The Sweet Hereafter
User Score
8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 32
  3. Negative: 3 out of 32

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  1. DrewB.
    Sep 20, 2006
    1
    One of the most boring and dull movies I have ever seen. A similar storyline and meaning as so many other movies that are much better. Movies can drag to a buildup but this just drags and then drops you.
  2. SlipS.
    May 16, 2004
    1
    I thought it was practically unwatchable. Perhaps because I read the book which is great and they changed the story around so that it doesn't make sense and all the characters are hollow.

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Metascore
90 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    100
    I can think of no other movie that has dared to analyze grief and its aftermath with such naked honesty and precision.
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  2. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    100
    This is truly a great film -- easily one of 1997's best.
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  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    80
    The chronological looseness is part of the pleasure of the piece, which magically reassembles in the last reel into something strong, lucid and compellingly powerful.
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