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For 6,911 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 42% higher than the average critic
  • 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. The Weekend
    Intelligent and holds your attention, like a mystery story unraveling.
  2. Charlie's Angels
    An update with a jolt of sheer exuberance.
  3. George Washington
    None of the children are professionals, and their uncontrived performances lend a painfully real quality to what becomes a rather lyrical story.
  4. Vénus beauté (institut)
    It's hard not to feel empowered by Nathalie Baye.
  5. The Sculptress
    Close call as to who's career has sunk farthest.
  6. A Room for Romeo Brass
    Meadows is very good with the boys' relationship, and achieves his and Fraser's central goal of showing how childhood bonds can be simultaneously fragile and strong.
  7. Once in the Life
    As urban gangster drama, Once in the Life is way below mundane, and Fishburne's direction exceeds the rookie jitters.
  8. What's Cooking?
    This is ensemble work at its best.
  9. Lucky Numbers
    The characters she (Ephron) invents are not very interesting, and aside from the always reliable Travolta, the performances are uniformly aligned.
  10. A Time for Drunken Horses
    In Bahman Ghobadi's heart-tugger about Kurdish orphans, those wide eyes are too often used as a manipulative device.
  11. The Little Vampire
    Strikes a nice balance between smart and sweet.
  12. Loving Jezebel
    All we get is the Oedipal nightmare of a mom, the flaky teddy-bear fanatic, the sexual vampire, and on and on.
  13. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
    The characters are boring, the violence generic, the suspense nonexistent.
  14. Sound and Fury
    The real revelation of Sound and Fury is how it introduces hearing people to a culture they insist on ignoring.
  15. Bedazzled
    This updated version has the good sense to star Brendan Fraser, who is shaping up as one of our finest romantic-comedy stars.
  16. Calle 54
    Some of the artists appear ecstatically transported as they play. Others are just having one hell of a good time. Believe me, it's contagious.
  17. The Legend of Drunken Master
    A pleasure, chock full of creatively choreographed fight scenes.
  18. The Yards
    With one exception (hint: Faye Dunaway), the actors seem remarkably at home in their milieu.
  19. The Wolves of Kromer
    This Grimm-influenced fairy tale has a contemporary twist and the best of intentions, and that's about all there is to say for it.
  20. Just One Time
    Atoothless morality play.
  21. MVP: Most Valuable Primate
    Neither chimps nor children should be subjected to such shabby mediocrity.
  22. Pay It Forward
    My rule of thumb for manipulative movies: I don't mind playing the marionette as long as the strings aren't visible.
  23. Dr T and the Women
    One of the curmudgeonly director's sweetest films, and features one of Richard Gere's most affecting performances.
  24. The Ladies Man
    A guilty pleasure, right up there with "The Water Boy."
  25. Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
    If even one audience member leaves more concerned with the evils of poachers than the pleasures of Pokemon, Disney's more than done its job.
  26. Cleopatra's Second Husband
    Since there's no suspense whatsoever, we're simply stuck with awful people doing awful things to each other.
  27. Animal Factory
    (Rourke's) nearly unrecognizable presence is characteristic of the odd pockets of talent (and, sometimes, lint) in Steve Buscemi's film.
  28. Billy Elliot
    It's not just a movie about an underdog who fights the odds, it's about following one's heart -- despite the obstacles.
  29. Followers
    Though Flicker based the story on real events, the execution is so melodramatic that none of it feels remotely true.
  30. Just Looking
    Old-fashioned comedy-drama.
  31. Lost Souls
    His (Kaminski) first feature is so thoroughly awful, it isn't even interesting to look at.
  32. Ratcatcher
    A grim, poetic, heart-wrenchingly fine ode to the lost children of Glasgow's forgotten class.
    • New York Daily News
  33. One
    Once in a while, a little reality can be a welcome antidote to our increasingly outsized film fantasies.
  34. The Contender
    Lurie has made an impressive contribution to the bulging library of political film, and he has showcased some performances sure to get Oscar consideration.
  35. Get Carter
    The result is a throwaway story hidden beneath a messy jumble of weird camera angles, worthless editing tricks and an ill-placed, obnoxious score.
    • New York Daily News
  36. Two Family House
    A gentle, soulful comedy about everyday dreams and what it takes to make them come true.
  37. Yi Yi
    Passes like an evening spent with friends.
  38. Taboo
    Impressionistic and open to interpretation, which is a kind way of saying that there's no way to figure out the ending.
    • New York Daily News
  39. Bamboozled
    This is the kind of misfire that can take everyone down with it. It's not just bad, it's mean-bad.
  40. Meet the Parents
    What makes it work so well is superb chemistry and a light touch. The spray-painted cat scene doesn't hurt, either.
  41. Requiem for a Dream
    Locks in on its self-destructive subjects so precisely, it's almost unbearable to watch.
  42. Bootmen
    What sets Bootmen apart from the vast competition is its exuberant, sexy tap-dancing, but that's mostly relegated to the grand finale.
  43. Girlfight
    Uplifting and moving in a traditional Hollywood way, while also seeming as raw and unfiltered as cinema vérité.
  44. The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
    It's the first mainstream gay movie that feels totally comfortable in its shoes.
  45. Barenaked in America
    Ought to suit fans just fine.
  46. Remember the Titans
    History as filtered through the faux-liberal prism of Hollywood's dream factory, and an insult, I believe, to the people who actually carried the fight and endured the pain for civil rights.
  47. Beautiful
    About the only plausible element in the entire movie is bratty Vanessa's loathing of "Aunt" Mona, whom she sees as a vacuous over-reacher.
