I Am Number Four
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36 out of 100

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6.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 248 Ratings

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  • Starring: Alex Pettyfer, Dianna Agron, Timothy Olyphant
  • Summary: Three are dead. Who is Number Four? Extraordinary teen, John Smith is a fugitive on the run from ruthless enemies sent to destroy him. Changing his identity, moving from town to town with his guardian Henri, John is always the new kid with no ties to his past. In the small Ohio town he now calls home, John encounters unexpected, life-changing events—his first love, powerful new abilities and a connection to the others who share his incredible destiny. (DreamWorks Pictures)


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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 30
  3. Negative: 11 out of 30
  1. Arizona Republic
    Reviewed by: Randy Cordova
    Feb 16, 2011
    80
    Like a good episode of "Smallville": You may feel a bit silly watching it if you're past high-school age, but you just might have a good time.
  2. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: Steve Ramos
    Feb 16, 2011
    60
    While Caruso will fail to win over adult reviewers, I Am Number Four will connect with teen moviegoers anxious for a new young adult fantasy fix to hold them until the next "Twilight Saga" hits in November.
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Olly Richards
    Feb 26, 2011
    60
    If you can make it through the bland schmaltz of the first half you'll be rewarded with a spectacular blast of sustained action and the promise of even better to come. This could be the start of something great.
  4. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    Feb 21, 2011
    38
    The recycling goes as deep as the dialogue, which is a mangled and blended refrain of clichés.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 82
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 82
  3. Negative: 17 out of 82
  1. GhostSniper
    10
    When this gets a 3 and f**king Justin Bieber gets a 5 I have lost faith in movie reviewers. This should easily be a 7 or 8. WIth all the stupid twilight-esque stuff coming out finding an actually decent movie is getting difficult. Highly recommended.… Expand
  2. xXAnthonyXx
    8
    Plenty o' good ol' action and good fight scenes. I lose respect for critics each time they give a bad review to a movie I like or a good review to a crappy movie.… Expand
  3. MarcDoyle
    5
    The most useful part of this site, as far as I'm concerned, is that it helps me to establish my expectations. When I see a movie that looks interesting has gotten a 35 metascore, I'll see it anyway, but won't expect a ton. It easily surpassed my modest expectations. The lead is solid, Tim Olyphant is great, as usual, in a smaller role, and the actress from Glee does a fine job. The chimera sidekick gets a little ridiculous toward the end, and I would have liked a bit more information on the "bad guys" and the other kids who need rounding up, but it was a great excuse to get out there and eat some popcorn.… Expand
  4. hugoboy
    4
    i really do not know why some users are so generous with their scores,because this movie clearly does not deserve an high score. The movie,jumps right from point a-point c without even bothering to explain how it got to point c and this movie really really needed more action scence,but it looked like they were saving it for the sequel,there by leaving us with a movie that's too shallow to pack any real punch. Also the bad guys were just too weak that i wondered why n_o 4 had been running in the first place rather than fight. This is definitely a half baked movie and should be avoided if possible… Expand

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