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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Helen O'Hara
A tough, impactful film that offers a sometimes uncomfortable but always gripping examination of cause and effect.- Empire
- Posted Apr 25, 2013
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Dan Jolin
All the boys might love Mandy Lane - discerning horror fans, however, will not.- Empire
- Posted Apr 23, 2013
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Ian Freer
Much more than just a witty title, this is a very genuine, very British send-up.- Empire
- Posted Apr 23, 2013
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David Hughes
It's hard to imagine that the prodigiously gifted Dolan is still in his early twenties. This is another work of marvellous maturity and assurance.- Empire
- Posted Apr 15, 2013
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David Hughes
Beautifully performed and tough as nails, Vinterberg's social drama could not be any more timely.- Empire
- Posted Apr 15, 2013
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Ozon weaves another spellbinding tale that mingles the real and imaginery with terrific effect.- Empire
- Posted Apr 15, 2013
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Simon Crook
Prepare yourself for a shock: a horror remake that, at its best, manages to recapture the original’s hardcore nastiness. It could certainly do with laughing at itself a bit more, though.- Empire
- Posted Apr 15, 2013
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Kim Newman
Lacking a single honest laugh, this is shoddy by comparison with the other Scary Movie sequels… which throws it in a pit with Transylmania, Breaking Wind and Stan Helsing.- Empire
- Posted Apr 13, 2013
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- Posted Apr 12, 2013
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Dan Jolin
As beige as an old PC, but beneath the surface the blood pumps bright scarlet. An intelligent and emotionally charged spy drama.- Empire
- Posted Apr 12, 2013
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Olly Richards
Kosinski has again built a fantasy world that feels real to its core, but once more put most effort into the scenery and too little into the people.- Empire
- Posted Apr 10, 2013
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Kim Newman
A uniquely British blend of excruciating comedy of embarrassment and outright grue, not quite as disorientating in its mood shifts as Kill List but just as impressive a film.- Empire
- Posted Apr 9, 2013
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David Hughes
Insightful, revelatory and profound, Moreh's Oscar-nominated documentary combines riveting interviews, archive footage and - yes - state-of-the-art photographic effects to offer a unique perspective on the Israel-Palestine issue.- Empire
- Posted Apr 8, 2013
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Simon Crook
Black-veined and dark-hearted, this is another persuasive character study from Campos.- Empire
- Posted Apr 8, 2013
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Olly Richards
In trying to tell an enormous amount of story it can spread itself too thin and leave some strands feeling unfinished, but when it’s at its best, this is beautiful and bold filmmaking.- Empire
- Posted Apr 8, 2013
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Phil de Semlyen
The performances are solid - Goodbye Lenin! actor Florian Lukas is the standout - but ponderous pacing makes this true-life tale a lot less enthralling than it might have been.- Empire
- Posted Apr 7, 2013
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Kim Newman
A smart, subversive but rather cold debut from Brandon Cronenberg that's short of the dark wit that lit up his father's early work. Then again, comparisons are hardly fair, especially when Cronenberg Jr. clearly has plenty of ideas of his own.- Empire
- Posted Apr 5, 2013
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Kim Newman
Thanks to Rushdie's sensitive handling of his own material, this is an adaptation big in both ideas and heart.- Empire
- Posted Apr 1, 2013
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Helen O'Hara
The midway point between "A.I." and "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid." It has quirky charm and a tender heart, but the treacly sentiment may become wearisome.- Empire
- Posted Apr 1, 2013
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James White
While not the balls-out action movie the marketing suggests, this Rock-powered family drama is not with its moments.- Empire
- Posted Apr 1, 2013
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Angie Errigo
Measured performances from the seasoned cast balance out a script that errs towards the melodramatic. Hours sweating over those instruments pay dividends too.- Empire
- Posted Apr 1, 2013
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Simon Crook
A lurid, luminous teen-bender movie, as ludicrous as it is stylish, and Harmony Korine’s best film in years.- Empire
- Posted Apr 1, 2013
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Visceral and inquisitive, this well researched movie offers a punchy insight to prison life. Unfortunately, it is a familiar and tepid storyline.- Empire
- Posted Mar 25, 2013
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Olly Richards
Fast Five was a good example of how applying The Rock to a tired series could bring it back to life. G.I. Joe, by opting for self-seriousness instead of knowing daftness, has squandered its secret weapon.- Empire
- Posted Mar 25, 2013
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Kim Newman
Though it rings ever so slightly hollow as cool shades into callousness, this exercise in sexy suspense and brain-scrambling mystery is a dazzling, absorbing entertainment which shows off Danny Boyle’s mastery of complex storytelling and black, black humour.- Empire
- Posted Mar 23, 2013
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Already a compelling gangland saga, this vastly promising debut turns into something more surprising when social prejudice becomes the characters’ weapon of choice. If that sounds too much like a lecture, El Hosaini’s voice remains crisp, cool and consistently street-smart.- Empire
- Posted Mar 18, 2013
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David Parkinson
Superbly judging tonal shifts and juggling disparate storylines, this snapshot of a Refice street reveals the class, gender, racial and historical fissures in Brazilian society, while also making for riveting drama right down to the shocking sting in the tail.- Empire
- Posted Mar 18, 2013
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Patrick Peters
It features more weed than a pot-warming party at Bill & Ben's but offers little more than spliff-glazed promotion for Snoop's reggae reincarnation.- Empire
- Posted Mar 18, 2013
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James White
Gonzo freakiness in such doses that cult status is practically ensured.- Empire
- Posted Mar 18, 2013
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Simon Crook
As a satire on the seduction by media and our infatuation with celebrity, it's hardly "The Truman Show," but Garrone’s Gomorrah follow-up is wry and witty. Plenty of fun.- Empire
- Posted Mar 18, 2013
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