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For 4,652 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 36% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1 point higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 66
Highest review score: 100 Arrival
Lowest review score: 0 A Hole in My Heart
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,348 out of 4652
  2. Mixed: 845 out of 4652
  3. Negative: 459 out of 4652
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  1. The Blind Side
    In a head-to-head comparison, one would be hard-pressed not to declare that "Precious" is the better film - it makes fewer compromises and doesn't shy from showing the true ugliness only hinted at in this movie, but The Blind Side is more accessible. It's easier to digest. In the end, both films tell stories of triumph over adversity - a category of drama that uplifts while offering a dollop of social commentary.
  2. The Color Purple
    The 2023 The Color Purple is a handsomely mounted motion picture and there are fleeting moments when it touches magic.
  3. North Country
    Stirring and emotionally forceful.
  4. The Life of David Gale
    The picture is neither flawless nor foolproof, but it's smart and tight enough to keep audiences off-balance and entertained for the running length.
  5. The Hangover
    For a viewer in the mood for something rude, crude, and lewd, it would be difficult to find a more satisfying food.
  6. Jack the Giant Slayer
    Jack the Giant Slayer is an enjoyable fantasy/adventure whose magic is partially undermined by marginal 3-D.
  7. How Stella Got Her Groove Back
    For once, with How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Hollywood offers a love story that concentrates on the simple nuances of the romance rather than smothering us in an overly- melodramatic narrative featuring old boyfriends, jealousy, and hard-to-swallow misunderstandings.
  8. The Boys in the Boat
    Offering inspiration in both the truth of its basis and the way in which it is presented, The Boys in the Boat is an antidote to the pervasive cynicism of the modern era.
  9. King Richard
    The movie as a whole isn’t about moments but a synthesis of all the factors that enriched the girls’ tennis DNA. Regardless of how much is true, how much has been softened and reshaped to suit the movie’s perspective, and how much is fabricated, the end result is compelling drama with top-notch performances and a feel-good denouement.
  10. Flushed Away
    It's better than 90% of the animated fare of the last few years. It's refreshing not to have to qualify the movie's appeal by appending the words, "for the kids."
  11. In the Heart of the Sea
    The biggest problem with In the Heart of the Sea is its episodic nature. Especially during the post-sinking saga, things don’t flow smoothly.
  12. Buffalo '66
    Gallo's script is quirky and filled with a number of hilariously strange comic moments.
  13. Capitalism: A Love Story
    Vintage Moore, which means that it will enthrall many and enrage an equal number of viewers.
  14. The Chorus
    Heartfelt, but not to the degree that it becomes cloying.
  15. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
    Yankovic understands and takes to heart the maxim of never letting the facts get in the way of a good story.
  16. Vacancy
    For the most part, this movie hits the right notes and gives its audience a dose of white-knuckle tension.
  17. The Danish Girl
    There’s an inevitability about The Danish Girl being well received by critics and at awards ceremonies. This is, after all, a movie with a strong social message about tolerance and inclusivity. Dramatically, however, it’s a mixed bag.
  18. Married Life
    Chris Cooper, the consummate professional, has no trouble making viewers feel sympathy for a potential killer.
  19. Jackie Brown
    Tarantino keeps things moving along nicely, with a heavier dose of humor and less violence than in Pulp Fiction, but, on the whole, this movie seems more like the work of one of his wannabes than something from the director himself.
  20. Oz the Great and Powerful
    It's familiar enough to be comfortable but not so familiar that it feels worn and repetitive.
  21. I Heart Huckabees
    A lot of people are going to describe it as a waste of time, yet there's a likeability to the quirky characters that held my interest while tickling my funny bone.
  22. Shrek Forever After
    Although Shrek Forever After is not as funny or as impudent is its great-grandparent, some of its comedic jabs land solid blows to the funny bone.
  23. A Time to Kill
    Then again, it's worth noting that this Hollywood production is actually saying something, rather than just churning out eye-popping special effects while relying on a regurgitated plot.
  24. Sling Blade
    The narrative is little more than a flimsy envelope -- it's the men and women who are sealed within that make Sling Blade worth watching.
  25. The Hunger Games
    The Hunger Games represents the best first book adaptation of any of the three series. It surpasses Christopher Columbus' "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone" by a whisker and Catherine Hardwicke's "Twilight" by considerably more than that.
  26. Possession
    Compelling material, especially for those who believe that the lives and loves of the dead can impact the trajectory of the existences of the living.
  27. Pineapple Express
    The humor in this movie is smart enough that even a moderate level of intoxication or inebriation is not necessary to enjoy it.
  28. Gifted
    Director Marc Webb brings the same kind of deft craftmanship for drama and low-key humor that he exhibited in "500 Days of Summer" and the result is emotionally true and dramatically solid.
  29. Star Trek Into Darkness
    The special effects are first rate - not always the case with Star Trek movies, although Abrams has been given a budget the likes of which directors Nicholas Meyer, Leonard Nimoy, and William Shatner would have salivated over.
  30. Polina
    The film conveys energy, color, and movement from start to finish, irrespective of whether Polina is dancing, bartending, or trying to catch a few moments of sleep in a laundromat.
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