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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. Keep the Lights On
    A well-written, sensitively directed relationship drama. In most circumstances, that's all it would be - and that would be enough. But lead Thure Lindhardt pushes the picture into realms of such exposed intimacy, you almost feel like you're dating him yourself.
  2. Bachelorette
    While plenty of gross-out comedies have come and gone in the last two decades, Leslye Headland's Bachelorette may be the most vulgar of them all.
  3. The Words
    Though Cooper deserves credit for pushing beyond his comfort zone, he's clearly miscast in a role better suited to a young unknown.
  4. The Ambassador
    His outlandish story feels only half-told - though still twice as fascinating as most.
  5. The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
    If only the movie could live up to its own potential. Instead, we're stuck with blandly unappealing costumed characters meandering through a boring quest to find some lost balloons.
  6. The Possession
    Slick direction and a strong central turn from Jeffrey Dean Morgan will keep you watching, if rarely from the edge of your seat.
  7. Side by Side
    Film enthusiasts especially will appreciate this wonky but fascinating documentary about the process of making movies.
  8. The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
    Despite the presence of Jet Li, only the last half-hour of this chatty epic truly flies.
  9. For a Good Time, Call...
    The most adorably filthy movie you may ever see.
  10. The Good Doctor
    Bloom's watchfulness and brittle seriousness anchors The Good Doctor, even as it wanders away from reality and into its own bizarre world.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Little Birds
    The imagery is consistently striking and the themes, if well-worn, do often ring true.
  12. The Day
    Towards the end, you might find yourself thinking, "Well, this could have been worse." And you'll mean it as a compliment.
  13. Lawless
    The action is, overall, as exciting as the primary performances are impressive.
  14. The Victim
    This is the kind of junky, hard-to-watch thriller that apologists claim is part of a long line of tough, grindhouse-style thrillers, but which is actually just amateurish gristle.
  15. Somewhere Between
    As this strong, moving documentary shows, for those who came to the U.S., reconnecting to their culture and blood relatives can result in a generation of young people who feel "somewhere between" Chinese and American. They're never fully one or the other, but in the best cases can feel part of both.
  16. Wild Horse, Wild Ride
    This gorgeous-looking documentary is crying out to be remade as a family film feature.
  17. Premium Rush
    The actors click into high gear, and Premium Rush delivers.
  18. Little White Lies
    The boat rides and picnics we're privy to are an enjoyable way to get to a bittersweet conclusion. Yet it's hard not to feel like we've taken this trip before.
  19. Sleepwalk with Me
    Birbiglia is a great storyteller, but not a natural actor. Matt should really be played by someone with more skill - and by someone in his 20s, rather than a 33-year-old who pretends to be in his 20s by acting as clueless as possible.
  20. The Revenant
    By the middle of the second hour, you'll be wishing a zombie would just chomp off your head to end the pain.
  21. General Education
    As generic and forgettable as its title, this half-hearted attempt at a teen comedy feels like a term paper you might buy online: poorly written and cribbed from a million other sources.
  22. Samsara
    Oddly, there isn't as much originality as you'd expect from a global search for meaning.
  23. Teddy Bear
    Kold single-handedly carries the film, with his quietly powerful portrayal of a gentle soul in a giant's body.
  24. Hit and Run
    Sadly, Hit & Run, for as much sporadic fun and genuine heart it has, runs out of gas. But it's not for lack of trying, and that counts for something.
  25. Why Stop Now
    This comic drama tries too hard to serve up a slice of manic life, but Eisenberg, along with Tracy Morgan and Isiah Whitlock Jr. as the affable druggies, provides some spark.
  26. Compliance
    Director Craig Zobel's indie, based on real cases, has a sharp psychological point and a can't-look-away quality even as it turns horrifically dark.
  27. Robot and Frank
    No one conveys late-life elegy and cool intellectual cunning like Langella.
  28. The Awakening
    This stately chiller owes a lot to 1960s British flicks like "The Innocents" and "The Haunting," but unfortunately heads towards cliches with every step.
  29. Cosmopolis
    There are plenty of ideas to gnaw on, given that Cronenberg has adapted Don DeLillo's intense novel of a New York on the verge of dystopian breakdown. But frustratingly bland work from lead Robert Pattinson results in an awfully watery stew.
  30. The Expendables 2
    "2" works harder to land punches, but when it does, it provides the kind of fun it's fan base hopes for. But expectations, and targets, are lower all around.
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