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For 6,911 reviews, this publication has graded:
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  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 55% lower than the average critic
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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    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Seven Psychopaths
    Each cast member helps push it along, with standouts including Rockwell, Harrelson and Gabourey Sidibe in a brief but memorable scene. They help make Seven Psychopaths an astute, bloody and bloodshot-eyed addition to a genre it knows it's part of.
  2. Special Forces
    It's an odd showcase for Diane Kruger. She is never very believable as Elsa, a war correspondent who has been kidnapped by the Taliban.
  3. Gayby
    The baby angle is really just a hook on which to hang wry commentary about single life in the city, but Lisecki approaches his subject with obvious affection, and the game cast makes most of the sitcom-silly antics work.
  4. Hotel Noir
    It's hard to know whether Sebastian Gutierrez is imitating or satirizing the hard-boiled noirs of Hollywood's past, but either way it feels like a botched attempt.
  5. Middle of Nowhere
    At heart, Middle of Nowhere offers material we've seen many times before. But between her perceptive direction and Corinealdi's layered performance, this modest, micro-budgeted story has been beautifully packaged.
  6. Argo
    Argo is movie magic. Ben Affleck's third directorial outing, is an entertaining, real-life, race-the-clock thriller that nabs you at the start and never makes a wrong move.
  7. Here Comes the Boom
    All banality, though it delivers some goodwill even as it pulls a muscle trying to get its premise going.
  8. The Oranges
    Even the actors seem disconnected, with only Leighton Meester - who has the most to prove - working to create a distinguishable character.
  9. Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
    Irritating and clichéd.
  10. Decoding Deepak
    Like its subject, the movie is not as calculating as it seems.
  11. Fat Kid Rules the World
    This is an odd little directorial debut from Matthew Lillard - the onetime Shaggy from "Scooby-Doo," now a solid character actor thanks to "The Descendants" and "Trouble with the Curve" - but it has its rewards.
  12. The House I Live In
    As is, the film is more likely to impress the choir than change many minds.
  13. Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare
    This impassioned documentary is well-intentioned and admirable in its aims, but overreaching and therefore lacking impact.
  14. V/H/S
    Anthologies are risky. For every high point, there's often a misstep to match. But this indie compilation has enough inventive chills to interest any horror fan.
  15. Frankenweenie
    Burton's extraordinary powers of imagination are in dazzling bloom, from the gorgeous stop-motion animation to the goofy, homemade horror movies the children direct.
  16. Butter
    Appropriately enough for a movie built on two-dimensional cartoons of amoral adults and innocent children, Shahidi is the only actor who emerges with her dignity fully intact.
  17. The Paperboy
    It is likely to become an unintended camp classic, something we haven't had since "Showgirls."
  18. Taken 2
    Taken 2 has a plot that could have been written by a GPS program, and contains all the technical charm that conjures up.
  19. American Autumn: an Occudoc
    Though too much of this of-the-people, for-the-people chronicle is by necessity gummed up by clunky captions and explanations, it is an effective, and heartfelt, clarion call.
  20. Bringing Up Bobby
    Janssen's affectionate, almost-1970s-style view of innocents-at-large may not be polished, but earns points for being from the heart.
  21. Harvest of Empire
    In an era of anti-immigrant fervor, this sobering and much-needed look at Latino migration is built on an undeniably optimistic premise: that once Americans have accurate facts, "they rarely allow injustices to stand."
  22. Hotel Transylvania
    As a vampire might say, "Be- vaaare , all who enter here above the age of 7! What lies on the screen ... is not for you !"
  23. Won't Back Down
    I am neither anti-charter schools nor anti-union. I am, however, firmly against heavy-handed lectures disguised as art.
  24. Pitch Perfect
    How you respond to Pitch Perfect will depend primarily on how you feel about its obvious inspirations: "Glee," "Bring It On" and the food-poisoning scene from "Bridesmaids."
