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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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    • 60 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Body of War
    Joins the growing mass of excellent, disturbing and achingly sad documentaries about the Iraq conflict.
  2. Young@Heart
    A liberating experience.
  3. Meduzot
    The scale is small, but Jellyfish has deep currents.
  4. Leatherheads
    It exudes goodwill and high spirits, occasionally makes you feel really good, and yet here and there and in some definite ways, it kinda sorta stinks.
  5. My Blueberry Nights
    Wildly romantic.
  6. Nim's Island
    Exhilarating and enchanting family picture. It's the best I've seen this year and highly recommended for girls and for boys, too.
  7. Shine a Light
    An exhilarating documentary.
  8. Water Lilies
    Everything in Water Lilies is more guarded, more complex and far more interesting than it seems.
  9. Tuya's Marriage
    Though a heartbreaking film, there are certainly moments of quirky humor.
  10. Flawless
    Flawless is a fictional tale, but something in director Michael Radford's conscientious, methodical presentation gives it the feeling of true history.
  11. Run, Fatboy, Run
    Filled with moments that will make you smile.
  12. 21
    A movie with an irresistible premise that ultimately collapses around the whole issue of motivation. Until it does, this is a thoroughly entertaining picture.
  13. Chapter 27
    An uncomfortable ride.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Cool School
    Takes its title from an early Artforum article that described the sleek aesthetic of the then-new Southern California art.
  15. My Brother Is an Only Child
    A provocative character study and portrait of the times.
  16. Priceless
    Stop laughing long enough, and you'll see that it's a picture about compromised lives and love for sale. But no one who watches Priceless will stop laughing for that long.
  17. Stop-Loss
    Clearly, Peirce's motives are pure. She's not using the "stop-loss" issue as a wedge to make the government or the administration look bad. She's using it to dramatize an injustice and to advocate on behalf of the soldiers.
  18. Backseat
    Almost gets its right.
  19. Alexandra
    In the hands of visionary filmmaker Alexander Sokurov, this simple material makes for a haunting drama about war, generational relationships and the human condition.
  20. Shotgun Stories
    An austere rural landscape, festering hatred, class tensions, terse dialogue - these are common currency in indie movies these days. Shotgun Stories uses them all, but manages to stand out from the crowd.
  21. Drillbit Taylor
    Another dreadful, not-funny Owen Wilson movie, in which Wilson is the best thing.
  22. The Grand
    The performers don't really seem at the top of their game here.
  23. The Hammer
    Nothing groundbreaking, but there's an easy charm in the movie.
  24. Shelter
    Features a superb performance in the lead role, a strong supporting cast, very good cinematography and, most of all, emotional authenticity.
  25. Meet the Browns
    There are a few laughs and some touching moments, but nothing you couldn't get by watching episodes of "Good Times" and "Little House on the Prairie" back to back.
    • 37 Metascore
    • 38 Critic Score
    Shutter
    Fans of J-horror (for Japan, where the genre was born; its conventions have since spread to South Korea and Thailand) will find Shutter familiar; others may just doze.
  27. Boarding Gate
    Call it a victory of conviction over substance, but when Argento is onscreen, you look at her - not because she's good, but because she's there in a way nobody else is.
  28. Love Songs
    A surprisingly joyous musical.
  29. Planet B-Boy
    Infectiously energetic.
  30. Irina Palm
    Sam Garbarski's use of slow-motion shots is pretentious, and he paces the film too slowly. But he captures the seedy side of London, giving you a feel for Soho during the day when sunshine exposes a cheap gaudiness.
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