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For 9,316 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 52% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 46% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 63
Highest review score: 100 Mansfield Park
Lowest review score: 0 Speed 2: Cruise Control
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5,171 out of 9316
  2. Mixed: 2,659 out of 9316
  3. Negative: 1,486 out of 9316
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    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Bustin' Down the Door
    Falls victim to some surfing cliches.
  2. No Regret
    A romantic drama that also offers smart commentary on class and economic differences.
  3. American Teen
    Shows how a documentary can be as moving and suspenseful as the best narrative feature.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    CSNY/Déjà Vu
    The documentary seems equally divisive. Like most of Young's recent work, it's scattered and unsubtle.
  5. Boy A
    Boy A will rivet you while raising issues about forgiveness and just who deserves it.
  6. The Dark Knight
    An action blockbuster extravaganza that's sadder than sad and never pretends otherwise.
  7. Mamma Mia!
    Mamma Mia! is fun, the music's terrific and the cast is appealing.
  8. Transsiberian
    In the riveting Transsiberian, a train of that name adds international intrigue to the mix.
  9. Before I Forget
    A film one can admire, but it is not "likable," per se, nor does its director wish it to be.
  10. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
    The talented fantasy filmmaker and heir to the "Lord of the Rings" throne gets the tone right throughout Hellboy 2, and the hip retro charm alone is enough to merit recommendation.
  11. Journey to the Center of the Earth
    A legit action movie.
  12. Meet Dave
    Isn't likely to win Murphy another Oscar nomination, but it allows him to do what he does best - loads of physical comedy.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    A Man Named Pearl
    A pleasant but mild-mannered experience.
  14. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
    With a subject like Roman Polanski, you don't really need to do much to capture audience interest. But maybe that's the reason Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired doesn't live up to its promise.
  15. Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
    The film is thorough and entertaining. It's enthusiastic about his contributions, but it's no hagiography, and it serves as both a celebration and a cautionary tale.
  16. Kabluey
    Eventually comes into its own as a wacky commentary on the state of America in the fifth year of the Iraq war.
  17. The Wackness
    When it's good, it's good, and when it fails, it's still clear what Levine was trying to do.
    • San Francisco Chronicle
    • 82 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Tell No One
    It just does everything really well: perfect pacing, lovely camera work, spot-on acting and an ingenious plot.
  19. Hancock
    More intelligent than most summer blockbusters and features at its center a thought-out and committed performance by Will Smith. But in the end it's merely ALMOST good.
  20. Finding Amanda
    Finding Amanda is a minor movie for Broderick, but considering where it takes him, it's understandable why he took the role.
  21. WALL-E
    In the moment, it's intermittently transcendent, heartrending and beautiful ... and busy, repetitious and boring.
  22. Wanted
    Either a go-for-broke action movie or a sick, sick movie for a sick, sick public.
  23. Trumbo
    Trumbo is welcome just to bear witness to the severe consequences meted out to one man who dared to do the right thing.
  24. Elsa y Fred
    Worth seeing just to admire how Argentine writer-director Marcos Carnevale avoids so much as a whiff of condescension.
  25. The Last Mistress
    Breillat is inviting us to really look at sex as it occurs in life, and to engage with it mentally, as a driving mystery of human existence.
  26. Full Grown Men
    A poignant, quirky and effective alternative to the usual soulless, computer-generated summer fare.
  27. Get Smart
    Remaking Get Smart for the big screen might have sounded like a bad idea, but the movie shows it to have been something else: a REALLY bad idea.
  28. The Love Guru
    A disappointment, but it's not a disaster, and that's at least something.
  29. Brick Lane
    Has beautiful scenery and some enjoyable moments but leaves the viewer feeling the need to find the book to get the rest of the story.
  30. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
    Much as she did in "Little Miss Sunshine," Breslin imbues Kit with joy.
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