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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. Riding in Cars with Boys
    Hardly out of the driveway before director Penny Marshall loses control.
  2. The Last Castle
    Robert Redford does everything but wear a crown of thorns as the selfless war hero of The Last Castle, a heavy-handed military prison melodrama.
  3. From Hell
    Feels razor thin. None of the characters is particularly noteworthy. And the revelations of deep-seated conspiracy in the usual privileged, closed circles are hackneyed and tired.
  4. Waking Life
    It's a cult movie in search of a cult. It'll probably find one. It certainly looks and feels like no other movie ever made.
  5. Ha-Chaverim Shel Yana
    You probably never dreamed a charming romantic movie could be staged against a backdrop of Scud attacks from Saddam Hussein.
  6. My First Mister
    The movie is fussy and organized rather than moving. It follows a pattern so precisely, it's as if Lahti thought points would be taken off if she colored outside the lines.
  7. Iron Monkey
    Showcases its cast's athleticism and Ping's kinetic high-wire artistry. But unlike similar Western-made fare, it doesn't take itself seriously.
  8. Corky Romano
    It's depressing enough to sit through an unfunny comedy, but it's worse to watch Falk, Penn and Berg having to earn a living like this.
  9. Bandits
    As for Billy Bob, they all steal the money, but he steals the show.
  10. Mulholland Dr.
    Mulholland Drive is an extended mood opera, if you want to put an arty label on incoherence.
  11. Fat Girl
    The kind of stunning and contentious work of art that will leave a lot of folks speechless.
  12. Grateful Dawg
    Think of this movie as a glorified home video rather than a bitingly insightful documentary. But for Garcia and Grisman, this soft-shoe approach couldn't be more appropriate.
  13. Joy Ride
    In noir, everybody's guilty, and that's one of the pleasures of Joy Ride. The three youngsters aren't exactly innocent.
  14. The Debut
    It is also, despite the all-too-rare focus on the Filipino American community, a creakily familiar take on an age-old family dynamic.
  15. Serendipity
    Insipid, by-the-numbers romance.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Training Day
    A taut, high-velocity film that departs from the action flick template by having actual ideas.
  17. Max Keeble's Big Move
    It's a clever plot with a minimum of the already tired standard kids-on-computers sequence and a maximum of silly face-to-face deflation.
  18. Va Savoir (Who Knows?)
    It yields surprisingly unspectacular results.
  19. Hearts in Atlantis
    Yes, it's corny and reemerging cynics need not apply. But it is blissfully heartwarming.
  20. Zoolander
    A sometimes inspired but sputtering parody of the fashion industry. It's desperate to please, yet never unzips the fancy pants of haute couture.
  21. Don't Say a Word
    The movie isn't exactly providing entertaining escape. In fact, the only escape on your mind is going to be the exit door.
  22. Diamond Men
    Genuine, amusing and, best of all, humanly scaled and humanely oriented.
  23. Liam
    It is through the genius of Frears, screenwriter Jimmy McGovern and this talented cast that Liam lets no one off the hook, least of all the audience.
  24. Vampire Hunter D
    If you appreciate fine animation and edgy material, this blood's for you.
  25. The Endurance
    An engrossing chronicle.
    • 14 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Glitter
    We don't have much space to tell you about Glitter, so we'll be blunt. This star vehicle for singer Mariah Carey is primarily a showcase for her breasts.
  27. Haiku Tunnel
    Let's not waste any time: This movie is just awful. Prime problem: Josh Kornbluth, the chubby, wild-haired, bug-eyed star.
  28. The Glass House
    It is surprising that no matter how much we know what will happen, we never stop watching.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Hard Ball
    It is only when Reeves meets up with his incredibly cute baseball team that this movie comes to life.
  30. Two Can Play That Game
    Doesn't anyone get sick of this same old routine?
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