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For 11,478 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 46% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 52% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5.3 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 60
Highest review score: 100 Oppenheimer
Lowest review score: 0 Dolittle
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6,014 out of 11478
  2. Mixed: 3,069 out of 11478
  3. Negative: 2,395 out of 11478
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  1. The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
    This curious documentary is something rare, evincing opposites: It's both delightful and powerful.
  2. Keeping the Faith
    May be the most ruggedly decent film to come along in a couple of decades.
  3. East Is East
    An edgy, irreverent, thoroughly winning comedy.
  4. Notorious C.H.O.
    A raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted Korean American stand-up's "I'm the One That I Want."
  5. The Way Home
    Simple without being slight, and profoundly moving without dipping into mawkishness.
  6. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
    It testifies to art's vitality and endurance, despite its marketers' -- and sometimes even its makers' -- efforts to the contrary.
  7. Mansfield Park
    It isn't Austen, but it's delicious fun.
  8. Beautiful People
    The movie's devil-may-care freneticism is edgily amusing, almost liberating.
  9. Standing in the Shadows of Motown
    It's a thrill to listen to the seasoned survivors offering witty, evocative anecdotes about themselves and others.
  10. Interview with the Assassin
    Barry's deliberately unspectacular performance makes this even more powerful. He gives "Assassin" a disquieting authority.
  11. Personal Velocity: Three Portraits
    Embraces reality, humanity and compassion, as leavened by wisdom and wit.
  12. Tattoo
    Well acted, moodily shot and tautly written, this Tattoo may feel like you've seen some of it (or its ilk) before. Still, its haunting images get under the skin, leaving an indelible impression.
  13. The Caveman's Valentine
    An intriguing, visually startling murder mystery that showcases the virtuosity of Samuel L. Jackson.
  14. Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale
    He (Tobias) had a life, however, that was way off the charts in its unpredictability, and sharing it with him is fascinating.
  15. The Day I Became a Woman
    An episodic drama rich in sly humor and symbolic imagery.
  16. The Low Down
    A well-acted first effort written and directed by Jamie Thraves.
  17. One Night at McCool's
    First-time feature director Harald Zwart has a real flair for farce, and he keeps the outrageous high jinks of the script lively yet grounded in reality.
  18. Our Song
    It's more a collection of episodes that build to a complex, richly layered picture of these girls' lives. And the more time we spend with them, the more endearing they become.
  19. Chutney Popcorn
    Its easygoing, disarming air will endear it to its target audience, who will appreciate this movie as much for the lifestyle it depicts as its actual story.
  20. Happenstance
    Utterly delightful fable of romantic destiny.
  21. Maelstrom
    Sensual, funny and, in the end, very touching.
  22. The Son's Room
    A deceivingly simple film, one that grows in power in retrospect, as the cumulative impact of so many quiet moments makes itself felt.
  23. Lucky Break
    Apart from the deja vu all over again, Lucky Break is no worse a film than "Breaking Out," and "Breaking Out" was utterly charming.
  24. Sade
    What an amazing little film. God love the French. They make movies with ideas in them, other than: How many cars can we blow up?
  25. Bounce
    It's a love story, yes, but one whose sweetness is cut by honest performances, a sharply drawn supporting cast and a fairly serious, yet never self-pitying, tone.
  26. The Color of Paradise
    A heartbreaker, plain and simple.
  27. Elling
    Bighearted audience pleaser.
  28. Theeviravaathi: The Terrorist
    Extraordinarily poetic, suspenseful film.
  29. Secret Ballot
    A psychic journey deep into the very fabric of Iranian (and by extension, all) life.
  30. Undisputed
    It's so gritty it'll get under your fingernails. And it harks back to one of Hill's greatest films from the '70s, "Hard Times."
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