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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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  1. L'Auberge Espagnole
    Beware of movies whose creators boast of the little effort involved. Little reward is what you're likely to get.
  2. The Warrior
    The title-character's redemption comes very slowly. But if you have patience, this is a stately, beautifully composed story.
  3. Red Flag
    Owing a debt to Albert Brooks’ early comedies, Red Flag might be too much if it weren’t just right.
  4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
    Don't you expect any hand-holding, either. Director David Yates throws us straight into Harry's waking nightmare, as he searches for a way to defeat Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) while keeping himself and his friends alive.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    The Curse of Frankenstein
    For the new film generation, some minor chills are offered in this well-done production. [08 Aug 1957]
    • New York Daily News
  6. The Aggressives
    The charismatic young women who populate Daniel Peddle's illuminating documentary are vibrant proof that there's still an untold story waiting around every New York City corner.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Ondine
    Jordan's screenplay aims for a romanticism that the beautiful but stiff Bachleda is unable to fulfill. And the ending, which injects the film's dreamy sensibility with an ugly note of realism, crashes over everything like a frigid wave.
  8. Down in the Valley
    The movie turns into something strange and annoying, an attempted blend of a suburban thriller with an Old West shoot-'em-up.
  9. Monsieur N.
    The second half of Antoine de Caunes' Monsieur N., about the post-exile life and death of Napoleon, plays less like a movie than a suggestion for one. This is a great disappointment because the first half is very cinematic and very compelling.
  10. We Are What We Are
    This gruesome, allegorical drama is dark and unsettling, but not so original that it begs to be let in.
  11. In a Better World
    World is grounded, offering up a rare case of well-earned hopefulness.
  12. Point and Shoot
    A compelling account of an ordinary guy who transformed himself through extraordinary circumstance.
  13. James' Journey to Jerusalem
    Has something to add about the toll Western society takes on spiritual values, and the ugliness of consumerism.
  14. Close to Home
    Filmmakers Vardit Bilu and Dalia Hagar don't seem as interested in taking sides as they do in exploring universal themes.
  15. Outrage
    Some of the accusations feel more sordid than satisfying.
  16. Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
    Affectionate but also winking (the "Star Wars"-riff title gives away its lack of objectivity), with a good history of how far fandom has come, "A Fan's Hope" is really for those who've turned to the far side, but is ready to turn on a tractor beam for everyone else.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The Rover
    On the bright side, Robert Pattinson’s pretty good in The Rover. Unfortunately, the movie isn’t.
  18. Dr T and the Women
    One of the curmudgeonly director's sweetest films, and features one of Richard Gere's most affecting performances.
  19. About Adam
    With few laughs and no real poignancy, the movie's success rests squarely on Adam's oft-naked shoulders.
  20. Napoleon Dynamite
    With the exception of one truly glorious dance solo, the movie treats its hero - and his equally uncool family - with undisguised disdain.
  21. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
    Missing beneath its fabulous surface, however, is anything like a beating heart.
  22. Marie Antoinette
    Coppola won't win any Oscars, but the movie is a contender for cinematography, costumes and production design, and it's a lock for Prettiest Pastries.
  23. Cold Weather
    Unfortunately, the movie doesn't have enough going on to keep us engaged, but writer-director Aaron Katz has a confident style and a way with small moments.
  24. Interview
    The first of three planned remakes of Dutch films by the late Theo van Gogh, Steve Buscemi's Interview takes the most unnatural act in human intercourse - the celebrity interview - and makes an explosively funny two-character psychodrama out of it.
  25. Cavite
    The hand-held camera work gives the film an effective documentary pulse, but it adds up to only half a movie.
  26. Breath Made Visible: Anna Halprin
    Dance aficionados are the most obvious audience for this stirring chronicle, but anyone should to be able to find inspiration in Halprin's strikingly open-minded outlook.
  27. Sunshine
    The whole thing burns out well before the director reaches his ­final destination.