  25. Looper
    Gordon-Levitt is flinty, and Willis, on his A-game, is fiery. Together, they take us on a helluva trip.
  26. House at the End of the Street
    We will simply be grateful she (Lawrence) is here, and thus able to turn generic junk into mildly interesting junk.
  27. How to Survive a Plague
    David France's survey of AIDS advocacy should be invaluable to every frustrated movement, as both a road map and a reminder of how vital personal activism remains.
  28. Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
    While plenty of talking heads turn up to offer breathless praise, it's no surprise that the preeminent words of wisdom are, thanks to copious archival footage, Vreeland's own.
  29. Backwards
    As her boss and boyfriend, an impressively good-natured James Van Der Beek adds a professional sheen to what otherwise feels like a vanity affair.
  30. Head Games
    Director Steve James ("Hoop Dreams") has a worthy message, but never makes the case that he needs an entire documentary to deliver it.
  31. Knuckleball!
    A wild and unexpected film.
  32. About Cherry
    Ah, perfect: A banal story to go with intermittently banal porn.
  33. Radio Unnameable
    Rarely has any film, fictional or documentary, captured the hypnotic effect of voices on the airwaves like this chronicle of Bob Fass.
  34. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    Lerman is suited to the title role in that he plays Charlie as wide-eyed and rather unmemorable. Watson doesn't seem entirely relaxed as an American teen, though she does serve as a lovely first crush. Among the adults making brief but notable appearances is Paul Rudd, as a sympathetic English teacher.
  35. Dredd
    The drug that Ma-Ma trafficks in, Slo-Mo, slows its user's brain to 1% of its normal speed. Dredd unfortunately makes you feel as if you, too, have partaken.
  36. Trouble with the Curve
    Trouble With the Curve is easily digestible in chunks – if it were a CBS show, it'd be called "Postseason With Morrie" - and it has an affectionate view of grubby motels, greasy diners and small-town scoreboards.
  37. End of Watch
    If Ayer had taken as much care with his bad guys as he does with his leads (and their deftly sketched wives and colleagues, played by Anna Kendrick, America Ferrera and Frank Grillo, among others), he might have crafted a seamless picture.
  38. Resident Evil: Retribution
    Thuddingly awful.
  39. 10 Years
    In Linden's assured hands, each character gets just enough time to contribute to the greater whole. They're all recognizable, not as clichés or stereotypes but as realistic individuals.
  40. Liberal Arts
    Liberal Arts is at its most nauseating when we hear Jesse and Zibby read their oh-so-self-aware love letters.
  41. Arbitrage
    Though it teeters at times on the edge between potboiler and melodrama, Arbitrage benefits from a notable lack of sympathy for Gere's Gordon Gekko-like Miller. Rather than seeming pat, Jarecki's straightforward cynicism is pointed and purposeful.
  42. Step Up To The Plate
    While foodies are sure to feel sated by the gastronomic splendors of Paul Lacoste's debut documentary, others may walk out with a strange sense of emptiness.
  43. 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.
  44. Hello I Must Be Going
    Writer Sarah Koskoff's nuanced script and director Todd Louiso's ("Love, Liza") delicate tone follow indie terrain, but go the right way.
  45. The Eye of the Storm
    Fred Schepisi's sly, stately comedy-drama that will please fans of BBC melodramas. But even on its own merits, its mild manner has sneaky stings.
  46. For Ellen
    In a film that deliberately recalls 1970's "Five Easy Pieces," Dano's performance as a lost dreamer running from adulthood resonates beautifully.
  47. The Inbetweeners Movie
    After much fumbling, the snicks and giggles of adolescence grow wearying yet again.
  48. [REC] 3: Genesis
    It's the same-old flesh-chewing. Like vampires, this genre is getting deadly.
  49. Detropia
    What the movie captures overall looks like a scene from a sci-fi, postapocalyptic nightmare.
  50. Girl Model
    There are no supermodels or Cinderellas in this sadly compelling story, just predators and the impoverished dreamers who want to trust them.
