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For 12,897 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 51% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 45% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.7 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 62
Highest review score: 100 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lowest review score: 0 Dirty Love
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6,604 out of 12897
  2. Mixed: 5,128 out of 12897
  3. Negative: 1,165 out of 12897
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  1. Hard Candy
    To pull this kind of thing off you need exceptional performances, and the two leads rise commandingly to the challenge. Wilson, best known for his work in the screen version of "The Phantom of the Opera" and HBO's "Angels in America," keeps his true colors effectively muted throughout the bulk of their face-off, but it is Page who astonishes.
  2. Water
    Exquisite storytelling, acting and visuals.
  3. A Prairie Home Companion
    Not since Woody Allen's "Radio Days" has anyone created such a cinematic Valentine to the wonderfully imaginative medium of radio as A Prairie Home Companion.
  4. Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
    An affectionate and intimate celebration of the acclaimed troubadour in stirring music and words.
  5. World Trade Center
    This is a film of terrific selectivity. By focusing on two of the few who did survive the collapse, the film achieves emotional power and an uplifting ending.
  6. Brothers of the Head
    A work of terrific imagination, visceral punch and gothic beauty.
  7. Lassie
    A heartwarming and moving adventure that does excellent justice to the classic character.
  8. The Ground Truth
    Foulkrod's film is not about taking a political side, though it is clear she is strongly opposed to the war in Iraq. Her focus instead is on the dehumanizing of eager young men and their transformation into killing machines.
  9. Jackass Number Two
    It didn't seem possible, but Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Wee Man and company might just have cooked up a sequel that's even wilder, funnier, extra-depraved and more gag-inducing than the seemingly incomparable "Jackass the Movie."
  10. Little Children
    Providing richness of detail and metaphor, elegantly blueprinted themes and impressive mastery of a constantly shifting tone, Little Children does just that. It is a deeply satisfying film.
  11. 49 Up
    Michael Apted's landmark films documenting the lives of a disparate group of Brits in seven-year intervals have always been fascinating from a sociological perspective. But the latest installment proves that they are undeniably brilliant cinematically as well.
  12. Infamous
    Infamous gives you the unique opportunity to see how two sets of filmmakers can take exactly the same story, make extremely tough though different choices in emphasis and tone and achieve brilliant movies.
  13. The Ritchie Boys
    A fascinating documentary with a high entertainment quotient thanks to the fact that the film's surviving subjects prove to be some of the most articulate, not to mention wittiest, octogenarians around.
  14. Sweet Land
    Demonstrating a mastery of the medium that belies his status as a first-time feature filmmaker, writer-director Ali Selim has crafted in Sweet Land a tale of pure Americana that speaks both to the immigrant experience and the nature of love.
  15. Flushed Away
    Delicious slapstick, droll wit and terrific characters make Aardman's first venture in CG cartooning a great success.
  16. Volver
    It's very difficult to mesh fantasy with reality, but with great charm and a light touch, Almodovar shows exactly how it should be done.
  17. For Your Consideration
    The outrageously hilarious For Your Consideration was well worth the wait. Again delivered with comic precision by Guest's crack repertory company, his patented brand of parody takes affectionate but deadly aim at its awards buzz mania target and the results aren't just funny, they're face-hurting funny.
  18. Off the Black
    Like a good pitcher, Trevor Morgan varies his emotions and perfectly grooves his role as the high-school star. Huffing and puffing, Nolte plops around with brilliant finesse, smartly exposing this frustrated old ballplayer's inside strength and fears.
  19. Black Book
    It succeeds on almost all fronts. The epic film is a high-octane adventure rooted in fact with a raft of arresting characters, big action sequences and twists and turns galore.
  20. Ten Canoes
    In telling this ancient story with style and humor, de Heer and his Aboriginal collaborators promote cultural understanding and acceptance by stealth, if you will.
  21. Sicko
    Michael Moore intelligently, comically and incisively diagnoses and calls for the treatment of a sick U.S. health care system.
  22. Live Free or Die Hard
    It's simply old-school stunts and movie magic.
  23. Transformers
    Transformers is a wet dream for fanboys, with vehicles that whiz and whir into alien robots, spectacular sci-fi stunt chases, glistening military hardware, overheated computer software and brainy, hot girls who love Popular Mechanics.
  24. Rescue Dawn
    Christian Bale plays Dieter Dengler and this is one of the actor's most complex and compelling performances.
  25. The Devil Came on Horseback
    An unnervingly powerful picture of atrocity.
  26. In the Shadow of the Moon
    The value of this film, not just to moviegoers today but to future generations, is simply enormous.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Eastern Promises
    Cronenberg and screenwriter Steve Knight masterfully orchestrate an atmosphere of danger and dread for a descent into an underworld inhabited by the Russian mafia in London.
  28. In the Valley of Elah
    A deeply reflective, quietly powerful work that is as timely as it is moving.
  29. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
    Pungently atmospheric, brilliantly textured and featuring superb performances from every performer in parts big and small.
  30. Margot at the Wedding
    Noah Baumbach has followed up his acclaimed 2005 breakthrough "The Squid and the Whale" with another wryly observed, giddily cringe-inducing, bracingly original winner.
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