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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. Shut Up & Sing
    As insightful as it is entertaining.
  2. Adanggaman
    This one uses sweeping compositions of nearly solitary figures as a reminder of what individuals stood to lose, and an auction scene is horrifying -- some livestock and a basket of everyday items are exchanged for a man's future.
  3. Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
    It's hard to imagine what Akin left unexplored - but here's hoping he'll share his discoveries if he ever returns.
  4. Superbad
    There is a hint of sentimentality among the pals at the end, but not enough to offset the film's harmless combination of camaraderie and wished-for - oh, how they wish for it - debauchery.
  5. Bad News Bears
    The strong script (with updated flourishes by "Bad Santa" writers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa) and some of the vibrant child characters pull it through, with the comically reptilian Thornton egging them on with one inappropriate shocker after another.
  6. Rendition
    There are some problems with the pacing, but this topical thriller about CIA-sanctioned torture is one of the most important "message" movies of the year.
  7. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
    This heavenly sequel, again directed by "McG" (aka Joseph McGinty Nichol), is infused with an irresistibly joyous spirit that simply cannot be faked.
  8. Distant
    Long stretches go by without dialogue or discernible action. But there are significant rewards for those willing to accept the movie's deliberate pace.
  9. The King
    Surely among the darkest-themed movies ever made.
  10. E-Dreams
    There were a lot of people who came to regret investing their time and money in Park's brash dream. You won't be one of them.
  11. Commune
    Jonathan Berman's documentary about California's famous Black Bear Ranch is a trip.
  12. Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
    Uses social and historical perspective to explain what happened then and, perhaps inadvertently, what's happening now.
  13. Baran
    Yet another deceptively simple, supremely moving film from Iran.
    • New York Daily News
  14. Treasure Planet
    After a moment's adjustment, it works amazingly well, because the emotions that drive teenagers like Jim to seek their places in the firmament transcend eras, fashion, even animation styles.
  15. Spy Kids
    An adorable family movie.
  16. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
    It's almost a surprise that the sequel is actually better - much better - than the original.
  17. Tekkonkinkreet
    As intriguing and unusual as its title, this anime debut from CGI mastermind Michael Arias bursts with enough ideas for three movies.
  18. Vengo
    Characteristically lacking in narrative -- but what it misses in traditional plot devices, it more than makes up for in passion.
  19. Bee Movie
    Kids are going to adore looking at this movie, living in it, flying through and above its brilliant landscape. It's an animated joyride over a relief map of Manhattan. I just wish the script was as good as the paint.
  20. Goodbye Lenin!
    Wolfgang Becker's premise is absurdist and makes great sense as political satire.
  21. Saints and Soldiers
    In his feature film debut, Little uses washed-out color and a you-are-there immediacy to tell a powerful wartime tale of survival, morality and honor.
  22. Erin Brockovich
    Roberts carries the film in the best sense, by taking us on a human journey of genuine discovery and growth.
  23. Speaking in Strings
    If it doesn't shed much light on the violinist's personal life, it certainly conveys how personally she relates to her work.
  24. Brothers of the Head
    This is a very tender portrayal of young people caught up in a blisteringly fast and cynical world, and though their music is hideous, they are a compelling act.
  25. 8 Women
    The movie doesn't remind me so much of the movies of Minnelli or Sirk as it does a lavish parody of "Upstairs, Downstairs," with musical interludes (the divas sing, whether they can or not) that are often as painful to watch as they are audaciously performed.
  26. Molière
    The actors elevate what might have been fluff into a genuinely moving tale, and the action is so much fun that it doesn't even matter if you've seen Molière's plays before.
  27. Since Otar Left
    This sensitive drama will appeal to anyone who has strained against the confines of family - or basked happily in its comforts.
  28. Trolösa
    Hits so hard because it feels so real.
    • New York Daily News
  29. 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.
  30. La Vie en Rose
    The song for which Piaf is best-known - "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" ("No Regrets") - leads to a killer finale with Cotillard perfectly lip-synching Piaf's recording of it. Trust me; you'll want to own it.
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