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69 out of 100

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7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

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  • Starring: James McAvoy, Rebecca Hall
  • Summary: A romantic comedy set in the mid-eighties about a working-class kid struggling to make his way in the rarefied world of an upper-class British university, Starter for 10 is a bittersweet tale about loyalty, class, falling in love and the difference between knowledge and wisdom. (Picturehouse)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Staff [Not Credited]
    88
    Despite its awkward title, Starter for 10 is a winning coming-of-age tale told with grace and charm.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    83
    A beautifully observed coming-of-age story.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Richard James Havis
    60
    The film successfully replicates the mellow charm of Brit hits "About A Boy" and "Love Actually."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. TeriZ.
    10
    This is a gem of a movie. James McAvoy is amazing!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. GregoryL.
    10
    Definitely.... I read the book 2 years ago and just discovered that it had a movie made... the movie helped a lot with some of the problems i had been having with my gf and my best friend! Brian is particularly inspiring, and Alice was charmingly beautiful... I'd say that Alice would have been good with Brian... Rebecca surprised me at the end, as the book didn't mention their reunion.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. DWilly
    2
    Good God this is a bad movie. Not just bad, student film bad... and not just student film bad, English student film bad with its attendant whimsy and narrowness and embarassed-at-its-leering sexual stiffness. For all the exagerated critical numbers, there was no one in the theater when I entered and there was no one in the theater when the credits rolled.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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