San Francisco Chronicle's Scores
- Movies
- TV
For 9,306 reviews, this publication has graded:
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52% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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46% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.1 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 63
| Highest review score: | Mansfield Park | |
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| Lowest review score: | Speed 2: Cruise Control |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 5,162 out of 9306
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Mixed: 2,658 out of 9306
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Negative: 1,486 out of 9306
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Peter Hartlaub
The more an audience member sees the beauty left in the Buddhist leader’s wake, the more it becomes clear that his influence has the power to continue generations beyond his passing.- San Francisco Chronicle
- Posted Jul 24, 2017
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Mick LaSalle
It’s fascinating to return to this movie after many years. [2024 Restored Version]- San Francisco Chronicle
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Walter Addiego
The Trip to Spain, perhaps isn’t quite up to the series’ opener (“The Trip,” 2010), it’s certainly a healthy cut above the second film (“The Trip to Italy,” 2014).- San Francisco Chronicle
- Posted Aug 16, 2017
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- Posted Oct 16, 2019
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Ruthe Stein
Deeply affecting, "Blade'' portrays an oddly elegant way of life that will soon be like the era in that other movie, "Gone With the Wind."- San Francisco Chronicle
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Walter Addiego
Because of age and illness, Varda is losing her sight, and Faces Places, which she co-directed, could be her last film. If so, she’s going out on a high note.- San Francisco Chronicle
- Posted Oct 25, 2017
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Mick LaSalle
So here’s the case of a movie that is, in every way, nothing special — except for the way it’s made and how it’s done.- San Francisco Chronicle
- Posted Oct 30, 2014
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G. Allen Johnson
He was so good at his job he was awarded an honorary knighthood by the British and the Iron Cross II by the Nazis. Talk about playing both sides!- San Francisco Chronicle
- Posted Nov 14, 2011
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Carla Meyer
The time spent establishing Jane’s and Corinne’s bond pays off by always keeping their scenes on the heartfelt side of maudlin.- San Francisco Chronicle
- Posted Sep 7, 2023
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Walter Addiego
A breezy account of a man whose obsession began early.- San Francisco Chronicle
- Posted Dec 15, 2011
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Walter Addiego
In general the film is so impressive that we can't leave the theater without wanting more.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Mick LaSalle
Basically, The Gunman is a movie that asks audiences to sympathize with the equivalent of Lee Harvey Oswald — that is, an Oswald who definitely did it. Oddly enough, it succeeds, partly because the moral climate it presents seems so confused, but mainly because of Penn’s particular aura of irascible integrity. He’s the most irritated action hero since Harrison Ford.- San Francisco Chronicle
- Posted Mar 19, 2015
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Jonathan Curiel
With this film, we see the Zinn who has changed thousands of lives with his work.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Jonathan Curiel
The most compelling reason to see this movie is the profile we get of the horrors of war.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Mick LaSalle
200 Cigarettes doesn't have a bad scene or a false note. The picture is a succession of pointed little moments, nicely written by Shana Larsen and acted with comic assurance and sensitivity.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Edward Guthmann
Get Shorty is exquisitely cast, with droll, well-nuanced performances.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Jonathan Curiel
Has a smart mix of things going for it, including a self-effacing sense of humor.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Klayman has already shown us Ai challenging the authorities on various fronts, most grippingly in a confrontation with the Chengdu police officer who had given him a potentially fatal head injury.- San Francisco Chronicle
- Posted Jul 26, 2012
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Walter Addiego
Sex is a persistent theme in the movie, and it’s handled forthrightly.- San Francisco Chronicle
- Posted Oct 18, 2017
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G. Allen Johnson
Despite its outlandish conceits, it is grounded in sisterhood. As bloody as it is, the pain the girls dish out to each other is nothing compared to the trauma they’ve experienced.- San Francisco Chronicle
- Posted Aug 22, 2023
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Mick LaSalle
It’s not a movie that will make you tired, but lack of ambition can sometimes be a strength. This is a comedy-thriller made simply to please in the moment, and it does, for almost every minute of its 100-minute running time.- San Francisco Chronicle
- Posted Feb 22, 2018
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Peter Hartlaub
It's that constant weirdness, coupled with Nicolas Cage's best performance in pretty much forever, that makes this depraved, sexually charged, over-the-top drama so much fun to watch.- San Francisco Chronicle
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Mick LaSalle
The Green Knight is a strange film — so out of step with current trends, so original in its conception, so willing to take its time and follow its own course — that it must be counted among the better films of 2021.- San Francisco Chronicle
- Posted Jul 29, 2021
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Chris Vognar
“Stories of Surrender” makes no pretense of telling the full Bono story. But it picks its spots with artful precision and with keen cinematic instincts.- San Francisco Chronicle
- Posted Jun 3, 2025
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Mick LaSalle
CODA is lovely. If you want to see a movie that will make you feel good, this is it.- San Francisco Chronicle
- Posted Aug 12, 2021
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Mick LaSalle
The Lady is a portrait in moral and physical courage, a sort of analysis of what constitutes greatness.- San Francisco Chronicle
- Posted Apr 13, 2012
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