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For 6,830 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 53% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 44% 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: 100 Oppenheimer
Lowest review score: 20 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,012 out of 6830
  2. Mixed: 3,659 out of 6830
  3. Negative: 159 out of 6830
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  1. They Were Expendable
    A war movie with enough honour and heroism to make a grown man weep.
  2. Mildred Pierce
    Wow! It may not be art or good taste, but throbbing melodrama doesn't come with more conviction. Even to those usually turned off by the tough Crawford, Mildred is compelling.
  3. Anchors Aweigh
    A very thin story stretched out for over two hours, this is a melange of the wonderful and the pompous.
  4. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1945)
    A wonderful salute to British decency and a touching portrait of a friendship that bridges national boundaries.
  5. To Have and Have Not
    Superb dialogue, beautifully played and hummingly atmospheric, this is sexy, poignant and tense with some surpising humour...only the plot shows cracks...
  6. Meet Me in St. Louis
    Judy Garland's most famous role and her best performance make for entertaining viewing.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
    The film is a little too long, but makes up for it with a strong cast and enthralling action.
  8. Double Indemnity
    Superlative crime yarn adapted with precision and skill from the classic James M. Cain novel.
  9. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
    Sturges' no-holds-barred comic cristicism of American Forces abroad is still challenging and funny.
  10. Lifeboat
    Along with the psychological intrigue there is romance and wit. And fans will enjoy Hitch's most amusing trademark cameo: photographed as before and after silhouettes in a newspaper ad for diet product Reduco.
  11. Lassie Come Home
    This was understandably inspiring to wartime audiences and actually still holds up as a heartwarming story with a very decent cast.
  12. For Whom the Bell Tolls
    Once the political correctness is side-stepped, this contains classic chemistry from its two leads.
  13. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
    Silly but enormous fun, complete with gypsy musical numbers and an insane battle royal finish.
  14. Casablanca
    Much more fun than its stuffy "Greatest Film Ever Made" tag suggests, with a literate script, stylish direction, a great song and cinema's most romantic couple in Bogie and Bergman.
  15. Shadow of a Doubt
    Certainly one of Hitchcock’s most satisfying thrillers, mostly thanks to Wright and Cotten’s believable relationship.
  16. Cat People
    No mere creature feature, this 1940s classic offers more subtle chills.
  17. Random Harvest
    Dated and a little clunky but with a few moving performances from the leads.
  18. Road to Morocco
    A light and lively showcase for a very under-rated double act, Road To Morocco was also unusual for its time in constantly drawing attention to itself as a movie.
  19. Now, Voyager
    A classic of the weepy genre so have some toilet roll handy.
  20. Holiday Inn
    C'mon, it's Fred and Bing! Depending on your disposition, you can take that as a recommendation or a warning.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Bambi
    The fun and fear, the silliness and heartbreak, are taken to vivid extremes by Walt's entwining of high art and what snobs will always deride as Disney-kitsch.
  22. The Magnificent Ambersons
    It's a tragedy that someone else' happy ending is tacked onto his tale, but the film retains enough brilliance to make us glad it's been re-released.
  23. Mrs. Miniver
    Winning WW II story of british pluck that manages to side-step the propaganda trap.
  24. Saboteur
    Not one of Hitchcock's best, but with a few creative sequences and some sharp writing from Dorothy Parker.
  25. My Favorite Blonde
    Enjoyable Hitchcock spoof with much chemistry between the leads and some cracking one-liners.
  26. Sullivan's Travels
    Comedy doesn't come much more classic. If you haven't seen it, it's about time you did.
  27. They Died with Their Boots On
    An unusual epic, the first half is a knockabout comedy, but thoroughly entertaining.
  28. The Wolf Man
    Still the definitive werewolf movie.
  29. Dumbo
    With its genuinely cute hero and appealing storyline, Dumbo's exactly right for younger children but not too milk-soppy for anyone over eight. Indispensible.
  30. How Green Was My Valley
    Winning Best Film at that year's Oscars, this John Huston film typically epic with a faithful screenplay to Richard Llewellyn's famous novel. Strong performances from Crisp and O'Hara although McDowall as the young lead, gives a particularly memorable performance while the setting shows Wales at its most beautiful.
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