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For 1,617 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 57% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 40% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.7 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 67
Highest review score: 100 Children of a Lesser God
Lowest review score: 0 Down to You
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 952 out of 1617
  2. Mixed: 532 out of 1617
  3. Negative: 133 out of 1617
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  1. Autumn Tale
    Will be remembered as a vintage Rohmer harvest.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Illuminata
    The true strength of the film lies in its vast ensemble of actors.
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  3. The Iron Giant
    This is not exactly standard children's fare, but kids (and their parents) should be smitten by its wit and wisdom.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Sixth Sense
    Although the film occasionally descends into mawkishness, Shyamalan is skilled at bringing the tension to excruciating heights.
  5. Runaway Bride
    It's not just that the movie is formulaic; it's disingenuous. It relies on Roberts's smile to erase all misgivings. But all the stardust in the world can't disguise the fact that this is more package than picture.
  6. Deep Blue Sea
    Deep Blue Sea gives good rush -- earning its stripes as one terrific junk movie.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Inspector Gadget
    There's something for everyone in this 70-minute special effects frolic, and lovers of the cartoon will find the movie relatively faithful to its animated predecessor.
  8. Drop Dead Gorgeous
    The crude humor in Drop Dead Gorgeous does not have a moral point to it. It's just crude.
  9. The Haunting
    The more the computer-generated images take over, the sillier The Haunting gets. By the end, the computers have chased all the scares away.
  10. Eyes Wide Shut
    If some nagging sense of anachronism, a bit too much Freudian Vienna in his postmodern New York, prevents Eyes Wide Shut from being at the top of his list, Kubrick's 13th and last film is his most humane.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Blair Witch Project
    A fairy tale reminding us that childhood fears are deep and tangled as tree roots.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Lake Placid
    A "croc" of nonsense.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Arlington Road
    Arlington Road does a nice job of keeping things speculative enough to remain interesting.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    American Pie
    A surprisingly earnest and cautionary movie, careful to attract female viewers and not freak parents out too badly.
  15. Summer of Sam
    A thick stew of sex, violence and suspicion, Lee's movie -- spiked up with a virtually nonstop soundtrack -- definitely has the power to jangle your nerves.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Wild Wild West
    A mish-mash of special effects, tasteless comedy and pointless action.
  17. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut
    Every bit as tasteless, irreverent, silly and smart as the Comedy Central cartoon that catapulted creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone into the Hollywood catbird seat.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Dinner Game
    Manages to maintain its humor and energy until the final scene.
  19. Big Daddy
    Just because Sandler's Sonny makes little sense as an actual human being doesn't mean he won't make you laugh.
  20. Tarzan
    It's a swirling, fluid retelling of the tale that packs an impressive cargo of laughs, thrills and wonders into a watertight 88 minutes.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The General's Daughter
    The General's Daughter purports to be a serious examination of the seedy underbelly of military life, but one has the uneasy sensation that it simply wants to show as much of it on screen as possible.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Run Lola Run
    With her Doc Martens and her spiky, fire-engine hair, Franka Potente makes a perfect Lola. Like the film itself, her tough, flashy exterior cloaks a warm emotional center.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    An Ideal Husband
    Beautifully appointed, fairly bursting with splendid sets and divine costumes, but it ultimately fails to capture the essence of Wilde's airy wit.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
    If it all seems a bit dizzying, it is, but there's plenty to enjoy.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Buena Vista Social Club
    The film is short on biographical details and the history of the music, and long on impressions of the musicians' character and motivations.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Notting Hill
    Adorable, if uneven, romantic comedy.
  27. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
    All the state-of-the-art technology in the world is no help to an actor saddled with Lucas's tinny dialogue.
  28. A Midsummer Night's Dream
    Uneven but spunkily energetic movie.
  29. Tea with Mussolini
    These actresses are always worth seeing in just about anything, as is Tuscany. Together they are able to make up for the meandering plot and lack of dramatic oomph.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Mummy
    This remake is like a live-action cartoon: all brio and no brains.
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