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Billy Madison
Metascore
16 out of 100

Overwhelming dislike - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 11 out of 13
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  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Elvis Mitchell
    40
    It succeeds as a reasonably smart no-brainer. If you've ever had a yen to relive the third grade, this must be the next best thing.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    40
    There are a few bursts of sheer, irresistible idiocy -- along the lines of "Wayne's World" or even "Pee-wee's Big Adventure"-- but not enough to sustain the more arid stretches.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Rita Kempley
    30
    A more kid-friendly version of "Dumb and Dumber." And there's even a moral: "Yahoo for education," though the movie doesn't really put any muscle behind it.
  4. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    25
    Adam Sandler's creative songs and silly expressions on "Saturday Night Live" may have turned him into a celebrity, but this movie based solely on his antics doesn't work.
  5. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Barbara Shulgasser
    25
    Tedious, unfunny.
  6. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Susan Wloszczyna
    25
    Sandler mugs through a back-to-school daze. [13 February 1995, p.D1]
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  7. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    25
    By the end, you feel like a drill sergeant-you want to wipe that stupid grin off Sandler's face.
  8. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    20
    The film should have featured more absurd and nonsensical elements. Certainly the plot is ridiculous, and so completely illogical that to see it fall by the wayside in favor of some inspired lunacy would not have been a loss.
  9. Empire
    Reviewed by: Ian Nathan
    20
    Okay, a couple of sniggers sneak out, but on the whole the effect is stone cold.
  10. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    20
    Director Tamra Davis and screenwriters Sandler and Tim Herlihy scatter the bad jokes like fertilizer. Nothing sprouts.
  11. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Christopher Harris
    12
    Billy Madison is so singularly stupid that "Dumb and Dumber" looks (almost) like a beacon of braininess and taste in comparison.
  12. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Joey O'Bryan
    0
    A sorry excuse for a movie, and director Davis (CB4, Guncrazy) and star Sandler should be very embarrassed.
  13. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Schickel
    0
    One of the most execrable movies ever made. [6 March 1995, p.100]
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User Score
8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 132 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 51
  3. Negative: 4 out of 51
  1. NoBody
    10
    It's a travesty this movie is in the bottom 100.
  2. Leinad177
    0
    Funny. But rubbish. If i wanted to see a grown man act like a stupid kid, i would watch a video on youtube. Anyone who says this movie is the best movie they have ever seen, has obviously not seen good movies.… Full Review »
  3. rdavies
    0
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