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51 out of 100

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8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 297 Ratings

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 36
  3. Negative: 7 out of 36
  1. Premiere
    Reviewed by: Glenn Kenny
    100
    As it happens, each one of these tales is also a love story, and The Fountain is Aronofsky's profession of faith concerning love's place in the idea of eternity. It's a movie that's as deeply felt as it is imagined.
  2. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Rene Rodriguez
    50
    The Fountain is probably too muddled and half-baked to even attain cult status -- but you can still see what writer-director Darren Aronofsky was striving for, and even if his reach exceeded his grasp, his intentions were both admirable and worthy of respect.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    38
    Overflows with pretensions and absurdity.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 126 out of 161
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 161
  3. Negative: 26 out of 161
  1. Chicks
    10
    This movie was absolutely beautiful. I just loved it so much. There's something fantastic about it, but it seems everyone doesn't get it based on some reviews I've read. I found The Fountain to be intense, emotional, touching and extraordinary. Like nothing I've seen before.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  2. Doehl
    5
    Aronofsky creates a metaphoric and meditative experience for his audience, but when he tries to create poetry, his results are more corny than they are compelling… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. LondonTruelove
    0
    I thought The New World with Colin Farrell was the worst movie I would ever see in my life....then I saw this heap of steaming feces. If I could give it a negative score I would.… Expand
    • 2 of 4 users said yes

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