A Rumor of Angels
User Score
8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11

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  1. MonicaS.
    May 19, 2007
    10
    Outstanding, beautiful, goes right to the heart!
  2. RoeF.
    Jan 14, 2004
    10
    Just saw it for the second time. Outstanding, beautiful, goes right to the heart!
  3. LynneW.
    Jul 5, 2004
    10
    The lack of good reviews from the media about this movie show society's inability to accept the afterlife. This was one of the best movies I've ever seen. It dealt with a part of this boys grief that needed to be dealt with and that was the comforting fact that he COULD say goodbye to his mother. It showed how bottling up our grief can do so much harm and it dealt with that issue. I love when a movie can bring such emotion to a viewer and this one was the ultimate. Have seen it twice and now plan to purchase it. … Expand
  4. PamJ.
    Jul 17, 2004
    10
    Let yourself go with the story, enjoy the wonderful Vanessa Redgrave and the young Trevor Morgan. The critics are wrong - it's a great film.

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Metascore
35 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 6 out of 13
  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    50
    With its mystical mumbo jumbo and even a helpful beam of celestial light in one scene, A Rumor of Angels is a kind of cinematic comfort food for an undemanding audience.
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  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    30
    As A Rumor of Angels reveals itself to be a sudsy tub of supernatural hokum, not even Ms. Redgrave's noblest efforts can redeem it from hopeless sentimentality.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    30
    The emotional aspects of the story are treated with such a heavy hand, the supernatural aspects are so vague and uninvolving, and the group dynamic is so unconvincing that one can't quite imagine why anybody bothered.
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