  28. The Prince of Egypt
    Apt to scare kids. [18 December 1998, p.72]
    • New York Daily News
  29. Mother and Child
    Very few actual mothers will appreciate the manipulative ending, which even a child could spot coming an hour away.
  30. The Beautiful Country
    Bai Ling plays a resourceful prostitute from a Malaysian refugee camp who grows harder and more alienated by the day. Nick Nolte, Tim Roth and Temuera Morrison offer strong supporting performances.
  31. Disconnect
    The fine cast pushes beyond the script’s limits, even if some, like Hope Davis as Ben’s mom, are mostly wasted.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Goat
    Few films take a look at the American male college tradition through such a dark, dramatic lens as Goat.
  33. The Tic Code
    Has the schematic feel of a disease-of-the-week TV movie, but the connections made between jazz and the minds that produce it turns the film into something much more intimate and compelling.
  34. Joe the King
    The movie isn't a day in the park, but it manages to close on an existentially uplifting note.
  35. Frailty
    There's a good little psychological thriller buried underneath all the manufactured shocks, in the story of a powerless child standing alone against a parent's mental illness.
    • New York Daily News
  36. 8 Women
    The movie doesn't remind me so much of the movies of Minnelli or Sirk as it does a lavish parody of "Upstairs, Downstairs," with musical interludes (the divas sing, whether they can or not) that are often as painful to watch as they are audaciously performed.
  37. One Swallow Brought Spring
    Moves as slowly and deliberately as it sounds, but Seigner and Serrault are extremely effective in roles often requiring them to work alone, or together in loaded but wordless exchanges.
  38. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
    It's hard to remain unmoved by Kang's deeply heartfelt homage to his nation's past.
  39. Sleeping with Other People
    You have this movie’s number right from the start: Despite some some name-checks of Malcolm Gladwell and Aaron Sorkin, it’s the same old romantic comedy squeezed into a sexy new outfit.
  40. Wanted
    There's barely a frame that doesn't look stretched, smashed or otherwise harassed. Imagine "The Matrix" on speed, and you're halfway there.
  41. I Am Taraneh, I Am Fifteen Years Old
    Sadr-Ameli's unflagging empathy and Alidousti's confident performance keep us rooting for this young heroine, who refuses to accept the limits forced upon her by both society and the law.
  42. Fighting for Life
    There are some heartbreaking moments here, from the reactions of recent amputees to the tearful doctors and nurses trying hard to remain professional. And there is no question that Sanders has discovered a worthy subject. He just hasn't found the right way to approach it.
  43. JCVD
    Who knew? Turns out, Jean-Claude Van Damme is a funny guy, and a pretty good actor, too. Fans may already be aware of this, but JCVD is likely to introduce a whole new Van Damme to everybody else.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    Girls Town
    It’s hard not to like these characters, or to come away without a little more sympathy for the nonlinear ways teenage girls can react to a world that often makes no sense and offers no apologies.
  45. Ghosts of Cité Soleil
    Dives into the brutal heart of a place most people would avoid at all cost.
  46. Dolphin Tale
    Most of the family films churned out today are so junky it's almost a shock to find one in which the animals never spout sassy one-liners, or show off their hilarious hip-hop moves.
  47. A Better Life
    Feels more earnest than real. Still, its sincerity is admirable, and often touching.
  48. 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.
  49. A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
    Very little actually happens, since most of the time Mr. Shi sits alone in Yilan's empty apartment, wondering how to help her. But there's a gentle beauty in these long, anguished silences, and Wang and his actors make the most of it.
  50. Pooh's Heffalump Movie
    Sticking closely to formula, Disney delivers a sweet script and charming storybook backgrounds, with serviceable, if sappy, songs from Carly Simon.
  51. The Innkeepers
    A well-shot but generically dull disappointment.
