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For 783 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 64% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 33% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 68
Highest review score:
A Serious Man
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Marmaduke
Critic Score 25
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 588 out of 783
  2. Mixed: 138 out of 783
  3. Negative: 57 out of 783
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  1. The Hedgehog
    The Hedgehog sneaks up on you with its heartfelt storytelling and sophisticated wit.
  2. The Mill and the Cross
    An art-history lesson and a spiritual exercise disguised as a movie.
  3. Take Shelter
    Shannon's powerfully imploded performance ignites one of the best films of the year.
  4. Like Crazy
    A beautifully realized drama that gets to the essence of what it's like to be young, confused and in love.
  5. The Descendants
    An Oscar-ready collaboration between a great director and a star at the peak of his powers, but at its heart is a message in a bottle reading: "Trapped in paradise. Please send help."
  6. Hugo
    For cinematic sojourners, Hugo is a trip to the moon.
  7. My Week with Marilyn
    The performance is both an eerie imitation and a touching revelation. Oscar voters who overlooked Williams for her camouflage roles in "Brokeback Mountain," "Wendy and Lucy" and "Blue Valentine" should now throw diamonds at her feet.
  8. Young Adult
    Clear-eyed, fearless and ferociously funny, Young Adult is mature filmmaking.
  9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    The film isn't quite as edgy as Fincher's best work - "Seven," "Fight Club" and "Zodiac" are masterpieces of modern angst. But the director brings a fresh eye to what might easily have been an unnecessary rehash of the 2009 Swedish adaptation.
  10. The Artist
    May be too cute to qualify as high art, but it's highly entertaining.
  11. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
    Yes, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is often hard to follow, perhaps overestimating the audience's ability to keep track of what's going on and why. But it's a well-crafted film that wears its old-fashionedness with pride.
  12. Pariah
    Like Elizabeth Olsen in "Martha Marcy May Marlene," Oduye brilliantly slips inside the skin of a sensitive young woman who's having trouble finding her place in the world.
  13. Safe House
    The action is contained within a coherent dramatic structure and the puzzle-box paranoia of spy-agency protocol.
  14. A Separation
    Although it's slow to unfold, this courtroom drama is so timelessly humane and even-handed it feels like it came from the dockets of Solomon - by way of Sidney Lumet.
  15. Declaration of War
    The tonal shifts, the "Amelie"-style voiceover and the punk-retro soundtrack may jar some viewers who expect uninterrupted violins, but Declaration of War is alternative therapy that really works.
  16. We Need to Talk About Kevin
    Refusing to hold our hands, director Lynne Ramsay ("Morvern Callar") pushes far beyond the boundaries of topical drama into the realm of the surreal.
  17. Chico & Rita
    When a place and its people are this stylish, we can't help but be drawn to them.
  18. The Kid with a Bike
    This is a film that's not always easy to watch, but just about impossible to forget.
  19. Chimpanzee
    An eye-opening primer in cross-species similarity. We learn that apes are violent and territorial but also that they are capable of creativity and tenderness.
  20. The Hunter
    To keep serious cinema from going extinct, this could be sold as "The Hunger Games" cross-bred with "The Lorax," but it's better and more mature than either of those hit movies.
  21. The Fairy
    Do yourself and your kids a favor. On the way to multiplex to see "The Avengers," tell them The Fairy is about an all-powerful superheroine. Someday, they'll find the words to thank you.
  22. Bernie
    Bernie could easily have gone horribly wrong. But Black and Linklater finesse this tricky material with as much virtuosity as Bernie brings to that broccoli.
  23. First Position
    Among recent documentaries, First Position soars to the head of the class.
  24. Monsieur Lazhar
    Until a devastatingly effective finale, Monsieur Lazhar is an exercise in delicacy, carried by Fallag's gentle performance and a fine cast of kid actors.
  25. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
    A blast, the best action movie of the summer.
  26. Your Sister's Sister
    This is a smart, moving film that's also very, very funny.
  27. Savages
    At the confluence of altered states and state-sanctioned violence, this drug-fueled thriller is Stone's most successfully provocative picture since "JFK."
  28. Take This Waltz
    As memorable as it is insightful, Take This Waltz is one of the best films of the year.
  29. Total Recall (2012)
    The richly constructed first hour is so superior to any feat of sci-fi speculation since "Minority Report" that the bland aftertaste of the chase finale is quickly forgotten.
  30. Ruby Sparks
    Particularly memorable are scenes in which Calvin loses his cool as Ruby holds onto her calm. It all adds up to a movie that's sparklingly entertaining.
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