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36 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 29 Critics What's this?

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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 31 Ratings

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  • Starring: Bill Paxton
  • Summary: A live action film based on the British television series of the 1960's.
  • Director: Jonathan Frakes
  • Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy, Family
  • Rating: PG
  • Runtime: 95 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 29
  3. Negative: 12 out of 29
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Hartlaub
    75
    A fun afternoon for preteen moviegoers that has just enough charm, humor and game- for-anything actors to keep parents halfway interested as well.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    60
    A standard, gadget-crazed exercise in whiz-bang adventure with its tongue lodged deep inside its cheek.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    A movie like this is harmless, I suppose, except for the celluloid that was killed in the process of its manufacture, but as an entertainment, it will send the kids tiptoeing through the multiplex to sneak into "Spider-Man 2."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. Maddie
    10
    I thought this was a fantastic film. It was so cool. The theme tune by Busted (I have to admit, I'm a fan) was "F.A.B." and I've been trying to find it on C.D. for ages!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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