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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. Crossing the Line
    Aside from some resonant hints that all is not as it seems, the movie leaves it to you to decide where the truths begin and ends. You'll be untangling Dresnok's knotty reality long after you leave the theater.
  2. Dolls
    Rife with beautiful imagery and loads of symbolism, though none of the stories is particularly compelling on its own.
  3. Tangled
    There could have been more side trips on the road to self-discovery, but the plentiful lessons and derring-'do make Tangled a lock for playground pastimes. And maybe even some knotty parent-kid chats about finding your part in life.
  4. 11 Flowers
    Wang Xiaoshuai’s gently engrossing coming-of-age tale isn’t strikingly unique, but it does possess the heartfelt confidence that comes from autobiographical influence — and natural talent.
  5. Edge of Tomorrow
    Crucially, Cruise knows just how to pace Cage’s shift from cowardly to courageous. Yes, we get cool effects and impressive machinery. But he and Liman add unexpected humor and genuine tension to the seasonal thrill of blowing stuff up.
  6. Me & Isaac Newton
    Hey, kids! Skip the job fairs and go directly to a screening of Me & Isaac Newton.
  7. The Opportunists
    Enjoyable, intelligent little heist movie.
  8. The Embalmer
    At moments, the story skirts uncomfortably close to the grotesque. But this atmospheric oddity delivers a surprisingly sensitive take on the overwhelming ache of loneliness.
  9. Superstar in a Housedress
    It's hard to believe Andy Warhol's Factory created enough characters to keep us interested 40 years later, but as it turns out, drag diva Jackie Curtis still has a few more minutes of fame left.
  10. Benjamin Smoke
    It feels as though we're on a journey with Benjamin, who proves to be a wryly funny, passionate and complex traveling companion.
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  11. Hacksaw Ridge
    It’s gripping, eye-opening and when it comes to heroics, thought-provoking. But it also suffers from grisliness, sentiment and self-indulgence.
  12. Le petit lieutenant
    On the surface, Le Petit Lieutenant is propelled by the search for two Russians somehow responsible for a pair of murders along the Seine. And though that's a pretty mundane setup for an urban drama, it serves nicely in allowing us to get to know the haunted Caroline and the impetuous Antoine.
  13. From Up on Poppy Hill
    Even with no wood sprites, witches or spells, there’s plenty of magic in this coming-of-age charmer.
  14. 22 Jump Street
    The laughs are what keep the film together, even when the conceit feels been-there-done-that.
  15. We Are What We Are
    While ultimately gory — and a little dopey — this is no rowdy, exploitation-y, gross-out picture. This is a film where ambience, glossy imagery and performance are more effective than the splatter.
  16. Young Adult
    Young Adult may at times be stuck between emotional gears, but that's by design. Like its heroine, the movie refuses to pick up after itself.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Oasis: Supersonic
    Where Whitecross succeeds is in the packaging of the whole story. With a running time of just over two hours, he manages to effectively compress the rather interesting story of the band’s inception and couple that with the explosive yet turbulent times of the band out on the road.
  18. The Pledge
    Jack Nicholson in a performance that ranks among his best, yet leaves you feeling unfulfilled as never before.
  19. The Score
    As a film, The Score may not add up to much, but take it apart and it's something to see.
  20. Real Women Have Curves
    Any woman who wears more than a size 12 -- and that would be the majority of adult females in the United States -- will get buckets of self-esteem from Real Women Have Curves.
  21. The Road Home
    With so many cynical Hollywood romances cluttering theaters, Zhang Yimou's unabashed simplicity is most welcome.
  22. Nicholas Nickleby
    Given the tragic events that actually happen, "Nickleby" ends not knowing what it was supposed to be. But those first two acts are nearly worth the price of admission.
  23. Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
    The filmmaker's ego and ethics aside, there's no denying the power of Wuornos' behavior here.
  24. Making the Boys
    Crowley's biting portrait feels painfully dated, but in a way that's the point: Pioneers fight so those who follow can take their battles for granted.
  25. River of Grass
    Highly original and filmed with perfect assurance, River of Grass is one of the finest independent films of recent years.
  26. Mad Hot Ballroom
    This winning documentary about fifth-graders who learn ballroom dancing is one of those movies that make the world a brighter place.
  27. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    He (Fincher) gives in to its mimicry of an Agatha Christie parlor game. Only instead of Miss Marple, the old-gal crime-solver with piercing blue eyes, we get Lisbeth Salander, pierced goth-girl investigator with raccoon eyes.
  28. Swingers
    It's a "First Wives Club" for single guys, giving voice to a whole range of authentic, if not always responsible, attitudes and emotions.
  29. Shadow Dancer
    Riseborough once again transforms herself dramatically, expanding her role as best she can. But neither the hesitant script — adapted by Tom Bradby from his own novel — nor the sluggish tempo give her enough support.
  30. Horton Hears a Who!
    Listen closely: It's the sound of a million Who fans cheering.
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