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For 7,979 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 46% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 51% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 60
Highest review score: 100 Badlands
Lowest review score: 0 Terror Firmer
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,504 out of 7979
  2. Mixed: 3,561 out of 7979
  3. Negative: 914 out of 7979
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  1. Chopper
    Bana's performance is nothing short of electrifying.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Till the End of Time
    A post-WW II drama that would have been more effective if the US had not seen THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES. It suffered by comparison but had enough stuff to make it ring the cash registers.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Run Silent Run Deep
    The entire film, in fact, is one of the better submarine dramas ever made, tense and claustrophobic, with a minimum of dalliances back at the base (in defiance of the Hollywood dictum that no movie without a love interest can succeed).
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    The Hunting of the President
    This gripping documentary contends that some shockingly sleazy efforts to undermine Clinton's character and authority were very real.
  5. Criminal
    The remake is infinitely more entertaining if you haven't seen "Nine Queens" -- the details are different, but the surprises are the same and something of the first film's underlying darkness has been lost in translation.
  6. Tell Them Who You Are
    The last word on Haskell Wexler's career hasn't been spoken, but it's hard to imagine there's much more to say about him as a bad dad.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    Love! Valour! Compassion!
    It's all about as white and bourgeois as you can get, but the film does take a few risks, and some actually pay off.
  8. The Legend of Bagger Vance
    Some brilliant human moments do emerge, and there's nothing wrong with a reminder to live life in harmony, and not to beat yourself up.
  9. Dust
    The chaotic, brutal iconography of Italian Westerns is put to novel use in this time-traveling, self-referential, hugely ambitious story of American brothers.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Futureworld
    Although not so clever or original as its predecessor, Futureworld is effective.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Casualties of War
    Often hypnotic and perversely gripping, but falls apart during its final reel.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
    This entry has more overt humor than the other PHANTASMs, and some of it strays too far on the goofy side, but Coscarelli keeps the key plot and its attendant horrors anchored in commendable seriousness.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Lion King
    The film has some of Disney's most spectacular animation yet -- particularly in the wildebeest stampede -- and strong vocal performances, especially by skilled Broadway comedian Nathan Lane. However, it suffers from a curiously undeveloped story line.
  14. Festival Express
    The result is a vivid record of live acts whose rough-edged immediacy is an integral part of their appeal.
  15. Rick
    A deliciously bitter tale of lust and betrayal.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Stuart Saves His Family
    Often funny, darker than you'd expect, and firmly grounded in Franken's extensive experience of the 12-Step worldview.
  17. Meet the Parents
    The gross-out factor is surprisingly low, and the combination of Stiller and De Niro is inspired.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
    Based on an Ian Fleming book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was made in Britain for American consumption, but its magic works on kids and adults of any nationality.
  19. Ladies in Lavender.
    Its appeal lies in the powerhouse performances delivered by Dench and Smith.
  20. My Voyage to Italy
    An excellent guide to some of the highlights of post-World War II Italian cinema.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Terror Train
    Better than most in the slice-and-dice genre, Terror Train has a couple of decent performances from Ben Johnson and Jamie Lee Curtis, great photography from John Alcott (Barry Lyndon; The Shining), and some atmospheric direction from Roger Spottiswoode (Under Fire).
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    Pieces of April
    This gentle comedy marks the feature directing debut of writer Peter Hedges, a gifted writer who's perhaps best known for the screenplay based on his novel "What's Eating Gilbert Grape."
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi
    There's nothing unique about Zarhin's plot -- it's a standard coming-of-age tale with traces of "Good Will Hunting" -- but she portrays the intra-family dynamics with unusual honesty and accuracy.
  24. The Hillside Strangler
    Character actress Lin Shaye, usually relegated to grotesque supporting roles in mainstream comedies, is a revelation as Buono's embittered, cancer-ridden mother.
  25. March of the Penguins
    The penguins' matter-of-fact victory over some of the Earth's most punishing conditions is astonishing enough without the epic airs.
  26. All the Pretty Horses
    The movie's greatest liability is the familiarity of the material, much parodied since the glory days of John Ford. Unfortunately, Thornton's love for its iconography doesn't quite bring it to life.
  27. Gangster No. 1
    The movie's captivating details are all in the performances, from Foreman's barking-mad Taylor to Thewlis's smoothly sinister Freddie and Bettany/McDowell's hard-eyed gangster, an amoral bottom-feeder with an expedient streak of sadism.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Yentl
    Streisand is actually quite credible in her role and she elicits beautifully shaded performances from a large cast, particularly Patinkin and Irving.
  29. Brassed Off
    If you're in a triumph of the human spirit frame of mind, this is your cup of dark, sweet tea.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Tin Men
    Though much of the plot action is downright silly, Dreyfuss, DeVito, and Hershey offer wonderful performances, and director Levinson keeps things moving with some nice comic touches. As he did in his first film, Diner, Levinson again effectively uses a diner setting in which his characters are allowed to engage in some rambling but very funny dialogue.
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