  51. 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.
  52. Bachelorette
    While plenty of gross-out comedies have come and gone in the last two decades, Leslye Headland's Bachelorette may be the most vulgar of them all.
  53. The Words
    Though Cooper deserves credit for pushing beyond his comfort zone, he's clearly miscast in a role better suited to a young unknown.
  54. The Ambassador
    His outlandish story feels only half-told - though still twice as fascinating as most.
  55. The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
    If only the movie could live up to its own potential. Instead, we're stuck with blandly unappealing costumed characters meandering through a boring quest to find some lost balloons.
  56. The Possession
    Slick direction and a strong central turn from Jeffrey Dean Morgan will keep you watching, if rarely from the edge of your seat.
  57. Side by Side
    Film enthusiasts especially will appreciate this wonky but fascinating documentary about the process of making movies.
  58. The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
    Despite the presence of Jet Li, only the last half-hour of this chatty epic truly flies.
  59. For a Good Time, Call...
    The most adorably filthy movie you may ever see.
  60. The Good Doctor
    Bloom's watchfulness and brittle seriousness anchors The Good Doctor, even as it wanders away from reality and into its own bizarre world.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Little Birds
    The imagery is consistently striking and the themes, if well-worn, do often ring true.
  62. The Day
    Towards the end, you might find yourself thinking, "Well, this could have been worse." And you'll mean it as a compliment.
  63. Lawless
    The action is, overall, as exciting as the primary performances are impressive.
  64. The Victim
    This is the kind of junky, hard-to-watch thriller that apologists claim is part of a long line of tough, grindhouse-style thrillers, but which is actually just amateurish gristle.
  65. Somewhere Between
    As this strong, moving documentary shows, for those who came to the U.S., reconnecting to their culture and blood relatives can result in a generation of young people who feel "somewhere between" Chinese and American. They're never fully one or the other, but in the best cases can feel part of both.
  66. Wild Horse, Wild Ride
    This gorgeous-looking documentary is crying out to be remade as a family film feature.
  67. Premium Rush
    The actors click into high gear, and Premium Rush delivers.
  68. Little White Lies
    The boat rides and picnics we're privy to are an enjoyable way to get to a bittersweet conclusion. Yet it's hard not to feel like we've taken this trip before.
  69. Sleepwalk with Me
    Birbiglia is a great storyteller, but not a natural actor. Matt should really be played by someone with more skill - and by someone in his 20s, rather than a 33-year-old who pretends to be in his 20s by acting as clueless as possible.
  70. The Revenant
    By the middle of the second hour, you'll be wishing a zombie would just chomp off your head to end the pain.
  71. General Education
    As generic and forgettable as its title, this half-hearted attempt at a teen comedy feels like a term paper you might buy online: poorly written and cribbed from a million other sources.
  72. Samsara
    Oddly, there isn't as much originality as you'd expect from a global search for meaning.
  73. Teddy Bear
    Kold single-handedly carries the film, with his quietly powerful portrayal of a gentle soul in a giant's body.
  74. Hit and Run
    Sadly, Hit & Run, for as much sporadic fun and genuine heart it has, runs out of gas. But it's not for lack of trying, and that counts for something.
  75. Why Stop Now
    This comic drama tries too hard to serve up a slice of manic life, but Eisenberg, along with Tracy Morgan and Isiah Whitlock Jr. as the affable druggies, provides some spark.
  76. Compliance
    Director Craig Zobel's indie, based on real cases, has a sharp psychological point and a can't-look-away quality even as it turns horrifically dark.
  77. Robot and Frank
    No one conveys late-life elegy and cool intellectual cunning like Langella.
  78. The Awakening
    This stately chiller owes a lot to 1960s British flicks like "The Innocents" and "The Haunting," but unfortunately heads towards cliches with every step.
