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The In Crowd
Metascore
14 out of 100

Overwhelming dislike - based on 16 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 16
  3. Negative: 13 out of 16
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  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    63
    The moral universe remains unsullied in this lite, lo-cal thriller - the cinematic equivalent of a fizzy summer drink.
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  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    The greatest mystery, though, is how this thoroughly trashy picture wound up opening theatrically, rather than going direct to video.
  3. TNT RoughCut
    Reviewed by: Susannah Breslin
    50
    A teen screamer with enough implants for the boys and enough bitchiness for the girls.
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  4. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Vicky Edwards
    25
    Insipid, ineffective, inept and insulting to our intelligence.
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  5. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    25
    A laughably bad B-thriller.
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  6. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Edward Guthmann
    25
    A glossy piece of trash.
  7. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    25
    Isn't a movie, it's Gorgonzola, a crumbly summertime stinker veined with pop-cultural fungus.
  8. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Kevin Maynard
    20
    This is sub-par Aaron Spelling sludge all the way.
  9. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Moira Macdonald
    10
    Silly teen thriller.
  10. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    10
    Trite and uninvolving.
  11. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    10
    The only people who could be surprised at this movie will be those who wandered into the wrong multiplex theater by mistake.
  12. Variety
    Reviewed by: Godfrey Cheshire
    10
    Murky, unappealing The In Crowd is a femme-centered melodrama that makes an awkward stretch into thriller territory.
  13. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Lisa Alspector
    10
    Formula thriller that exploits homosexuality better than murder-mystery clues.
  14. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Kimberely Jones
    0
    The In Crowd is nothing but a deadly dull business.
  15. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    0
    Summer's most shameless piece of trash since "Wild Things."
  16. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Chuck Wilson
    0
    Lifeless, desultory slog.
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