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77 out of 100

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8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 43 Ratings

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  • Starring: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
  • Summary: A romantic look at the relationship between an American traveler and a French grad student who decide to spend a day together in Vienna.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    It's a lovely and wistful celebration of youth, time and moments of connection -- and about the experience of living in the midst of a simple, perfect day that you know you'll remember for the rest of your life.
  2. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    100
    Before Sunrise speaks as much to the mind as to the heart, and much of what it says is likely to strike a responsive chord -- a rare and special accomplishment for any motion picture.
  3. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Robert Wilonsky
    60
    If his first two films were about emotional mutes, then Before Sunrise is the tale of two kids who won't shut the hell up.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 18
  3. Negative: 4 out of 18
  1. TheFloydster
    10
    Beautiful, one of the best films I have ever seen. The naive optimism of love and intelligent honest dialogue was amazing. Anyone who has fallen in love and has been optimistic of the future will love it.… Expand
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  2. SalvoA.
    10
    The best romantic-comedy I've ever seen: I'll never forget this movie,cause it represents a dream that every person has lived at least once in his/her life.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. RichardT.
    2
    This film was one of my most painful film experiences. Drenched in pop intellectual 'musings', that are delivered relentlessly (and without any visible thought or idea retreival) and interspersed with cliched spontanaity and calculated 'happenings', the film does a great job at ignornig the mundane parts of life Jesse believed in so much that he wanted to make a tv series about them! I was aware the entire time that this was a film, and that the characters were acting - it was even possible to spot the bits of the film that were improvised slightly. Despite it's wholesome intensions it's overall lack of authenticity makes it sickening. Whilst trying to explore the supposed truths and quirks about the reality of human relations it simply reinforces an unrealistc and unattainable ideal of falling in love.… Expand
    • 0 of 2 users said yes

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