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For 6,911 reviews, this publication has graded:
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  • 3% same as the average critic
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On average, this publication grades 8.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 57
Highest review score: 100 Fruitvale Station
Lowest review score: 0 The Fourth Kind
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,885 out of 6911
  2. Mixed: 2,801 out of 6911
  3. Negative: 1,225 out of 6911
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  1. I Am Divine
    More than just a one-name star of pop culture’s alternative history, Divine’s story — terrorized by bullies, embraced by the outré, where he finds a home — stands for “all the outsiders,” as Waters says (between hilarious anecdotes).
  2. Thunder Soul
    Warm memories of one school under a groove and a moving ending that no screenwriter could improve upon.
  3. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
    With the added layer of humor that comes with switching genders, Neighbors 2 ends up offering even more laughs than the original movie.
  4. Lights Out
    While the central visual of the figure in the dark goes a long way to provide the essential scares, the success of the film is just as much about what the filmmakers do to develop the characters that the audience cares about.
  5. Rules Don't Apply
    Like Cohen's output, Rules Don't Apply as a whole is strangely hypnotizing. It has not been edited as so many other recent movies have, down to the nub, removing everything but the highlights you can produce movie trailers from. This thing breathes and creaks. It works. Maybe the cracks are what let the light in.
  6. Logan
    A stand-alone adventure, it’s also a salute to a series, a character and a quietly committed actor.
  7. Incendies
    Filled with striking images and the ghosts of lives lived in hardship and war, Incendies is tough but impactful.
  8. The Master
    This superb, cerebral film about unchecked belief is a fictionalized and cutting drama hinging on the origins of Scientology. Scratch around a bit, though, and its wider indictments become clear.
  9. W.
    A measured and thoughtful meditation on a leader who, this terrific movie believes, inadvertently made the world as roiling as his soul.
  10. Wild Tales
    The direct translation of this deliciously devilish film’s Spanish title is “Savage Stories.” That’s a more fitting title.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Belle
    The serious tone of director Amma Asante’s film goes far in undercutting any gloss. It looks more like a murky Rembrandt than an episode of “Downton Abbey.”
  12. Whiplash
    Teller delivers a career-making performance as Andrew Neyman, a 19-year-old jazz drummer who wants to be great. Like Buddy Rich great.
  13. Big Bad Wolves
    Israeli directors Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado take a classic ethical debate and turn it into a dark — and darkly funny — thriller, which Quentin Tarantino named the best film of 2013.
  14. St. Vincent
    Murray is always a delight, but his films with kids (“Meatballs,” “Rushmore,” “The Royal Tenenbaums”) give his unencumbered playfulness even more room to roam.
  15. The Beguiled
    Still, there is plenty of erotic tension here, as the days drift by and the nights drag on. Kirsten Dunst is terrific as a slightly sad teacher with her own designs on the Yank. And Elle Fanning is a landmine in lace as the school flirt.
  16. I Served the King of England
    A film as unique as this is a gift that shouldn't be ignored.
  17. The Crash Reel
    What complicates and deepens Crash Reel, though, is that Walker doesn’t simply wag her finger like Mom telling you not to run with scissors.
  18. Carlos
    Assayas - whose previous work, though noteworthy, never hinted at this kind of ambition - gives the film a journalistic quality, while admitting that only a recombination of facts and fiction could do the story justice. It certainly results in explosive viewing.
  19. Inside Job
    Ferguson doesn't aim to entertain; he wants answers, and talks to many of the enabling weasels.
  20. Queen of Katwe
    Although the script is a little flat — just because the story is true doesn't mean it should feel so predictable — Nair gives the film tons of energy and joy.
  21. Sex and the City
    The movie's beating heart is the friendship between the women, who had found some sort of happiness by the show's 2004 finale. Now they're all at a personal crossroads and need one another more than ever.
  22. The Two Escobars
    The Zimbalists have unearthed a trove of footage, which they effectively blend with a full range of surprisingly honest interviews. As a result, the story of two individuals expands into a portrait of an entire country, in almost unthinkable distress.
