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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. Perfect Sense
    Though it eventually gets down to more serious business, this Glasgow-set apocalyptic romance-drama seems, at first, to be most concerned about whether restaurants will survive the end of the world.
  2. Ice Princess
    Cusack is excellent as Joan, the only woman in the film who values a girl's brains over her body, so it's a shame Fywell treats her with amused scorn.
  3. Love and Other Drugs
    We never really forget we're watching two highly paid professionals create a cinematic placebo, strong enough to entertain without making a long-term impact. Fortunately, everyone works just hard enough to sell us on the whole thing anyway.
  4. London to Brighton
    Very good but very grim, Paul Andrew Williams' punishing debut doesn't pull many punches - although the characters certainly field their share of body blows.
  5. Take the Lead
    Take the Lead hits all the marks you'd expect of a movie like this, but it's done vibrantly and with warm-blooded characters.
  6. Clandestine Childhood
    Avila has a tough task, visualizing violent and complicated events through a child's eyes. The calmer scenes are staged in staid and somewhat clunky fashion, but the graphic animation depicting the worst moments is starkly effective.
  7. Sukiyaki Western Django
    A lightweight goof that feels a little dashed-off.
  8. When You're Strange
    The real reason to see the movie -- and it's reason enough -- is the trove of archival footage, which shows a star of almost impossible magnetism.
  9. Bride & Prejudice
    Good, clean fun, and the view is fabulous.
  10. Agnes Browne
    A standout feature of the movie is its representation of female friendship.
  11. 'R Xmas
    Despite the intriguing potential, the end result is a queasy stalemate.
  12. Forsaken
    Kiefer and Donald Sutherland share emotionally taut scenes set in lush, mountainous country. They both look great and act well.
  13. King of the Corner
    But look up the word "slight" in the dictionary and you could find a still from this film.
  14. The Conspirator
    Like his 2007 political drama, "Lions for Lambs," Robert Redford's fictionalized chronicle of Mary Surratt's 1865 trial is high-minded and slow-moving. Some may chafe at his unsubtle sermonizing, but strong central performances will reward the patient.
  15. The LEGO Ninjago Movie
    The LEGO Ninjago Movie is built on its comedy — with jokes just for mom and dad that'll go straight over Jr.'s head.
  16. Dallas 362
    Clearly, Caan's major influence is Quentin Tarantino, though he manages only a weak imitation. But give him credit for casting Kelly Lynch and Jeff Goldblum and letting them go.
  17. MirrorMask
    Like many dreams, you won't remember it when you wake up. The style obliterates any emotional attachment.
  18. The Astronaut Farmer
    It's hard not to like a movie so determined to make you feel the love of a family, to make you feel that every dream can become a reality and that every mortgage - no matter how close to foreclosure - can be rescued by the sudden death of a family member and his inheritance.
  19. Tusk
    Tusk is alternately amusing, appalling and frustrating. It’s also unique.
  20. Harry Brown
    Here's a rough-and-tumble British drama that, despite a strong spine, ought to be more like its title character: quiet and deadly -- and less showy.
  21. All the Pretty Horses
    Thornton, directing his first film since the minimalist "Sling Blade" (1996), has a much better grip on the material when he's focused on the scruffy desert landscape and the adventures of the two Texans.
  22. Fever Pitch
    A sweetly hilarious romantic comedy about a soccer fan whose favorite pro team's unexpected success threatens to push him over the edge.
  23. Evelyn
    The story is predictable, even bland, but the stellar cast, detailed set design and abundance of good humor elevate it from the typical feel-good movie. It makes for intelligent counterprogramming against some of the season's harder-edged fare.
  24. Invincible
    Herzog has certainly found a fascinating subject, but he does surprisingly little with it, especially considering the 135- minute running time.
  25. Yugoslavia: The Avoidable War
    Bogdanich turned in an exhaustively thorough document that sheds some light on a tragedy that remains shadowy to those outside its domain.
  26. Hearts in Atlantis
    Is it possible to have too much Anthony Hopkins? Believe it or not, the answer is yes. Hopkins' quiet power and perfectly formed vowels overwhelm the rickety, falsely sentimental Hearts in Atlantis.
  27. Snatch.
    The movie was snatched, all right, and Ritchie is the culprit.
  28. Facing Windows
    Ozpetek moves things along at a snail's pace and lays the sentiment down thickly. But it's a potent tale, wonderfully acted by Mezzogiorno and Massimo Girotti as the old man.
  29. Woman Thou Art Loosed
    If you're looking for cinema, skip this. But as a religion-based self-help workshop for victims of ­childhood abuse, it'sa deadly accurate button-pusher.
  30. Screamers
    Fans are, obviously, most likely to appreciate the concert footage that's woven throughout the film. But the most powerful moments come offstage, when we see young audience members burn with the fresh outrage of the newly enlightened.
  31. Plastic Planet
    Boote's ambitious goals include finding out how plastics are made and how they're messing with our bodies and our planet.
  32. Wild Horse, Wild Ride
    This gorgeous-looking documentary is crying out to be remade as a family film feature.
