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For 16,535 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 56% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 38% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 63
Highest review score: 100 Sand Storm
Lowest review score: 0 Saw VI
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8,705 out of 16535
  2. Mixed: 5,813 out of 16535
  3. Negative: 2,017 out of 16535
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  1. 13th
    What “black lives matter” means in essence, one of this film’s voices says, “is that all lives matter,” a point “13th” makes with undeniable eloquence as well as persuasive force.
  2. The Girl on the Train
    The empathy that Taylor summoned so effortlessly in his previous films feels strained and unpersuasive here, and moments that should be lacerating...are overplayed to ghastly effect.
  3. The Siege of Jadotville
    A scrappy war flick with a fair amount of combat suspense but a whole lot of clichéd dialogue.
  4. 37
    A drama that plays out as an overdetermined thesis, with Genovese herself (Christina Brucato) a footnote to the darkly stylized plunge into lives of quiet desperation.
  5. The Birth of a Nation
    The Birth of a Nation certainly has the power of conviction, but the grace of art escapes it.
  6. As I Open My Eyes
    Baya Medhaffar inhabits the role of Farah with a blazing exuberance that’s matched by a dynamic sense of place. Director Leyla Bouzid may struggle to shape her narrative in the final reels, but through most of its running time her first feature pulses with in-the-moment vitality.
  7. London Town
    The fantasy of a punk icon for a friend is one thing, but the filmmakers undercut the modest liveliness of their enterprise with a save-the-day storyline that seems far removed from the roiling, anti-authoritative ethos of punk.
  8. Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
    Despite the film’s brief running time, it packs in vital social context, gay history and nostalgic imagery along with some sad truths.
  9. The Last Film Festival
    A thoroughly amateurish un-comedy about show business.
  10. Loserville
    Loserville is somehow two different movies — a traditional teen comedy mixed with a message-driven drama about the dangers of bullying — without enough connective tissue linking characters or scenes to lend it cohesion.
  11. Mommy's Box
    Though it’s mildly enjoyable throughout, the movie is ultimately just a loose collection of nice little scenes, held together by a few palliative clichés.
  12. People You May Know
    Although there are contrivances, and Joe’s blurry “catfishing” tale meanders, these folks’ emotional growth feels authentic and touchingly earned.
  13. Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story
    In its present form, Ramsey’s story leaves you wanting more — and less.
  14. Operation Mekong
    Though more sensationalistic than serious, this film has a scale and an energy that rivals any Hollywood blockbuster.
  15. Harry & Snowman
    Equine fans: Gallop, don’t trot to Ron Davis’ winning documentary Harry & Snowman, which recounts the inspiring story of an underdog show horse, his tenacious trainer and their rise to fame in the late 1950s.
  16. Milton's Secret
    Even for something preaching spiritual tranquility, Milton’s Secret exhibits the barest trace of a pulse.
  17. Maximum Ride
    The obvious exposition, tortured dialogue and shoddy special effects just make you wish you were watching something else.
  18. Generation Startup
    It’s a warm, uplifting portrait of the potentials to be found in startup culture, but feels blinkered by its specific focus.
  19. The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
    Many viewers will find it challenging to see the substance hidden in the documentary’s over-the-top style that makes Michael Moore’s directorial stamp look subtle.
  20. Seed: The Untold Story
    This is a gorgeously made film, put together with as much care as its subjects devote to saving the remaining varieties of seeds.
  21. Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four
    Though its chronological organization and issue management is rough around the edges, Esquenazi’s passionately argued film...easily convinces that the charges are impossible to believe.
  22. Danny Says
    What emerges is a rich portrait of one of 20th century pop culture’s great facilitators, whose keen observations, quirky personality and natural affinity for the outré helped greatness happen.
  23. ClownTown
    It tests the theory that a creepy clown lurking in the dark is always terrifying. It turns out that with repetition, some nightmares become boring.
  24. Flock of Dudes
    The cast is stocked with some of comedy’s best actors, which elevates the rather pedestrian material.
  25. The Free World
    An initially compelling but uneven drama elevated by two centered performances.
  26. Come What May
    With its old-fashioned gloss, the incident-packed story proves only mildly engaging and finally has little to say.
  27. Chronic
    For a drama that’s as quiet and circumspect as Chronic, it’s a decidedly bold film, one that pulls few punches as it slowly peels away the emotional layers of its complex protagonist. t also features an ending that’s as devastating as it is shocking.
  28. Amanda Knox
    Without doubt this strong documentary sheds a powerful light on this particular case while emphasizing the ultimate unknowability of absolute truth.
  29. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
    The sense of film craft here is so delicate and assured that, even at its most razzle dazzle-prone moments, the movie never seems to be straining for effect.
  30. American Honey
    It’s been a while since a film so powerfully evoked the thrilling possibilities and wasted pleasures of the open road.
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