a fish-out-of-water comedy-drama, it works well.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    While You Were Sleeping
    Bullock is a delight, disarmingly kooky, pleasing to look at, and - as she has previously proved - a gifted comedic actress.
  25. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
    Even when the pixels threaten to overwhelm, Gunn finds refuge in his main characters. There’s plenty to enjoy here.
  26. The Connection
    For all the charisma of its hero and villain, it falls down on its failure to resist cliché.
  27. The Life of Chuck
    Part end-of-the-world drama, part musical, part coming-of-age ghost story, The Life Of Chuck won’t please everyone. But, if you open yourself to its brazen sincerity, you might just shed a life-affirming tear or two.
  28. Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
    Van Sant never strays far from the man-overcomes-disability genre, but this is more than made up for by some impressive directorial flourishes and an engaging central performance.
  29. Reality Bites
    A surprisingly sweet romantic comedy debut from Ben Stiller.
  30. Rosewater
    Gripping, humane and lighter than it sounds, Stewart’s first foray into directing suggests that he was right to quit the day job. We can’t wait to see what he does next.
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