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For 4,176 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 70% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 27% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.2 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 68
Highest review score: 100 Hell or High Water
Lowest review score: 0 The Mangler
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,145 out of 4176
  2. Mixed: 682 out of 4176
  3. Negative: 349 out of 4176
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  1. The House of Mirth
    This is very much Anderson's film. The publication of the novel made Wharton's reputation. The release of The House of Mirth should do the same for Anderson.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  2. Cast Away
    Bold, ambitious -- and ambiguous.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  3. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
    Devilishly delightful.
  4. The Family Man
    Cage and Leoni make it offbeat.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  5. Miss Congeniality
    The makeover from ugly duckling to swan essentially replaces narrative catharsis.
  6. State and Main
    His (Mamet) direction is unobtrusive, unflashy, and always willing to allow the hilarious cast all the room it needs.
  7. Finding Forrester
    A rewarding exploration of the knotty and often contentious relationship between teacher and protege.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  8. The Gift
    At its heart, there's Blanchett, an actress whose instincts are unerring, and dead-on.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  9. What Women Want
    A winner.
  10. The Visit
    A spare and moving study of regret and redemption, marked with chilling truths about a life behind bars.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  11. Pollock
    It is a difficult and demanding movie, one that rewards the persevering moviegoer just as Pollock's difficult and demanding paintings ultimately reward the steadfast.
  12. The Emperor's New Groove
    Picks up speed as it goes along and the finale is frenzied and, well, cartoonish.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  13. Chocolat
    Too bad Chocolat isn't as seductive as its leading lady.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  14. Proof of Life
    Whatever romantic tension the film has is communicated in the coiled-spring performance by Crowe, one of the most remarkable actors working.
  15. Dungeons & Dragons
    Much of the dialogue is the silliest sort of fantasy mush, and a good deal of the picture appears to have been shot while the lighting guys were out to lunch.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  16. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    It is with gravity and levity and incomparable grace that Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon -- by light years the best movie of 2000.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  17. Spring Forward
    A little gem that's everything a fine independent film used to be.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  18. Boys Life 3
    Not up to the freshness and inventiveness of its predecessors.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  19. 102 Dalmatians
    The film, which is amiable, undemanding family holiday entertainment, is more a tribute to the astonishing skills of the dog trainers than anything else.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  20. Quills
    It's a work that preaches to the choir, and the song has been more subtly sung in better movies.
  21. Unbreakable
    Far-fetched and utterly humorless, with a literally tacked-on conclusion (yes, more text on the screen), the only thing that's surprising about Unbreakable is how lame it is.
  22. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
    It's a big stuffed turkey of a movie, just in time for the holidays.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  23. Bounce
    Roos introduces the possibility that perhaps two partials add up to the whole truth, and in so doing creates a provocative love story that sticks with you long after the credits roll.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  24. La bûche
    Suave, witty and wonderfully acted ensemble piece.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  25. The 6th Day
    There's no doubt that the formula for this kind of action film is showing its age.
    • Philadelphia Inquirer
  26. Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Rugrats II
    Remarkably poignant (and pungent) when it comes to child psychology.
  27. One Day in September
    Macdonald's film brilliantly telescopes the '70s, an era when every physical action had its equal and opposite political reaction.
  28. Little Nicky
    Full of kerplunkingly unfunny jokes and ex-"Saturday Night Live" cast members turning up to do shtick.
  29. Non-Stop
    Hip, stylish, funny.
  30. You Can Count on Me
    A small but moving film that gets the details right (life in a sleepy burg, sidewalk chats between old high school pals) and gets at the heart of human longing for family, for love.
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