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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 Mother
    Turns out to be a thoughtful, beautifully acted story about feeling alive before it's too late to feel anything.
  2. Priceless
    Dirty, kinda-rotten scoundrels Elmaleh and Tautou make an engaging pair.
  3. Transsiberian
    Since Alfred Hitchcock set the standard for strangers-on-a-train thrillers, Anderson has a lot to live up to. He falls short of creating a new classic, but he does manage to keep us on edge for most of the movie.
  4. First Position
    Their devotion to their art is admirable, and the film gets under the skin, if never really in our blood.
  5. The Life of Reilly
    If you think of Reilly as little more than a camp icon, you've got a lot to learn.
  6. I Served the King of England
    A film as unique as this is a gift that shouldn't be ignored.
  7. Gangs of New York
    The movie turns choppy in the final third, but it is a monumental achievement nonetheless.
  8. The Rookie
    Commits the sin of a hundred sports biographies in overselling its inherent drama.
    • New York Daily News
  9. Felicia's Journey
    Seems like a genteel "Psycho."
  10. The Vertical Ray of the Sun
    Here's the downside, and it's not just me: You need a scorecard to keep track of the sisters, their brother, two husbands, a boyfriend, two (or three?) extramarital lovers.
  11. Nowhere in Africa
    Though the story itself is undeniably fascinating, this somewhat prosaic account simply doesn't do it justice.
  12. A Beautiful Mind
    This is another brilliant performance by Crowe, who is to body language what Meryl Streep is to accents.
  13. Slow West
    Slow West isn’t a grand epic of that genre. It’s more like “McCabe & Mrs. Miller,” “Dead Man” or the recent “The Homesman,” using familiar signposts to tell a simple, compelling, terrific story.
  14. Your Sister's Sister
    This film's only real stumble is its ending, which is so predictable it seems like a bit of a copout.
  15. The Woodsman
    Kassell has serious talent. The movie is beautifully shot, and the performances are all spot-on. But like many young screenwriters today, she has overwritten her script to the point where everything is simply too tidy for the messy psychological material.
  16. Shame
    These characters are stripped bare in every sense, reflecting an extreme degree of inner confusion, vulnerability and fear. Betrayed and broken as children, they now have to define and rebuild themselves as adults...Sissy turns a nightclub rendition of "New York, New York" into a heartbreaking plea.
  17. Akeelah and the Bee
    I'm not sure how tolerable this would be without Palmer's charm, because this is a formulated script where everything is tied up in perfect bows, just like life isn't.
  18. Crazy Horse
    It's undeniably interesting to watch each element come into place, from choreography to costumes. But the truth is, most viewers will best appreciate the retro-sexy dance numbers themselves.
  19. Brick
    Johnson combines the elements of classic 1940s film noir and "Rebel Without a Cause"-style teen angst in a movie that is as phony as it is ambitious. It's an A+ film school exercise with zero emotional or social impact.
  20. Doctor Strange
    It's fun to have new version of an old Marvel favorite, and a storyline which adds some genuine mysticism to this ever-expanding franchise. But "Strange" is too often only odd when it needs to be truly magical, and Hollywood-safe when it needs to be brave.
  21. Ghost Town
    Leoni and Kinnear are charming, and Koepp keeps the mood appropriately light. But really, this would be just another disposable comedy if it weren't for our unassuming star.
  22. The Lottery
    Every parent in New York should see this movie and then ask why, when solutions exist, our woefully broken school system has yet to be fixed.
  23. Bringing Out the Dead
    It's a slice of life, with all the trimmings, and one of the strongest films of the year.
    • New York Daily News
  24. Journey to the Sun
    A remarkable second feature from writer-director Yesim Ustaoglu.
  25. The Closet
    A farce nearly as cracked as his previous "The Dinner Game."
  26. Mostly Martha
    The course of Martha's relationships with Lina and Mario holds no surprises, but the performances of Gedeck and Castellitto, like the work of a great chef, make something special out of something very ordinary.
  27. Walk the Line
    What Walk the Line does well, it does really well. Mangold was ­wisely gen­erous with the amount of musical performance he included in the film, and the later scenes - showing Cash and Carter as partners - are so well shot and edited, they defy you to sit still.
  28. When Marnie Was There
    Director Hiromasa Yonebayashi did a wonderful job adapting “The Borrowers” into “The Secret World of Arriety.” But this slow-moving film, also from a book, tends to plod rather than float.
  29. Control
    Smart, imaginative - and nearly ­impossible to watch.
  30. Terri
    If one performance could tilt a movie the direction it needs to go, John C. Reilly's expertly left-of-center turn in Terri is it.
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