  23. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
    Director David Yates, who helmed the last four "Harry Potter" films, is in his element with this mix of wand-waving and rollicking adventure. He keeps the overstuffed story zipping along for the most part. And he's thrown in all the eye-popping wonders that $180 million can buy.
  24. The Way Back
    The man-versus-the-natural world story is in Weir's wheelhouse, and Harris and Farrell get into a scene-stealing duel. Worth the trek.
  25. Kung Fu Panda 2
    Kung Fu Panda 2 plunks down squarely in the spot marked for "chop-socky action with heart."
    • 57 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In the Name of My Daughter
    Best of all is Deneuve, who brilliantly justifies her position as French cinema's First Lady.
  27. Keep the Lights On
    A well-written, sensitively directed relationship drama. In most circumstances, that's all it would be - and that would be enough. But lead Thure Lindhardt pushes the picture into realms of such exposed intimacy, you almost feel like you're dating him yourself.
  28. Kubo and the Two Strings
    The tale is layered and lovely, although talk about the real self, eternity and death will stun the adults in the audience.
  29. Detropia
    What the movie captures overall looks like a scene from a sci-fi, postapocalyptic nightmare.
  30. Wonder Wheel
    It’s not top Woody, perhaps. What is, anymore? But on a cold day, it’s as welcome as the familiar smell of greasy fries, the feel of gritty sand, the winking of those far-off colored lights.
  31. Maidentrip
    Director Jillian Schlesinger’s documentary does a terrific job countering everyone’s assumptions. Maidentrip is a clear-eyed chronicle of Dekker’s record-breaking voyage. Think “All Is Lost,” but real, and with a teenage girl instead of Robert Redford (plus a very different ending).
  32. Ajami
    But don't worry if you miss some details; this is the kind of movie that rewards a second viewing.
  33. Ben-Hur
    The race alone is well worth the price of admission.
  34. Salt
    Fast-moving, exciting and contains more twists than a tunnel under Checkpoint Charlie.
  35. Red Sparrow
    People who crave a movie about a secret agent with her own sexual agency — and a mission to give male predators exactly what they deserve — are going to want front-row seats. And a sequel.
  36. Attack the Block
    The cast is splendid, the script quick-witted and the action satisfying.
  37. Wadjda
    This resonant film, detailing struggles in a far-flung place, represents world cinema in the classic sense.
  38. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
    Even those who adored Alec Guinness as the small-screen George Smiley will appreciate Gary Oldman's perfectly attuned turn as a Cold War spy drawn back from forced retirement.
  39. Green Zone
    The cast is strong, and Damon is a dependable center for all this, a classic American good guy wanting to know what's rotten and why.
  40. Cast Away
    The island phase of Hanks' performance is simply amazing.
  41. Return to Me
    This romantic comedy is about a love that is destined to be, and it celebrates that warm huddle of caring and craziness called family.
  42. Keeping Mum
    A giddy black comedy about a homicidal housekeeper in rural England, is a hilarious reminder of that 1944 Frank Capra classic about two old maids whose cellar is cluttered with the bodies of would-be suitors.
  43. Injeong sajeong bol geot eobtda
    Lee pushes this joyride into stimulation overdrive, playing with colors and film speeds and surfaces and shadows until it makes perfect sense that a movie should be all about energy, rather than -- well, about anything else at all.
  44. Romance
    No other mainstream movie has so openly tackled the subject of female sexual experience.
  45. House of Sand
    This epic tale of survival, love and adjustment covers a 59-year period - from 1910, when a band of urban émigrés arrives to start a settlement, to 1969, when only one of them remains.
  46. Teacher's Pet
    By deftly blending silliness and sophistication, this little movie does its part to stem the technological tide.
  47. Music of the Heart
    No actress of her generation inhabits characters as thoroughly and convincingly as she (Streep) does, and this performance carries the movie
  48. Crazy/Beautiful
    An impressive portrait of the migraine of teenage girlhood, and also works on the more modest level of teen romance.
