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For 6,818 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: 3,006 out of 6818
  2. Mixed: 3,654 out of 6818
  3. Negative: 158 out of 6818
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  1. Friends with Benefits
    This coasts along just fine thanks to charm and comical interludes, but it fails to deliver the sassy story it promises. Fine for a romantic comedy, but an inferior follow up to director Gluck's edgier "Easy A."
  2. Trollhunter
    You might need to take a Norwegian guide along to explain various local references and identify the specific trolls, but Troll Hunter's proud cultural identity - tremble, a US remake is in the works - is its strongest suit. It's wry, spectacular fun.
  3. Warrior
    It hardly rewrites the rulebook, but Warrior is a powerful, moving and brilliant sports-pic-cum-family drama. Like "The Fighter," but with kicking.
  4. The Hedgehog
    Some acute performances do justice to the novel in a quirky adaptation of the novel. Balasko steals the show as the prickly concierge with the warmer side.
  5. Fright Night
    Funny and scary - and sometimes both at once - it lives up to the original, even if it fails to surpass it.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
    Eric Elmosnino is terrific as the louche French icon in Joann Sfar's vivid biopic. Shame about that second hour.
  7. Tales from the Golden Age
    Flashes of bleak humour makes this wry portrait a compelling experience.
  8. One Day
    It may not truly capture the complexities of its source material but One Day is funny, winning and entertaining - if little else.
  9. Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow
    An intriguing and compelling documentary that provides insight into Kiefer's artwork.
  10. Senna
    Ambitiously constructed, deeply compelling, thrilling and in no way only for those who like watching cars drive in circles. A worthy paean to a true talent.
  11. Project Nim
    Gripping, heart-wrenching, powerful and a sad indictment of scientific practice, which shows that 'human' and 'humane' are all-too-often mutually exclusive.
  12. The Devil's Double
    A blistering, brutal Iraqi Scarface. You do wonder what the point of it all is, but Cooper is fantastic. Twice.
  13. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
    A worthy, exciting, emotional addition to the venerable monkey movie marathon. Apes will rise. Sequels are likely.
  14. The Interrupters
    A welcome return from Hoop Dream director Steve James. Even at just shy of three hours, the format strains to accommodate such a complex, involving true-life story, but it makes a seriously impressive attempt.
  15. Cowboys & Aliens
    A simple entertainment in a summer of overcomplicated disappointments. Also much harder-edged than you may have expected.
  16. The Guard
    Among the most purely entertaining films of the year, which cuts its laughter with a dose of Celtic melancholy. It still delivers cop/action requirements - shoot-outs, revenges, daring deeds - and chances are, we'll be quoting lines from this forever.
  17. Sarah's Key
    Exceptional turns by Mélusine Mayance and the ever-excellent Kristin Scott Thomas illuminate a tense and compelling story. The contrived modern-day framing works less well.
  18. The Tree
    An eerie and unsettling adaptation of Judy Pascoe's novel that impresses more for its atmospherics than its narrative.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Meet Monica Velour
    Beautifully acted, it's a tender love story with one or two belly laughs.
  20. Mr. Popper's Penguins
    Sweet-natured, undemanding family fun.
  21. Super 8
    It's nowhere close to "E. T." - what is? - but amongst the hullabaloo of summer, Super 8 is something to cherish: a beautifully made homage to better times, and better movies.
  22. Captain America: The First Avenger
    Charming, handsome and full of pep – all 70 year-old Cap lacks is a knockout blow. Still, Johnston should be saluted for old-fashioned heart in a cynical age, while Marvel should be confined to barracks for cynical marketing.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A Better Life
    An interesting exploration of class struggle which recalls classics like "Bicycle Thieves" but doesn't quite live up to them.
  24. Zookeeper
    Some sparks of comedy and fun but largely a flat and unrewarding comedy.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Point Blank
    Another sparkling thriller from the "Anything For Her" director. See it, then wait for the inevitable US remake.
  26. Life in a Day
    Moving and insightful. Not a classic by any means, but a fascinating glimpse of the way we live today.
  27. Horrible Bosses
    These bosses cannot justify either murder or lasting comic memories, fatally compromising a farce that could have been great but ends up merely mediocre.
  28. Fire in Babylon
    A treat for cricket fans who'll thrill to this nostalgic look back at one of sport's greatest teams.
  29. Beginners
    With good performances and characters, Beginners is an enjoyable, amusing and occasionally poignant watch. Indie film fans will want to catch it, but it falls short of being a must-see.
  30. Cars 2
    It's not vintage Pixar, but Cars 2 is still streets ahead of most of the animated pack. For all its energy and Bondian panache, perhaps its problems are insurmountable: Pixar's cars - and their universe - don't resonate and endear as much as its toys, monsters, clownfish and OAP dreamers.
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