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For 16,522 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 2.3 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: 8,697 out of 16522
  2. Mixed: 5,808 out of 16522
  3. Negative: 2,017 out of 16522
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  1. Autumn Tale
    Droll and delicious.
  2. Beautiful People
    Lives up to its ambitiousness in all its aspects.
  3. Solas
    Alternately heart-wrenching, dismaying, raw and even funny, Solas is ultimately a wonderfully warm and embracing experience.
  4. The Business of Fancydancing
    A fervent assertion that an individual has the right to pursue his own path lies at the vibrant heart of The Business of Fancydancing.
  5. Cet amour-là
    A crisp, elegantly resonant film.
  6. Eureka
    To watch this film, in short, can be a transforming experience.
  7. Last Resort
    This is the best class of poetic realism, the kind you can believe in without a trace of hesitation.
  8. The Day I Became a Woman
    Breathtaking reverie worthy of Fellini.
  9. La Ciudad (The City)
    A most-affecting experience, an impressive accomplishment in all its aspects.
  10. Our Song
    This modest film has virtues that come out of nowhere. It takes familiar material and develops it with such tact and skill that we find ourselves moved and sort of amazed at the same time.
  11. The Monkey's Mask
    In directing The Monkey's Mask from Annie Kennedy's adaptation of Dorothy Porter's novel-in-poetry, Samantha Lang displays considerable style and assurance, with Porter and McGillis giving beautifully nuanced portrayals.
  12. Dinner Rush
    Effortlessly graceful and burnished to a glow, Dinner Rush is surely as satisfying as any of the delicious-looking food served at Louis' restaurant -- and is as full of surprises as any dish Udo ever concocted.
  13. Vénus beauté (institut)
    There is a sophistication about affairs of the heart, about the wisdom and the risks of romantic involvement that is more than quintessentially French. It's irresistible as well.
  14. Maelstrom
    A splendid instance of a surrealist vision that serves to heighten the impact of genuine emotions experienced by believably real people.
  15. Elling
    A witty and sophisticated sensibility brings individuality to the classic odd-couple comedy.
  16. Place Vendôme
    This complex, sophisticated and increasingly suspenseful tale of love and betrayal, intrigue and redemption, is as elegant as its star and its settings.
  17. Theeviravaathi: The Terrorist
    A wonder several times over.
  18. Secret Ballot
    Secret Ballot, which has a rich, spare score by Michael Galasso that blends Eastern and Western motifs, is funny, provocative, well-paced and leaves a memorable bittersweet aftertaste.
  19. Undisputed
    A compelling entertainment because of Hill and co-writer David Giler's adroit cinematic storytelling skills and the powerful presence of Wesley Snipes and Ving Rhames, whose talent and intelligence are as impressive as their physiques.
  20. Lucie Aubrac
    Lucie Aubrac has it all: a tender romance, acute suspense, terrific acting, and a camera style and and score that are beautiful yet understated...a major work, possessing breadth, depth and passion.
  21. Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony
    It leaves you stirred and uplifted not only by its music but also by the determination and courage of the people who sang and danced it on the way to a freer life.
  22. Quai des Orfèvres [re-release]
    Brooding, beautifully made and almost impossible for Americans to see -- Quai des Orfèvres, makes a triumphant reappearance on theatrical screens after an absence of about 50 years.
  23. Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary
    A riveting encounter with the woman who was Hitler's secretary...In a daring and successful stylistic choice, directors Heller and Schmiderer include almost nothing in the film but Junge.
  24. House of Fools
    A superbly shot film of emotional extravagance, sentimentality and even humor, House of Fools is a film that is ultimately quite moving but which probably could only have been pulled off by a director steeped in that famous Russian soul.
  25. The House of Mirth
    Above all else expresses the timeless impact of Lily Bart's plight.
  26. Chunhyangdyun
    Im Kwon Taek's exquisite Chunhyang brings to the screen one of Korea's most cherished folk tales, a timeless romance in which the lovers are challenged by differences in class.
  27. I'm the One That I Want
    Identifying herself with other minorities (whose members she mimics outrageously), Cho shatters racial and sexual stereotypes with merciless wit.
  28. Spring Forward
    Spring Forward is so fully realized and so moving that you wish you could get away with merely saying: "Go see it for yourself."
  29. Amores Perros
    It's a film of high energy, punctuated by rock music and a dark wit, yet it is capable of profound reflection and tragic irony.
  30. Glamour
    An elegant, poetic fable of endurance.
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