  52. One Hour Photo
    Unlike Patch Adams, Sy is not lovable. But you wind up feeling for him, much as you feel for Sy's pet hamster on that endless wheel.
  53. Northfork
    An improvement over "Jackpot," but not much. The best thing about it is Nolte, playing the grizzled priest as an angel in his own right. Everyone else- - save the young boy playing the orphan -- seems to be in on a joke we just don't get.
  54. 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.
  55. That Man: Peter Berlin
    Fortunately, Tushinski strikes the right balance throughout, interspersing old erotic photos and stills from Berlin's adult films with entertaining, current-day sound bites.
  56. Quartet
    Music lovers will appreciate both the score and the nostalgic end credits, which revisit the early years of the aged supporting cast (many of whom were actual musicians).
  57. Prometheus
    We are left, after all the propulsive action, with great turns by Theron and Rapace, and a tightly wound turn by Fassbender, whose eerie, poetically impish mechanical man might have burst from Bradbury's conscience.
  58. Doing Time, Doing Vipassana
    The inspector general is an interesting figure, and the images of criminals sobbing over their newfound inner peace are certainly memorable.
  59. Goon
    Aside from Scott, only Liev Schreiber - as an aging competitor - manages to steady the frenetic swirl. Whenever the two of them are together, Goon stops skating around in circles, and matures into the funny, surprisingly touching movie it wants to be.
  60. 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.
  61. The Patience Stone
    Farahani — seen in “Body of Lies” and “Chicken With Plums” — is equally vibrant in a performance, and a film, that dares us to listen.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Renoir
    Unfortunately, for all the beauty, director Gilles Bourdos goes no further than simply observing surfaces.
  63. Grateful Dawg
    You won't find many insights into the personalities, or even a hint of the demons that plagued Garcia until his death, but seeing the two men together -- keeps a smile on your face and your feet tapping throughout.
  64. 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.
  65. The Pursuit of Happyness
    You may have to go back to 1973's "Paper Moon" and the father/daughter work of Ryan O'Neal and 10-year-old Tatum for equal excellence in nepotism.
  66. In Praise of Love
    It's a diary, collage, meditation, elegy. But, unless you're going for a Ph.D. in code-breaking, it's also a bore.
  67. Eight Below
    The dogs are fantastic. The humans need more work with their trainers.
    • 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.”
  69. Avenue Montaigne
    Rarely has Paris seemed more enchanting than in Danièle Thompson's optimistic ode to Gallic romance.
  70. 1408
    A curse would be a great improvement on the wishy-washy wickedness of this movie.
  71. Enigma
    A smart, old-fashioned spy thriller in which the weapon of choice is brainpower.
    • New York Daily News
  72. The Low Down
    Here’s a British spin on the familiar struggle of the couch potato who plans any minute now to get off his duff.
  73. Blackboards
    Director Samira Makhmalbaf made this raw and effective parable with the recognizable help of her father, legendary director Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
  74. Mondays in the Sun
    Though buoyed by excellent, unflinching performances, this melancholy drama reflects the dismally monotonous lives of its subjects just a little too well.
  75. The Sixth Sense
    A metaphysical shaggy-dog story, whose unpredictable punchline is its only redeeming feature.
  76. Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
    A fan's dream, A.J. Schnack's worshipful documentary about the musical duo They Might Be Giants does a nice job reflecting the thoughtful, quirky sensibility of its subjects' songs. Just don't expect to learn much about the guys themselves.
  77. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
    The laugh ratio in this run-on of skits is pretty low, at least to the unaltered mind of one who's seen enough of these films and eaten enough White Castle burgers to last a lifetime.
  78. Unlikely Heroes
    Some stories are more compellingly told than others, but all, like Trank's film, are deserving of attention.
  79. Chain
    Thought-provoking, but not quite as profound as it pretends to be.
  80. Swiss Army Man
    Swiss Army Man's greatest challenge is to its audience. Just, exactly, how much will we sit still for? Endless scenes of Dano in role-playing drag, sporting a rag-mop wig and giving dating tips to a corpse? Frequent closeups of Radcliffe's furry flatulent buttocks?