  33. The Decent One
    Vanessa Lapa constructed this straightforward biopic about SS leader Heinrich Himmler from a recently found trove of his personal letters and photographs. Her streamlined approach seems appropriate for the subject, which boils down to the banality of evil.
  34. The Missing
    It's a big snooze because we can't take the main characters seriously.
  35. Romance & Cigarettes
    If you're game for something different, it's worth a few giggles.
  36. Liberal Arts
    Liberal Arts is at its most nauseating when we hear Jesse and Zibby read their oh-so-self-aware love letters.
  37. Hours
    Most of the movie elicits tense empathy, which builds to a genuinely nerve-wracking sense of dread.
  38. Everyday
    Filmed — patiently, beautifully — over that same length of time, the film’s day-to-day aches are quiet and lovingly rendered.
  39. The Last Samurai
    Cruise isn't horribly miscast, a la Tony Curtis in "The Son of Ali Baba" or John Wayne as Genghis Khan in "The Conqueror," but he doesn't miss by far.
  40. Baby Mama
    In a pleasing contrast to Fey's sharpness, Poehler keeps her performance unpredictable and fuzzy. In this just-add-water comedy, a very funny movie star is born.
  41. Hostel
    The question is, can a Slovakian lawsuit against the filmmaker be far behind?
  42. Anesthesia
    Anesthesia is sincere but numbing.
  43. Noise
    Noise ultimately becomes a slice of city life instead of a great satire.
  44. Pride
    Yeah, the story is corny and tired. But when you aren't rolling your eyes, you'll probably be wiping them dry.
  45. The D Train
    In this dramatically disappointing comedy, Dan (Jack Black) is a loser. And not a lovable one, either.
  46. Milk and Honey
    Maggio and his stars find some unexpected truths in a familiar tale.
  47. Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
    Unfortunately, the visuals are not compelling enough on their own to hold our interest, and a highly mannered Derek Jacobi is all wrong as the narrative voice of Nijinsky.
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  48. Baby Boy
    Despite the audience pandering -- not just in its violence, but in its wall-to-wall sexual vulgarity -- there are terrific elements in Baby Boy.
  49. Tigerland
    A strong, gritty, powerful piece of film making, and one of the three or four best movies made about the Vietnam era.
  50. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
    There are some clunky, juvenile jokes and an excess of shots to that special place on men that make us double over and weep. But there are some very funny, very hip jokes as well.
  51. Road Trip
    The jokes, fast and furious enough to satisfy both teens and intrepid parents, are far funnier than they are raunchy.
  52. The Joneses
    A sharp sendup of suburban conformity and American materialism, The Joneses does burn through its credit by the end. But it's flashy enough to catch our eye, and keep our interest nearly all the way through.
  53. Ichi the Killer
    This time around, the cult director dispenses with the feminism, the satire, and even the issues, so he can concentrate on his true passion: the dissecting.
  54. Home
    Jim Parsons is the sole bright spot in the cast as the alien hero, giving him the same halting confusion as he gives Sheldon on “The Big Bang Theory.”
  55. Idlewild
    The soundtrack is a genre-hopping joy, and each musical number is cleverly staged and creatively choreographed. The problem is the noble mess of a movie that takes up so much space in between.
  56. Gun Hill Road
    Without pushing too heavily, Green makes the parallels between Enrique and Michael's situations genuine.
  57. The People vs. George Lucas
    Nonetheless, if you're a Force completist, this is as crucial as a bootleg of 1978's "Star Wars Holiday Special." Which, by the way, was awesome.
  58. The 33
    The best part is that unlike “Lost,” “Battlestar Galactica” and “The Sopranos,” you won't be left scratching your head about the thrilling, completely satisfying ending.
  59. The Great Gatsby
    Luhrmann piles on one shiny distraction after another. But amid all the seductively gaudy excess, DiCaprio finds both the heart and hurt buried within one of literature’s everlasting enigmas.
  60. Ping Pong Playa
    A decidedly lightweight amusement.
  61. I Am Ali
    “Boxing was just something he did,” Foreman says, referring to all the worlds encompassed in the life of the now-72-year-old Ali. Indeed.
  62. Standing by Yourself
    Koury's harsh documentary is likely to leave you unsettled and depressed. Which is, clearly, just what it's supposed to do.
  63. Old School
    A deliberately stupid movie whose crazy charm wins you over in the end.
  64. Kal Ho Naa Ho
    All three leads grow on you.
  65. 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.
  66. The Men Who Stare at Goats
    When the haze wears off and the movie grounds itself in reality, it's a bummer. Until then, though, what's weird here is gloriously weird.
  67. The Pact
    For her part, Lotz carries the load with such briskly efficient confidence, it's no surprise to learn that she's already got several more movies on the way.
  68. Passion
    With no heat at all and a woefully disjointed cast, De Palma’s danse macabre never catches fire.