  48. The Great Dance: A Hunter's Story
    Never shies away from either the beauty or the cruelty of the hunt.
  49. Best in Show
    When it's funny, Best is hilarious.
  50. The Tavern
    Won't change the world, but thanks to its casual intimacy, it was a risk worth taking.
  51. Prince of Central Park
    Awkwardly plotted drama about a runaway child in Central Park.
  52. The Specials
    A genially mellow, consistently entertaining spoof.
  53. The Fantasticks
    The deliberate simplicity that works so well at the Sullivan Street Theater seems flat, anachronistic and almost spooky on the big screen.
  54. Urban Legends: Final Cut
    Although it's recycled from start to finish, there are some decent jokes laced throughout, plus enough gore to satisfy the most bloodthirsty tastes.
  55. Woman on Top
    Gets the proportions all wrong -- too much magic, not enough realism.
  56. Double Parked
    Kinsella, in his feature debut, milks cliches, caricatures and an unlikely set of coincidences to tie things up in a neat bundle.
  57. Dancer in the Dark
    What is meant to be an innovative, cutting-edge musical melodrama is so jumbled, irrational and amateurish that it makes dinner theater look like the Old Vic.
  58. Left Luggage
    Krabbe attempts to stuff too many themes and subplots into the story.
  59. Chutney Popcorn
    Her story (Ganatra) -- and the rest of the gifted, multicultural cast that brings it to life -- represents another step in the evolving face of film.
  60. Twilight: Los Angeles
    Forces the audience to rethink the riots in new and difficult ways, to find empathy and revulsion where it might not have known they existed.
  61. Under Suspicion
    There is undeniable pleasure in watching these pros at work, but the murky depths of the soul can make for a dreary two hours.
  62. Tigerland
    A strong, gritty, powerful piece of film making, and one of the three or four best movies made about the Vietnam era.
  63. The Price of Air
    In this unpleasant mess of a movie, a heroin-like drug called "blue" is said to be "more addictive than air."
  64. A Piece of Eden
    All the full-blown wackiness turns a rather sweet movie into one that's decidedly overripe.
  65. Human Resources
    The result is an undeniable and effective authenticity.
  66. Goya in Bordeaux
    While it's visually stunning, the pretentiousness makes it hard to take seriously.
  67. Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
    Harris brings into focus a nearly forgotten success story, filling in another blank in the ultimate mosaic of the 20th century's greatest tragedy.
  68. 30 Days
    A hit-and-miss romantic comedy.
  69. Crime and Punishment in Suburbia
    Sloppy, self-satisfied and surprisingly heartfelt.
  70. Bait
    It may be a dismal comedy thriller, but Antoine Fuqua's Bait has one piece of bait that's definitely appealing: Jamie Foxx.
  71. Urbania
    Smart, psychologically complex film is an offbeat and effective tale.
  72. The Dream Catcher
    A deeply felt, if occasionally amateurish, journey through some very affecting terrain.
  73. Duets
    Hard to take stone-cold sober.
  74. Paragraph 175
    Explores the comparatively enlightened Berlin culture that had allowed homosexuality to flourish in intellectual and social circles before the Nazis forcibly changed the national mind-set.
  75. Almost Famous
    A great movie -- and the best movie ever about the '70s rock era.
  76. The Way of the Gun
    A confused, empty, only occasionally funny mess of a movie.
  77. Pola X
    Frenzied, gothic nonsense.
  78. Clouds
    Good intentions abound in this earnest debut film.
  79. Ça commence aujourd'hui
    It's an amazing slice-of-life story that will make you want to rush home and hug the kids.
    • New York Daily News
  80. Backstage
    While their often-unclothed bodies are visible, their faces are replaced with digital "buttons" saying things like "Your ad here."
  81. Nurse Betty
    A black comedy that features Renee Zellweger as the most adorable psychiatric-trauma victim ever.
  82. Solas
    A simple story that resonates deeply, largely thanks to the actors' ability to invest it with inner life.
  83. The Watcher
    The movie is paint-by-numbers with several numbers skipped.
  84. Turn It Up
    Normally, I'd recommend a movie like this only to diehard fans. But even they may want to wait until it hits cable.
  85. Whipped
    Profoundly depressing.
  86. Titanic Town
    She (Walters) may be working with old news, but she shores up this shaky film with a heart the size of an ocean liner.
  87. Dark Days
    Remarkable first film.
  88. The Art of War
    A hackneyed movie of zero social, political or dramatic consequence.
  89. Bring It On
    Clever, slightly edgy fun.
  90. Love & Sex
    Watching the movie felt like any number of bad blind dates.
  91. The Original Kings of Comedy
    It's not so much good material as divinely inspired delivery.
  92. Steal This Movie
    An admiring but overly simplified walk down memory lane.
  93. The Cell
    Disturbing, visually stunning thriller.
  94. Godzilla 2000
    For devout fans of the greenish monster and for those looking to shoot fish in a barrel.
  95. Bless the Child
    Should have sold its soul for a little help in the script department.
  96. Cecil B. DeMented
    Not so much a movie as a self-contained world for like-minded people who wear their outsider status on their sleeves.
  97. The Replacements
    You might want to sit out this season.
  98. The Opportunists
    Enjoyable, intelligent little heist movie.
  99. Sunset Strip
    Less a movie than a very expensive display of Afro wigs and macrame wall hangings.
  100. Autumn in New York
    Manages to jerk more than a few tears at all the right moments.
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