  49. Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
    The results are impressive. Maybe, as the U.S. falls abysmally behind other nations in the sciences, it will get kids interested in that field again.
  50. Startup.com
    Some of the simplest shots give you the full picture of the price these guys paid for their dreams.
  51. The Virgin Suicides
    Has a great deal of empathy for that excruciating limbo that is female adolescence.
  52. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
    It takes a while to get used to the film's campy characters and its broad, "Ace Ventura" stylings. But Ferrell is the anti-Jim Carrey -- his deadpan comic mannerisms are infectiously funny, and his cluelessly narcissistic Burgundy is a joy to follow.
  53. Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
    Left-wing flame-thrower Robert Greenwald (Uncovered: The War on Iraq) gets after the global giant anyway, and he may have you thinking twice before entering another Wal-Mart parking lot.
  54. Get Over It
    A charmer with an attractive cast and an excellent soundtrack.
  55. Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion
    Though the Chinese government won't be too happy about it, everyone else ought to be deeply moved by the tragedies Peosay records.
  56. The Execution of Wanda Jean
    Ultimately, the film is so determinedly evenhanded, it probably won't change anybody's mind. But no matter where you stand, it's likely to leave a lasting impression.
  57. Brown Sugar
    The vitality of the hip-hop scene serves as both backdrop and metaphor in a romantic comedy as sweet as its title.
  58. The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
    The film leaves us wondering about all the war stories we haven't heard.
  59. Last Life in the Universe
    The mildly surreal drama doesn't always make sense, but it sure does look great.
  60. Ong Bak
    Every action scene is a spectacularly choreographed set piece. At one point, Jaa literally fights with feet of fire. Unfortunately, whenever he comes down to earth, so does the movie.
  61. Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
    The movie pulls off the trick of blurring the distinctions between romantic and platonic attractions across the generations.
  62. No Man's Land
    Writer-director Danis Tanovic, a Bosnian who spent years documenting his homeland's turmoil, makes a bold feature-film debut with this funny, sobering message movie.
  63. Deterrence
    A taut and thought-provoking thriller .
  64. Nico and Dani
    Director Gay deals so honestly with the boys' emotions, it's almost a revelation when compared to Hollywood fabrications.
  65. The Fountain
    It's often maddening, because of its structure, and some of its visuals are pretentious nonsense. But, as a story of undying love, it's certainly unique.
  66. Mean Creek
    A welcome departure from typical movies about teens, wherein their problems are external (the prom, status). Mean Creek is an adult movie that just happens to star young actors.
  67. Bride & Prejudice
    Good, clean fun, and the view is fabulous.
  68. SLC Punk!
    A surprisingly genial and affecting comedy about the trials and tribulations of teenage rebellion during the Reagan '80s.
    • New York Daily News
  69. Iris
    A delicately upbeat, even humorous celebration of love and sacrifice.
    • New York Daily News
  70. William Eggleston in the Real World
    Refreshingly offbeat documentary.
  71. La Nouvelle Ève
    Viard plays one of the most intriguing female characters in recent film from either side of the Atlantic.
  72. Shadow of the Vampire
    Works on several playful levels. Most obviously, it is a horror movie in which life imitates art on a movie set.
  73. The Notorious Bettie Page
    The playfulness evident in the hundreds of bondage photos that made a pious young Tennessee model semi-famous in the 1950s and an 82-year-old legend today is also the driving force of Mary Harron's superb The Notorious Bettie Page.
  74. Manito
    Toward the finish, the movie takes a regrettable curve into melodrama, but the excellent performances never waver.
  75. Last Resort
    A slice of life in the most profound sense.
  76. Lawless Heart
    Perfectly modulated in its tone and performances, Lawless Heart is content to be a small, quiet film. We could use a few more like it.
