Songs from the Second Floor
User Score
7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15

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  1. Carl
    Jun 29, 2003
    0
    This is probably the most pretentious and overrated movie of all time. It's so boring it's almost unwatchable, and there's not one good actor in the movie and all the dialogue is stupid. Avoid this movie at all costs.
  2. JohnC.
    Oct 24, 2004
    1
    Occasionally absurdly humorous. There was probablyan underlying message, but there was very little effort to show how the many disconnected scenes related to the message. Too uninvolving to make a deeper exploration worthwhile. A gem for fans of aesthetic weirdness ala Eraserhead.

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Metascore
74 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    In place of a conventional plot, this utterly unique Swedish movie offers a series of related episodes -- Some are funny, some are tragic, all are dreamlike and unpredictable, suggesting that the 21st century will be a lot weirder and wackier than we expect.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Derek Elley
    30
    Rapidly wears out its welcome after the first few reels to finish up as a perplexing objet d'art.
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  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    80
    Often seems more old-fashioned than modern.
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