The Hollywood Reporter's Scores
- Movies
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For 12,897 reviews, this publication has graded:
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51% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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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: | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | |
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| Lowest review score: | Dirty Love |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 6,604 out of 12897
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Mixed: 5,128 out of 12897
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Negative: 1,165 out of 12897
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Frank Scheck
Our Brand Is Crisis well demonstrates the international efficacy of the methods used to twice elect Bill Clinton. Unlike in "The War Room," the charismatic Carville makes but fleeting appearances in this docu, and it suffers as a result.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Michael Rechtshaffen
An audacious, highly contemporary psychological thriller, Sorry,Haters is the kind of audience provoker certain to elicit at least as many haters as admirers.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Ray Bennett
Brutal but believable, the film in some ways harks back to early Hollywood, when Jimmy Cagney or Richard Widmark played callow villains out of their depth in everyday life.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Frank Scheck
Strictly for the small-fry set, lacking the visual style, wit or imagination necessary to entice adult viewers.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Sheri Linden
Neither good nor so-bad-it's-good, Perry's odd oeuvre has an allure all its own.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Michael Rechtshaffen
There also are hints of Doug Liman and Tony Scott to be found in this hopped-up, bullet-riddled crime thriller, but while certain sequences pack an admitted visceral kick, the prevailing effect is one of utter overkill.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Confrontational, raw and always compelling, Little Fish is a film of rare power and conviction.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Frank Scheck
A worthy addition to the ever-growing canon of Holocaust-related films.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Sheri Linden
Feels padded in some places, truncated in others. It also feels too respectful, especially when its subject is such a deep thinker and questioner of authority.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Astonishingly powerful documentary about really, really hard work.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Michael Rechtshaffen
This crass drag of a dud at best manages to elicit just a couple of half-hearted chuckles over the course of its 80-minute allotment.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Michael Rechtshaffen
Disney may have written the book on live-action animal adventure stories, but it has been quite a while since there has been a chapter as terrific as Eight Below.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Sheri Linden
The film is, above all, a moving portrait of hurting souls, brought to life in compelling performances.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Kirk Honeycutt
The film deliberately works against most cinematic expectations.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Kirk Honeycutt
Everything today's young audiences are conditioned to want: incessant noise, jumpy editing, torrential music, shallow, overblown characters and sheer emptiness at its core. Imagine yourself trapped inside a two-hour video game, and you've got the Night Watch experience.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Kirk Honeycutt
Rock solid performances by up-and-coming German actress Julia Jentsch as Sophie and Alexander Held ("Downfall") as Mohr along with an excellent cast of supporting players insure that no one mistakes this for a lifeless docu-drama.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Sheri Linden
With the exception of a few unpredictable moments from Zooey Deschanel and Will Ferrell, Winter Passing finds only cliche as it reaches for profundity.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Frank Scheck
The film is an atmospheric and complex thriller that, while not quite living up to its thematic ambitions, more than sustains interest along the way.- The Hollywood Reporter
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While the experience may have been highly rewarding for its participants, viewers may be less than enthralled.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Michael Rechtshaffen
Margret and H.A. Rey's mischievous monkey makes his long-threatened leap to the big screen in Curious George, with much of the books' charm respectfully intact.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Michael Rechtshaffen
The plot's pretty lame, the dialogue is downright hokey, and the characters are a bore, but somehow Final Destination 3 (an oxymoron if there ever was one) still delivers a certain degree of over-the-top amusement.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Kirk Honeycutt
The amount of enjoyment one gets out of the Harrison Ford crime-action thriller Firewall depends on one's tolerance for watching thugs terrify an innocent family for most of the movie.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Michael Rechtshaffen
Even with the inspired choice of Steve Martin in the Clouseau role, this "Panther" picture is more bumbling and fumbling than the blissfully oblivious, accident-prone Inspector.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Michael Rechtshaffen
There's absolutely nothing fantastic or transporting about London, an endlessly ponderous relationship picture that also has zilch to do with the British city.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Duane Byrge
This smart, aesthetically understated concert film from Jonathan Demme will transport Young's legions of baby boomer fans back to the future, as 1969 re-invents itself in 2005 for Young.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Michael Rechtshaffen
A highly satisfying documentary tracking the hoop dreams of basketball bright light Sebastian Telfair as he made that rare leap from high school all-star to NBA draft pick.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Ray Bennett
The film is well worth seeing for its views of the parched wilderness of far-flung Brazil and its talkative depiction of an unlikely friendship.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Michael Rechtshaffen
While screenwriter Howard Himelstein and director Mike Barker have done a workable job of drawing the Wilde social satire out of the drawing room, the film never quite manages to travel at the same buoyant velocity as the acerbic wit.- The Hollywood Reporter
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Frank Scheck
Designed to capitalize on the title and premise of the original but offers little to those who fondly remember it.- The Hollywood Reporter
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