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For 1,847 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 66% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 32% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.6 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 68
Highest review score: 100 Asteroid City
Lowest review score: 0 The Divergent Series: Insurgent
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,361 out of 1847
  2. Mixed: 317 out of 1847
  3. Negative: 169 out of 1847
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  1. Crazy Heart
    What makes this low-key movie memorable are the pitch-perfect performances.
  2. The Lovely Bones
    Yet so much about The Lovely Bones is so skillfully orchestrated, from the chillingly methodical villainy to the thrillingly paced manhunt, we can accept that we're in the hands of a higher power.
  3. Invictus
    What makes it special is Eastwood's ability to artfully and concisely tell a story, and Morgan Freeman's wonderfully understated turn as South African President Nelson Mandela.
  4. A Single Man
    In a movie of murky surfaces and deep loneliness, the redemptive surprise of A Single Man is how it becomes a clear endorsement of the Buddy System.
  5. Brothers
    As a melodrama, Brothers is passable entertainment. But the film squanders the opportunity to meaningfully portray the impact of war on American lives.
  6. Up in the Air
    Up in the Air may not end up as the best picture -- that will be decided by the Academy -- but it has landed in the middle of the discussion because it's laser-focused and right on time.
  7. Serious Moonlight
    It's a pleasure to watch Ryan resurrect her trademark persona, a mix of perkiness and pique, as she flounces around the room. But it's shaded with a middle-age desperation that's half real and half chick-flick shtick.
  8. Everybody's Fine
    What's finest about Everybody's Fine is to watch a good fella groping hopefully toward old age.
  9. The Last Station
    As they build up steam, two powerful actors keep us wondering whether this train is bound for war or peace.
  10. The Road
    The Road has the signposts of an important film, but it lacks the diversions of an inviting trip.
  11. The Princess and the Frog
    It's a worthy cause and an honorable film, the first full-length Disney cartoon with an African-American heroine. But without a strong story, it's a case of one step forward and two steps back.
  12. Ninja Assassin
    This amateurish action flick is so lacking in personality or punch, it ought to be titled "V for Video Store Discount Bin."
  13. Old Dogs
    Old Dogs is so oafish, when it tosses us a biscuit, it feels like we've been smacked with a newspaper.
  14. Me and Orson Welles
    The difference between McKay and Efron is like the difference between a Broadway spectacular and a high school musical.
  15. Planet 51
    This movie, which was made by an animation studio in Spain, isn't trying to make a social statement; it speaks in the international language of lightweight comedy.
  16. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
    May be one of the most fun-free, angst-ridden teens we've seen on the big screen in a long time.
  17. The Blind Side
    Michael as a character is defined almost solely by his helplessness and gratitude. He's as lovable as a lost puppy, but a more perceptive movie than The Blind Side would have let us see him from another angle.
  18. Broken Embraces
    Broken Embraces is stylish and sly, an engaging exercise that gives us less than meets the eye.
  19. Red Cliff
    We are reminded: War is hell. But at their best, war movies can be cool and beautiful.
  20. 2012
    This long, ludicrous soap opera is also a mighty spectacle, a new standard in disengaged destruction.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Fantastic Mr. Fox
    Most of all, it’s a magical feat, one that turns puppets into personalities and an English meadow into Anderson’s world.
  22. The Messenger
    The Messenger is the debut film of writer and director Oren Moverman, but it's worldly wise, with two well-rounded characters.
  23. Oh My God
    More benevolent than Bill Maher's snarky flick "Religulous" and a heaven-sent affirmation of our common humanity.
  24. Pirate Radio
    It's a calculated crowd-pleaser that skims over the surface of the era like a cruise-ship production of "American Graffiti."
  25. William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
    Ultimately, William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe is a defense, not a prosecution, and the principal witness remains a shining star.
  26. Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
    Although Precious is based on a novel, it's an act of truth-telling on behalf of a character in hellish enslavement.
  27. The Fourth Kind
    Technically proficient enough to keep us intrigued; but we shouldn't have to Google a movie to know if we were scared.
  28. A Christmas Carol
    It's eerie rather than wondrous.
  29. The Men Who Stare at Goats
    This jam-packed picture is too zippily scripted and edited to get stuck in message mode, yet the stellar cast achieves a rare harmonic convergence.
  30. Astro Boy
    It's zippy, and the movie version has both a computerized sheen and handcrafted detailing. Because the details are cribbed from classics, parents can enjoy this 'toon as much as their kids.
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