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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. Sully
    The film barely lasts an hour-and-a-half. Maybe that’s the problem with the movie. There’s not enough movie.
  2. Go
    Darkly hilarious.
  3. Into the Abyss
    The story is never less than gripping, but the most important questions disappear into that unbearably bleak abyss.
  4. Interstellar
    The movie could have gone several ways, too — and it is heartbreaking to watch this ambitious story choose the wrong one and get lost in space.
  5. Bridge to Terabithia
    Csupo needed two very gifted leads to do this beloved story justice, and found them in AnnaSophia Robb and Josh Hutcherson.
  6. The Attack
    A gripping, personal examination of a seemingly unresolvable conflict.
  7. The Heart of the Game
    Genuinely touching and unquestionably sincere, the movie certainly has heart - but it could have used a little more game.
  8. Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
    There is indeed much beauty on display, from the icy Taiga landscape to the age-old trapping techniques passed on through generations. But this does feel like a lesser Herzog project (he joined on after it was shot). For viewers who don't share his awe, a short film probably would have sufficed.
  9. The Dish
    For all its folksy jocularity, the movie inspires a sense of global patriotism. In the big picture, every little dish counts.
  10. The Hurricane
    Washington can bank on an Oscar nomination for the most forceful work of his career.
  11. 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.
  12. The Keys to the House
    Both Rossi and Charlotte Rampling, as the mother of another young patient, do fine work. But the only surprises come at the end, too late to move us the way they should.
  13. Ahead of Time
    Richman's no-nonsense approach, which relies heavily on interviews with the eloquent, 98-year-old Gruber, feels more suited to a televised biography.
  14. An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
    As a wry, knowing narrator guides us in and out of their symphonic affair, there’s no doubt the trip is worth it.
  15. Famous Nathan
    Some segments are too long, but Famous Nathan contains a unique flavor that history-loving New Yorkers should relish.
  16. Kung Fu Panda
    This is an unashamedly old-fashioned children's movie, and a predictable message is part of the mission. But that's okay; what the movie lacks in surprises, it makes up for in whimsical fun.
  17. The History Boys
    The play's most acclaimed performance - rotund Richard Griffiths as the closeted teacher Hector - is great in the movie, too.
  18. A Mighty Heart
    The story feels as urgent as the latest bad news out of the Middle East.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Fastball
    There’s nothing here that wouldn’t have fit comfortably into an hour-long TV special, and it starts to drag after a while.
  20. Sir! No Sir!
    This is powerful stuff, offering us not only a new look at the past, but to the unavoidably relevant insights into the present.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Them!
    The threatened catastrophe, as destructive as any H-bomb, is handled with enough realism and tension to be plenty scary. [04 Jul 1954, p.20]
    • New York Daily News
  22. Invictus
    Freeman is so in-tune with the former South African president's persona you can't take your eyes off him.
  23. Herb & Dorothy
    Director Megumi Sasaki's film feels like a cozy visit with neighbors whose insights are priceless.
  24. Big Hero 6
    Big Hero 6 was executive produced by Pixar guru John Lasseter. You can see the influence in the high quality, from the appealing 3D animation to the unusually sharp story and script (a cooperative effort credited to seven people).
  25. The Italian
    There are too many familiar faces in this story, from kindhearted whores to street-urchin bullies. But even if circumstances edge toward the unlikely, Kravchuk and Spiridonov make an effective team, exploring the realities that lead to so much heartbreak for so many children.
  26. The Pirogue
    Every moment feels human and true, from the naive optimism of the trip's sendoff to its unsparingly realistic conclusion, which trades reckless hope for quiet honor.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mommy
    Boasting dynamite performances, Mommy excels as a confrontational, compassionate melodrama about the anguishing dilemmas of caretaking. It’s a revelation.
  28. My Kid Could Paint That
    Everyone involved, from Marla's defensive parents to the cynical journalists who promoted and then turned on her, seems to have some sort of agenda.
  29. Two Lovers
    Director James Gray is best known for hard-edged dramas like "Little Odessa," so it's surprising to find he has such a well-developed romantic side. This isn't your average date-night flick, though.
  30. Sin City
    Sin City snaps, crackles and pops like no graphic novel ever brought to the screen. Mixing live-action with computer-generated images, it looks like the novels, talks and bleeds like the novels, is as muscular and voluptuous as the novels - and it leaves you breathless as only a movie can.
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