  79. Cosmopolis
    There are plenty of ideas to gnaw on, given that Cronenberg has adapted Don DeLillo's intense novel of a New York on the verge of dystopian breakdown. But frustratingly bland work from lead Robert Pattinson results in an awfully watery stew.
  80. The Expendables 2
    "2" works harder to land punches, but when it does, it provides the kind of fun it's fan base hopes for. But expectations, and targets, are lower all around.
  81. Beloved
    Long before your 140 minutes are up, you may wish you went to see "Sparkle" instead.
  82. ParaNorman
    The 12-year-old boys who go to see ParaNorman - and who are the only ones who might enjoy it - should double up on the sugary treats to stay awake during this gorgeous-looking but zombi-fied stop-motion animated creep show. It's as slow as a corpse, and half as interesting.
  83. Sparkle
    A strong cast, empathetic direction and memorable soundtrack help create a movie that does everyone proud.
  84. The Odd Life of Timothy Green
    Although little Timothy does arrive in unusual circumstances, his story will feel familiar to anyone who's encountered Hollywood's particular brand of calculated sentimentality.
  85. This Time
    This earnest, at times touching, reach-for-your-dreams doc about musical hopefuls in middle age gets sidetracked quickly. When it should focus on a reunited R&B group, it wallows in the self-aggrandizement of an L.A. producer and, most awkwardly, a New York cabaret singer.
  86. Supercapitalist
    Filled with enough clichés to be broken up and sold in pieces as junk material.
  87. Goats
    Goats is just b-a-a-a-aad.
  88. Red Hook Summer
    We have little to hang onto once the film falls apart. Between the ongoing sermonizing and that final, sharp shock - which is gravely mishandled - we feel cowed into submission, rather than led towards enlightenment.
  89. The Campaign
    Like the politicians it skewers, it knows the real winner is the stupidity, stupid.
  90. The Bourne Legacy
    The introduction isn't as smooth as it could be, but eventually everyone settles into the right groove.
  91. Meet the Fokkens
    What we really want is to get to know them. Instead, the film too-aptly reflects life in their line of work: brief interludes rather than intimate soul-baring. That's a shame, since there can't be that many 70-year-old identical twin prostitutes with a 50-year history in the business.
  92. Nitro Circus: The Movie
    Even if you appreciate the sight of grown men acting like idiots, the film's repetitive pacing and self-congratulatory air start to feel exhausting.
  93. Hope Springs
    If you're not in that demographic, don't dismiss it. You'll miss out on a genuinely sweet, perfectly acted, remarkably brave little movie that should make audiences swoon for something they thought was gone - a smart dramedy for grown-ups.
  94. The Babymakers
    How does a comedy troupe even get from the frat-humor antics of "Beerfest" to the middle-class suburbanality of Babymakers? Well, everybody gets old eventually. Growing up, on the other hand, is optional.
  95. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
    Unlike last year's superior "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer" - which put its grade-school heroine through similarly seasonal woes - "Dog Days" squanders several chances to find something magical in the mundane.
  96. Celeste and Jesse Forever
    Jones co-wrote the uneven script with Will McCormack, and one can't help wishing she'd aimed higher. Acknowledging cineplex clichés isn't enough if you still wind up embracing, rather than subverting, them.
  97. Total Recall (2012)
    There's something sadly poetic about a movie dealing with disappearing memories that vanishes from your mind while you watch it.
  98. 360
    The reason director Fernando Meirelles' intimate drama 360 succeeds where other adaptations of Arthur Schnitzler's 1897 sexual circle-back play "La Ronde" haven't is, ironically, because it puts less emphasis on body heat and more on intellectual coolness.
  99. Mosquita y Mari
    This lovely, low-key debut from Aurora Guerrero doesn't aim to make any grand statements. It doesn't need to. The sweetness and sincerity Guerrero and her leads infuse into their intimate coming-of-age story is more than enough.
  100. You've Been Trumped
    First-time director Anthony Baxter jettisons all pretense of impartiality, without adding any of the intelligent outrage of his evident influence, Michael Moore.
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