Clue
User Score
8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 28
  3. Negative: 1 out of 28

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  1. LaGuerta
    Feb 26, 2013
    8
    A film which doesn't care and is all the better for not doing so. Tim Curry's presence brings what would be a forgettable film to the cusp of superb-ness.
  2. imthenoob
    Mar 2, 2012
    10
    Its a cult classic for a reason. Its funny and entertaining to watch, Tim Curry definently makes this movie. I have watched this film numerous times and I have yet to get sick of it.
  3. asylumspadez
    Nov 27, 2011
    8
    It does take a little to get in the film but when you do, Its down right hilarious. The cast isnt all that good but Tim Curry does a good job at carrying them through out the film and he alone makes it that much better.
  4. DinahC.
    Aug 31, 2007
    10
    "Critics, I'd like to introduce you to this vial of crack. Crack, these are the critics. Oh, I see you've already met...." This movie is phenomenal! Truly a classic. Campy? Without a doubt, but very very funny. Some of the jokes are so low key that even after several viewings I'm still catching new ones. I've now seen a hundred video games turned into movies and very few have been as good as when this was taken from a friggin' boardgame. That alone has to say something.… Expand
  5. NikJ.
    Jul 19, 2007
    10
    Terribly underrated by the critics! This comedy is a fantastic well-thought spoof and has many subtle references to the Cold War at home. The once flat board game characters become multi-personalities that are each played well by comic geniuses. And the movie even has a Pulp Fiction/Citizen Kane element to it, as in you can watch it many times and still find something new and interesting about it (of course that could just be me since when I use to watch it I was a little kid, and now that I'm older I have a larger understanding of things). Sure some of the stuff doesn't make sense, but the movie even pokes fun at that too. Besides, it's a comedy, doesn't really have to make that much sense. My second favorite comedy of all-time (next to The Holy Grail). F*ck the critics!… Expand

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Metascore
36 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 11 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 5 out of 11
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    50
    Lots of sight gags and one-liners are attempted, but few of them succeed. The cast is talented but stranded in weak material.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    80
    Clue is campy, high-styled escapism. In a short 87 minutes that just zip by, the well-known board game's one-dimensional card figures like Professor Plum and others become multi-dimensional personalities with enough wit, neuroses and motives to intrigue even the most adept whodunnit solver.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Janet Maslin
    20
    there is so little genuine wit to be found in ''Clue.'' The film does have a speedy pace, but that could hardly be confused with Mr. Hawks's madcap humor; instead, it involves a lot of running around through secret passages, and some slapstick routines involving dead bodies. The actors are meant to function as an ensemble, but that merely means that they often repeat the same line simultaneously.
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