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64 out of 100

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3.1 out of 10

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Barbara Shulgasser
    100
    Dern is nothing short of brilliant here.
  2. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Nell Bernstein
    60
    Citizen Ruth takes such pains not to take sides that it doesn't have any fun. Each faction gets the same amount of screen time, yells at the same volume, is equally unpleasant.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    30
    The film degenerates into an overly simplistic satire -- with moon-worshiping, Guatemala-visiting, lesbian aborters on one side, and fetally obsessive, meat-eating, gun-toting Jesus worshipers on the other.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. gazpacho
    8
    Brilliant laugh out loud satire on both sides of abortion 'debate' in 1990s USA. You don't need to be interested in abortion politics to get a kick out of this movie. Recommended for fans of intelligent humor.… Expand
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