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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. East Is East
    Mixes broad humor with a surprisingly subtle portrait of a family pulled in a bewildering variety of directions.
  2. Commune
    The only famous person in the film, actor Peter Coyote, is an eloquent spokesman, but he was only a visitor to Black Bear; the stars are the full-timers, and their willingness to share their rich and sometimes painful memories is captivating.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    In the Line of Fire
    The result is a finely tuned suspense thriller, though executives who have recently laid off trained killers may experience some discomfort.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Heart Like a Wheel
    The film is marred by a lackluster narrative, failing to inspire or move us in any way, but there's no denying Bedelia's beautifully nuanced performance.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The Panic in Needle Park
    Supposedly a no-holds-barred look at the seamy heroin subculture, The Panic in Needle Park is really little more than a boring romance between two dullards intercut with close-ups of filthy needles being jabbed into scarred veins.
  6. Gods and Monsters
    Witty and beautifully textured.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 100 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    Golden Door
    Sicilian-born filmmaker Emanuele Crialese takes a huge leap forward from his pretty but simplistic "Respiro" with this highly original, startlingly beautiful and emotionally resonant film.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Suspicion
    Suspicion is so grimly powerful that its Hollywood-style happy ending has infuriated audiences for years.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    A Good Baby
    Grim tale of good and evil.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 50 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    Liam
    For what amounts to a fairly sentimental glance backward, the film is oddly styled; Andrew Dunn (who also shot the baroque "Monkeybone") favors oblique angles and lighting worthy of an Italian horror movie.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    Little Otik
    Wickedly funny, deeply disturbing, live-action retelling of an old Czech folktale.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    In the Realms of the Unreal
    The result is an astonishingly complex, striking original portrait of an artist whose deeply personal art, intended for no one but God and himself, demands to be treated on its own terms.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    Go
    A dark and edgy teen comedy that's also one of the most excitingly unpredictable American comedies since "Pulp Fiction."
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Dressed to Kill
    All dressed up with no script to go, but a feverish nerve jangler nonetheless.
  15. Bridge to Terabithia
    Parents should be warned that the novel ventures into some emotionally dark territory that could be upsetting to very young or sensitive children, and might want to consider reading and discussing the book together before seeing the film.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    The Heart of the Game
    Serrill wisely divides his film into chapters according to year, which helps structure the story's natural repetitiveness.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Daughters of Darkness
    One of the best of many early 1970s vampire movies inspired by Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla, Daughters of Darkness is remarkable not only for its eroticism, but for Kumel's stunning visual style, reminiscent of that of Josef von Sternberg.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Hollywood Shuffle
    Rarely has a film so ineptly directed produced so much intentional laughter.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    The Dish
    The cast is wonderful, the soundtrack features a well-chosen array of bouncy period pop tunes, and Graeme Wood's cinematography makes the most of the stately beauty of the dish itself.
  20. The Hurricane
    The material is inherently compelling and anchored by Washington's performance.
  21. Billy Elliot
    An exhilarating, funny and deeply sad story of growing pains that works on two levels; it's a feel-good story that quietly undermines the notion of gain without loss.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Mauvais Sang
    Though the storyline moves in unconvincing fits and starts, Carax gets good performances from his hip young stars.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Reviewed by
      Ken Fox
    The Keys to the House
    Even more astonishing that the superb acting is the simple fact that director Gianni Amelio has managed to craft a touching tale of a father reunited with his disabled son without the slightest whiff of sentimentality.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Muppet Movie
    Cute without being insipid, funny without being childish, The Muppet Movie contains enough magic to please all ages.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Rescuers
    The voices are all well suited to the characters, and the film is a delight for children as well as adults who appreciate good animation and brisk storytelling.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Intermezzo: A Love Story
    Appealingly Continental in look and style, Intermezzo continually verges on soap, but is redeemed by carefully calibrated performances and Ratoff's loving direction.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
    Split into two sequences, this feature-length cartoon is one of Disney's finest efforts, with attention paid to every animated detail.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Last American Hero
    Well written and subtly directed, The Last American Hero concentrates on the human elements of the story without becoming overly sentimental.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Days of Wine and Roses
    Edwards's direction was smooth and neither he nor Miller ever took a stance or moralized. They just showed what it was like to be an alcoholic in the 1960s and let the audience draw its own conclusions.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Vixen!
    What really makes Vixen work is the performance of Erica Gavin in the title role. Equally popular with both male and female viewers, Vixen is a take-charge woman who gets what she wants. She's something rare in American movies, a woman in whom strong sexuality isn't paired with evil or some other major character weakness.
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