  77. The Slaughter Rule
    What it offers are dozens of intimate moments that feel so true, they achieve a rare kind of grace. This sensitive indie drama was written and directed by brothers - and first-time feature filmmakers.
  78. 2 or 3 Things I Know About Him
    Some of this is elemental psychology; blood is thicker than water, etc. But the movie also reveals how the privileged class ignored, condoned or denied the reality of the Holocaust.
  79. The Exorcist
    The Exorcist is still shocking, but mostly because of its graphic, anti-religious language. [2000 re-release]
  80. Chocolat
    A charming trifle, beautifully filmed in a Currier & Ives setting, with buttery-smooth performances from Binoche and Depp, and enough good tidings in its nougat center to get you through the holidays.
  81. Girls Rock!
    A must-see both for girls and the grownups who love them.
  82. Romeo Must Die
    This is not for the Merchant-Ivory crowd, but action fans will feel their pulses quicken.
  83. The Safety of Objects
    Troche is most interested in exploring the secret lives hidden inside freshly painted Colonials, and what she finds is that everyone's secret is exactly the same: a crushing inability to connect with the people closest to them.
  84. Breach
    Ray and his writers found plenty of material to fill Cooper's capable hands. They've turned what must have been a tedious investigation into a sharp cat-and-mouse game between Hanssen and Eric O'Neill (Ryan Phillippe).
  85. The Agronomist
    Until he was shot to death in 2000, Haitian radio journalist Jean Dominique was a lone voice for truth and freedom in his politically riven country.
  86. The Jaundiced Eye
    Both frustrating and instructive.
    • New York Daily News
  87. Mr. & Mrs. Smith
    The screen smokes with sexual heat. But what's really erotic is how much fun the actors seem to be having.
  88. The Full Monty
    Simple, joyful and downright innocent movie.
  89. Monster House
    A captivating piece of visual wizardry. The house, which eventually frees itself from its moorings and chases after our trio of tweener heroes, is a genuine original.
  90. Merci Pour Le Chocolat
    Not since Cary Grant offered Joan Fontaine a gleaming glass of milk has a bedtime toddy looked as suspicious as it does in Claude Chabrol's wittily enigmatic Merci pour le chocolat.
  91. Disturbia
    What Disturbia lacks in complexity, it makes up for in witty jokes, sneaky jolts and a timeless lesson: If you've got windows, someone's always watching.
  92. The Boss of It All
    With echoes of "Dave," in which Kevin Kline takes over for the comatose U.S. President he resembles, Kristoffer begins to feel the power given to him and to make his own decisions, leading to some hilarious situations and an unpredictable ending.
  93. The Take
    Their ultimate success is a classic victory for the little guy.
  94. A Beautiful Mind
    This is another brilliant performance by Crowe, who is to body language what Meryl Streep is to accents.
  95. Princesas
    The actresses create wonderfully rich characters, and Luis Callejo, as Caye's unknowing boyfriend Manuel, and Antonio Durán, as the sadistic civil servant, fill out the very strong cast.
  96. Sister Helen
    A memorable portrait of a true New York character, Rob Fruchtman and Rebecca Cammisa's documentary ably captures the blazing force at its center.
  97. Los Angeles Plays Itself
    What Andersen does best is capture the sense of growing up and living among the landmarks of Hollywood's authentic back lot.
  98. Ocean's Twelve
    Whatever substance there is of Ocean's Twelve fades faster than invisible ink. But it's not the kind of movie you watch for plot details. It's really about spending two hours on that Lake Como speedboat, relaxing with pals.
  99. Late Marriage
    Whether this smart, sexy and unsparing film is a hilarious comedy or a poignant drama is a matter of personal opinion — and experience. But if you've ever felt both baffled and blessed by your own family, this "Marriage" is one event you won't want to miss.
    • New York Daily News
  100. Who Killed the Electric Car?
    In a sad twist of technological birth and infanticide, General Motors - with assists from the oil industry, the Bush administration, cowardly California energy officials and apathetic consumers - doomed the future car to the literal scrap heap of history.
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