  81. Bettie Page Reveals All
    Why does the movie waste so much time on empty adoration from celebrity fans and skim past the significant tragedies that contributed to her complex life? Parental neglect, sexual assault, severe mental illness — all of these factors shaped the woman Page became. But perhaps even today, no one wants to consider the sadness behind her 1,000-watt smile.
  82. Domain
    Writer/director Patric Chiha brings a knowledgeable weariness to his feature debut, as his story heads toward an end that feels familiar in all the right ways.
  83. Medora
    Andrew Cohn and Davy Rothbart’s doc, exec-produced by Steve Buscemi and Stanley Tucci, is one more sad, serious eulogy for a way of life.
  84. Fright Night
    You'll need a taste for nostalgia to really appreciate Fright Night, which knowingly blends Eighties cheese with Nineties snark - a combination that works better than it sounds.
  85. Youth
    Youth is fleeting. "Youth" is not. In fact, you may feel yourself getting older just watching it.
  86. Look Both Ways
    Best of all is newcomer Justine Clarke playing a dour illustrator. Clarke's fascinating features register emotions at war, but always governed by a sense of self-deprecating humor.
  87. The Whale
    Parents should know that the ending makes the last moments of this family-friendly documentary as tough as "Bambi." But the lessons about friendship are gigantic, indeed.
  88. Come Early Morning
    Both Adams and Judd have been let down by Hollywood. Here they have the freedom to express their uniquely Southern takes on music, faith, family and femininity. This intensely personal film may not bring either of them widespread acclaim, but it's a small triumph nonetheless.
  89. Kaboom
    The good-natured cast helps distract from a barely sketched plot and outrageously cheap production values.
  90. Peau d'homme coeur de bête
    A crushingly dark vision of male rage and female vulnerability, Hélène Angel's accomplished first feature hits you like an anvil -- after it's all over.
  91. Vénus beauté (institut)
    It's hard not to feel empowered by Nathalie Baye.
  92. Identity
    A fascinating movie that, if you are able to make the leap it asks of you at about the three-quarter mark, will give you something to think and talk about for days. One thing is certain: It isn't predictable.
  93. American Psycho
    The real highlight is when Bateman and his co-workers compare custom business cards in a grueling, ego-shattering game of one-upmanship that is so linked to their sense of self it might as well be Russian roulette.
  94. Hell House
    Scary, all right, but not for the reasons the Dallas church had in mind.
  95. Intermission
    A black comedy that some viewers may take as an assault. The disconnect between the realism of its violence and the near-slapstick tone of some of its comedy is too much to be framed within one movie.
  96. Team America: World Police
    It turns out that puppets can tell us more about who we are as a nation than the most meticulous documentary. In Team America: World Police, the potty-mouthed, crazily brilliant musical from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the result is hilarious, shocking and bound to offend nearly everyone.
  97. Chinese Puzzle
    It’s nice to see these characters again. But there’s an uncomfortable strain of bitterness running through the nostalgia. Klapisch is, for example, much kinder to his good-natured leading man than any of the ladies, who are by turns cruel, flaky and dishonest.
  98. Glass Chin
    Corey Stoll is the only reason to sit through this muddled Jersey-set drama.
  99. You Kill Me
    Dahl found the right actors for every part - Bill Pullman as the cynical Realtor hired to look after Frank, Luke Wilson as the gay AA member assigned as Frank's sponsor, and the always amusing Dennis Farina as Irish mobster Edward O'Leary.
  100. Killing Them Softly
    While McNairy and Mendelsohn are solid but almost too showy, Liotta, Jenkins, Sam Shepard and a chewy supporting cast beautifully fill in the blanks. Killing Them Softly adds each of its characters to a punchy, prosaic tale that believes in America, one way or another.
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