  69. Dunston Checks In
    Ken Kwapis' Dunston Checks In contains not a single surprising moment. But it is well crafted enough to squeak by. Kids should get a few laughs from it. Accompanying adults will be only moderately bored. [12 Jan 1996, p.33]
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  70. Magic in the Moonlight
    Stone, last seen in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” is served best. Gliding through the film in sailor-girl outfits that evoke film stars of the 1920s, Stone’s big kewpie eyes and long-limbed gamine appeal fit in this era of silent films.
  71. Hulk
    I wanted more. I expected more. The filmmakers said it was going to be smart - really smart - like all of Lee's movies. Instead, it's big, dumb and fun.
  72. The Reluctant Fundamentalist
    Though Nair leaves us guessing as to Changez’s motivations, she also uses a pretty heavy hand in laying out the movie’s themes. The changes between the novel and the screenplay are equally unsubtle, especially in regards to the ill-conceived romance.
  73. To Rome with Love
    Much of the young cast - especially a miscast Page - make the oft-repeated mistake of saying Allen's dialogue as he might say them; the result is a lot of hyperarticulation, stammering and gesturing.
  74. Empire of Silver
    The most interesting threads aren't political but personal, with a melodramatic romance providing some well-earned tears. Your final thoughts, however, are likely to concern Jennifer Tilly, who's so bizarrely miscast as a severe missionary that her presence becomes its own distraction.
  75. Is Anybody There?
    More deft than it first appears, director John Crowley's gentle-but-not-sappy drama features another late-day masterpiece-in-miniature from Michael Caine.
  76. 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.
  77. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
    Jovovich, Besson's 24-year-old ex-wife, hasn't a clue how to project shadings, interior emotions, character or personality. Everything's in a full screech.
  78. And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
    The tone moves from gently jocular (Irons appears in drag) to mystically morose (a female shaman tries to ululate up a cure), and that creates a jarring effect from which the movie does not recover.
  79. Cuba: Island of Music
    The movie is dismally organized, his (Keys) interviews are shallow and uninformative, and the project has a whole lacks a strong point of view.
  80. Snow Cake
    In the end, Weaver provides a moving and sensitive portrait of one person out of an estimated 400,000 in America with this mental disorder we are just beginning to understand.
  81. The Green Butchers
    Should have been either darker or funnier. Or both.
  82. Imagine That
    For the first time since "The Nutty Professor," Eddie Murphy successfully mixes his adult and kid-film personas -- imagine that.
  83. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
    The story Stiller tells manages to float in a most peculiar, satisfying way.
  84. You Don't Mess with the Zohan
    His humor works best when it's throw-away, but "Zohan" throws everything up to get a yuck. It's a shock to see how many "yuck!" moments Sandler settles for.
  85. The Hunting Party
    Everything about this political thriller is ridiculous.
  86. Bee Season
    It took one novelist, one screenwriter and two directors - Scott McGehee and David Siegel - to cobble together this earnest nonsense, and if it weren't for 12-year-old novice Flora Cross, who plays its central character, all would be lost.
  87. Mood Indigo
    There’s a lot of heart in his creativity. But this particular effort, delightful as it often is, lacks some essential soul.
  88. Life
    Director Daniel Espinosa whips up some nail-biting sequences. But the suspense is all by-the-numbers.
  89. Thor: The Dark World
    Thor: The Dark World may not be thunder from the movie gods, but it is — shock! — an entertaining journey into mystery, action and fun.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Riot Club
    Don’t bother with The Riot Club unless you enjoy watching filthy rich young Englishmen conduct an orgy of violence while vilifying the poor.
  91. Lonesome Jim
    Buscemi's latest, Lonesome Jim, written by James C. Strouse, asks you to spend 91 minutes with a 30-year-old slacker and would-be writer who has the DNA of a sloth. "Slowsome Jim" is more like it.
  92. The Last Stand
    The script is a mess, built on lazy clichés, stilted jokes and easy payoffs. What the movie does have, though, is enthusiasm.
  93. Thanks for Sharing
    Sometimes, less is more. Case in point: Thanks for Sharing, a film that’s a little too eager to be ID’d as a “sex addiction dramedy.” As a result, solidly grounded performances from almost all the cast members wind up playing second fiddle to navel-gazing.
  94. Groove
    If you're a rave virgin, it'll more likely make you feel like the guest nobody invited. And why would you pay nine bucks for that?
  95. Angela's Ashes
    The question is not whether the movie exactly duplicates the experience of the book, but whether the movie stands on its own. Angela's Ashes clearly does.
  96. Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
    This documentary doesn't probe too deeply, and it presupposes that there is a general interest in Jeremy commensurate with his Q rating among the porn-renting public.
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  97. Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire
    If you're in the mood for a horror movie, this ought to do you.
  98. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
    The overall effect of Lucas' digital mania has been detrimental to the saga. Where the first trilogy was mythological fantasy, the second is pure cartoon. The sad truth is, the more three-dimensional they look, the more two-dimensional they are.
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  99. A Short History of Decay
    Nathan’s neurotic self-indulgence strains our patience.
  100. Cashback
    It's no small trick to blend fantasy, slapstick and genuine emotion, but Ellis pulls it off with whimsy to spare.
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