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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 Assassination of Richard Nixon
    A slight movie and a major downer, is an acting showcase for Sean Penn. That's good, but not enough.
  2. King of California
    Cahill deserves major credit for keeping the story from becoming mawkish or twee. He was also wise enough to realize it's Douglas' show, and as soon as he steps into the frame, you'll know it, too.
  3. Thomas in Love
    You'd think it would be boring to stare at Thomas's computer screen so intently for 97 minutes, but the movie is eerily riveting.
    • New York Daily News
  4. Booye kafoor, atre yas
    The heavy subject is tempered with gentle humor.
  5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    Chamber is chockablock with action (including a far more exciting game of Quidditch) and crafty special effects.
  6. Weekend of a Champion
    Looking for something unusual to see this weekend? Try this cool time capsule, which premiered in 1972 and then disappeared for decades.
  7. The Friend
    Actors do an excellent job portraying young people struggling with an almost manic paranoia.
  8. The 11th Hour
    If you get through the first hour without slitting your throat, the cautiously optimistic last third offers some intriguing options.
  9. William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
    The author of "Naked Lunch" and his words were funny, freaky and sometimes just Out There. Yet as "there" became "here," Leyser shows, Burroughs seemed to be everywhere.
  10. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
    It's left to the ideally cast McDormand to keep everything on track and, as expected, she weathers every tonal change with competence, confidence and a perfectly stiff upper lip.
  11. Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
    Dispels myths about the "gangsta" aura that clings to rap and shows this poetry of the streets in all its different forms: social protest, entertainment and aggression.
  12. Undertow
    Undertow becomes unbearably imitative and predictable. It's a kids-in-peril B horror movie in the guise of an art film.
  13. Spring Breakers
    So often not in his element — his turn in “Oz the Great and Powerful” is evidence of that — Franco is in freako mode here, and walks a line between spaced-out caricature and just plain Out There.
  14. The Cat's Meow
    Dunst makes Davies the most confident and interesting person aboard the Oneida and makes this voyage almost, but not quite, worth taking.
    • New York Daily News
  15. Open Water
    The actors are unknowns, but Ryan does a lot with her little downturned mouth. There are as many shades of anxiety as there are shades of blue in the sea, and Ryan manages to find them all.
  16. Persons of Interest
    In a clear case of substance over style, this stark, clumsy documentary tells the heart-breaking stories of a dozen law-abiding Muslim or Arab immigrants and visa workers.
  17. Happy Times
    The girl's blindness may have been meant to symbolize a trusting populace, but she's the one character who clearly sees what's what and who is trustworthy.
  18. Rio
    The main reason this gorgeous-looking, sweet-hearted but so-so movie remains grounded is a herky-jerky, cobbled-together story that squawks when it should sing.
  19. The Great Buck Howard
    Hanks is extremely understated, but his passivity works: as the son of a superstar, he may have realized that Troy’s role is simply to observe and reflect his boss’s glory.
  20. Eden
    This domestic drama from the producers of "Once" could be about the pair from that gentle romance - a decade later.
  21. Batkid Begins
    Scott’s story is inspiring, as is the way everyone pitches in, from the police to the San Francisco Giants to Hollywood special effects geniuses to President Obama. But as a movie, this is like watching an expanded local news segment.
  22. Things We Lost in the Fire
    Berry gives a riveting performance, but as a deeply decent man trapped in a hell of his own making, Del Toro gives the kind of career performance Berry gave in "Monster's Ball."
  23. City of Men
    The movie's power comes less from its contrived story than everything else: the stark setting, chaotic energy and authentic cast.
  24. World War Z
    It is no summer thriller. It’s an anemic actioner that fosters excitement like dead limbs as it lumbers toward a conclusion.
  25. Hello, My Name Is Doris
    Luckily for Hello, My Name Is Doris, Sally Field is still so likable, really likable.
  26. The Foot Fist Way
    There are enough droll moments to spark cult status, and McBride's commitment is impressive.
  27. Aurora
    Maddeningly mundane, this Romanian drama aims for an antiseptic look at random violence and, unfortunately, achieves it.
  28. À Tout de Suite (Right Now)
    Though it happens two-thirds into the movie, when Lili is abandoned by the others in Greece without either luggage or money, Le Besco's vulnerability draws us into her predicament.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Split
    Split smacks of the director’s past fare, and its suspenseful, scary tone recalls "The Sixth Sense." When Shyamalan embraces his identity as a horror director with a knack for surprises, more fun is had by all.
  30. The Adventures of Felix
    Perhaps simply discovering a film so dedicated to a different perspective is adventure enough.
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