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For 9,302 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 2.2 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: 5,160 out of 9302
  2. Mixed: 2,656 out of 9302
  3. Negative: 1,486 out of 9302
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  1. Simpatico
    A confounding and unsatisfying film.
  2. Stuart Little
    Doesn't quite measure up to the extraordinary sweetness of the classic children's book by E.B. White on which it is based. But then again, how could it?
  3. Topsy-Turvy
    Part of the appeal of Topsy-Turvy is its generosity about human folly and shortcomings. Its wistfulness is very touching.
  4. Anna and the King
    Before it runs off track--it does have some spectacular moments.
  5. Magnolia
    At times, Anderson may be too brilliant for his own good, and there is a risk that viewers will tire of the director's relentlessly prowling camera.
  6. The Cider House Rules
    Has that Dickensian spirit wherein simple acts of kindness can bring an audience close to tears.
  7. Cradle Will Rock
    Wildly ambitious, unwieldy epic.
  8. Miss Julie
    An arid, uninvolving film that suffers from Burrows' miscasting as the vain Julie.
  9. The War Zone
    One of the most impressive actor-to-filmmaker transitions in recent years.
  10. Diamonds
    Diamonds doesn't shine.
  11. Stir of Echoes
    Stir of Echoes is much more down and dirty (than "The Sixth Sense"), and the thrills are more visceral.
  12. The Green Mile
    Three hours of overstatement and schmaltz.
  13. Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
    The lowdown on Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Rob Schneider's first starring role, is that it is. Lowdown, that is.
  14. Agnes Browne
    Floats along on the strength of its writing and supporting cast.
  15. Holy Smoke
    If this is an example of Australian live-and-let- live, it is very likable.
  16. The End of the Affair
    Its impression lingers in the mind, giving the film a longer half-life than it would otherwise deserve.
  17. Sweet and Lowdown
    The best reason in years to reconsider (Woody Allen).
  18. A Map of the World
    Sigourney Weaver is so daring and amazing, her veracity is at times painful to behold.
  19. Flawless
    Contrived and overly schematic, but De Niro and Hoffman are such good actors that it never slips into pat sentiment.
  20. Tumbleweeds
    Bound by mother-daughter ties that are complex, touching, ultimately so powerful they yield the kind of tearful joy rarely experienced at the movies.
  21. End of Days
    Not a campy film, but it revels in extremes, and has the same sort of appeal.
  22. Ride with the Devil
    For fans of Westerns, the film may have particular appeal. Its period gear and garb and galloping horses are major attractions
  23. Toy Story 2
    The most entertaining movie of the year. Funny and action-packed, it's also got that rare thing, heart.
  24. The World Is Not Enough
    A thoroughly satisfying, completely entertaining film that's also, rather surprisingly, an emotionally full experience.
  25. All About My Mother
    No one else makes movies like this Spanish director.
  26. Sleepy Hollow
    A film with no theatrical core and no integrity in the writing, acting or storytelling.
  27. 42: Forty Two Up
    This is an amazing record of a group of lives -- and probably more resonant than anyone could have imagined when the project began.
  28. Mansfield Park
    Intelligence and beauty -- and teasing romance -- shape Mansfield Park into a gorgeous, enchanting experience.
  29. Liberty Heights
    Has integrity, but the way he bends his tale to make a statement is overly deliberate.
  30. Anywhere But Here
    Sarandon and Portman work beautifully -- together, negotiating a range of emotional keys that blend comedy and drama in the same moment.
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