Tomato 5/5 |
A Nous La Liberte (1931) |
"This classic satire on the dehumanization of industrial workers is one of Rene Clair's greatest achievements." |
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Tomato 3/4 |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"Richard Linklater wraps novelist Philip K. Dick's paranoid, prescient nightmare of addiction and identity lost down the rabbit hole in the same rotoscoped animation that helped produce the blissed-out groove of his Waking Life." |
Maitland McDonagh |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
A Tout de Suite (2005) |
"Sexually explicit but never exploitative and shot in dim black-and-white that recalls more adventurous times in French cinema." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3/5 |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"A slickly crafted fable, however dark, but it's shot with haunting poetry." |
Maitland McDonagh |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Abandoned (2007) |
"By the film's downbeat climax, Cerda's dread of death and uncertainty about digging too deeply into what's better left buried have become palpable, and The Abandoned lingers beneath the skin as any decent horror movie should." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 4/4 |
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) |
"After this film's considerable success at the box office, Abbott and Costello made seven more pictures in which they 'met' Hollywood monsters, but none were as lively and entertaining as this one." |
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Tomato 3.5/5 |
ABC Africa (2002) |
"It's a surprisingly uplifting experience, and in the end, unmistakably a Kiarostami film." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato |
ABCD (2001) |
"The film's style is best described as utilitarian, but it gets the job done." |
Maitland McDonagh |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story (2007) |
"At heart, it remains a wrenching human-interest story about a group of family members who refuse to allow their loved ones to become casualties of international diplomacy by simply disappearing." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Abel Raises Cain (2005) |
"There's no denying that Alan Abel is a character, and any glimpse behind the schemes is better than none." |
Maitland McDonagh |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Aberdeen (2001) |
"A raw, haunting experience." |
Maitland McDonagh |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Able Danger (2008) |
"Paul Krik's stylish, darkly comic conspiracy thriller takes its title from a classified military program alleged to have identified four 9/11 hijackers prior to the terrorist attacks, and borrows its gleaming B&W look from The Maltese Falcon." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Abominable (2006) |
"Schifrin's modest thriller delivers some gross-out gore in the last third, but spends most of its running time building up a tidy atmosphere of mounting dread." |
Maitland McDonagh |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Abouna (2004) |
"Even considering how hard it must be to take a bad picture with the striking Chadian landscape as a backdrop, this film is an exceptionally beautiful work." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3/5 |
About a Boy (2002) |
"This wickedly funny and surprisingly sweet film may be the perfect star vehicle for Grant." |
Tanya L. Edwards |
Tomato 3/5 |
About Adam (2001) |
"Sweet, likable and consistently engaging, if so insubstantial that it's always on the verge of blowing away." |
Maitland McDonagh |
Tomato 3/5 |
About Schmidt (2002) |
"The film dares to ask you to care a fig about a completely ordinary and not terribly likeable old man, and perhaps one of the great accomplishments of Nicholson's career is that you do -- at least a little." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Absence of Malice (1981) |
"A solid, absorbing drama." |
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Tomato 3/4 |
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) |
"This is a zanily inventive piece of work, with delightful special effects, which set the style for a long series of live-action Disney films." |
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Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Abyss (1989) |
"What ultimately saves the film are its extraordinary sets and phenomenal Oscar-winning visual effects." |
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Tomato 3/4 |
Accattone (1961) |
"Pasolini's first feature is a classic neorealist study of the Roman underworld of poverty and petty thievery." |
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Tomato 4/5 |
The Accidental Tourist (1988) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato 5/5 |
Ace in the Hole (1951) |
"The film is as grim and pitiless as the relentless drill that pounds away at the mountain top." |
Michael Scheinfeld |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Across the Universe (2007) |
"[Director Taymor's] reach exceeds her grasp for a good half of its two-hour plus running time. But the other half is breathtaking, simultaneously visually inventive and vividly attuned to the broad streak of melancholy that runs through the 1960s." |
Maitland McDonagh |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Act of Violence (1948) |
"Grim, exciting film noir." |
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Tomato 3/5 |
Acts of Worship (2001) |
"Rodriguez's film captures the grinding routine of street-level drug use with numbing precision." |
Maitland McDonagh |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Adam & Steve (2006) |
"It hits more often than it misses, and the best parts are always the simplest, in which the stars wing it with nothing to go on but their natural chemistry." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) |
"An offbeat, sometimes gross and surprisingly appealing animated film about the true meaning of the holidays." |
Angel Cohn |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adam's Apples (2007) |
"Peculiar but oddly winsome fable about the spiritual journeys of two diametrically opposed characters." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Adam's Rib (1949) |
"Delightful, sophisticated comedy sparked by the famous chemistry between Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy." |
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Tomato 4/5 |
Adaptation (2002) |
"One of the best movies Hollywood has ever made about itself, a extraordinary meta-narrative that continually questions its own ability to capture human experience, disappointment and uneventful loneliness." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3/4 |
Addams Family Values (1993) |
"The good news is that the one-liners are much funnier than the first time, mainly thanks to the increased input of screenwriter Paul Rudnick." |
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Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Addiction (1995) |
"It's got a remarkable visual texture, integrity to burn, and almost -- but not quite -- enough intelligence to justify its lofty ambitions." |
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Tomato 3/4 |
Adventureland (2009) |
"It all inspires a sense of affection that makes it easy to love." |
Cammila Albertson |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland (1999) |
"Perfect for that discriminating five-year-old in your life, or any grown-up who still wonders what goes on deep inside Oscar's garbage can." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
The Adventures of Felix (2001) |
"The tight structure is softened by the tremendous warmth and honesty with which the film is played." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) |
"Split into two sequences, this feature-length cartoon is one of Disney's finest efforts, with attention paid to every animated detail." |
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Tomato 5/5 |
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) |
"This is one of the truly great adventure films of all time, and features a terrific performance by the perfectly cast Flynn." |
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Tomato 2.5/5 |
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) |
"It's a mostly adorable comic-adventure fantasy brightened by flashes of true inspiration." |
Steve Simels |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective (1986) |
"This is high-quality animation. The engaging characters play out the action against elegantly designed backgrounds." |
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Tomato 3.5/4 |
Advise and Consent (1962) |
"Incisive, sometimes brutal, study of American high politics, based on Allen Drury's best-selling novel, featuring outstanding performances from the leads and a great collection of character actors." |
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Tomato 3.5/5 |
Afghan Stories (2002) |
"Running a little under an hour, this remarkable film accomplishes a great deal, drawing an important connection between what both Americans and Afghans were experiencing in the wake of 9/11, while turning a sharp eye to the intertwined futures of both cou" |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3/5 |
Afraid of Everything (2004) |
"Barker elicits fine performances from all three leads, and well-known French actress Richard's English-language debut is a lovely addition to her extensive body of work." |
Maitland McDonagh |
Tomato 5/5 |
The African Queen (1951) |
"John Huston's The Africian Queen is a film that has everything -- adventure, humor, spectacular photography and superb performances." |
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Tomato 4/4 |
After Hours (1985) |
"A wickedly funny black comedy." |
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Tomato 3/5 |
After the Life (2002) |
"Belvaux is no Douglas Sirk, but the film is an admirable, if uneven, conclusion to an audacious project." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"A thoughtful exploration of paternity and responsibility. Much of the film's success lies in Bier's sensitive direction, but credit is also due to the fine cast, particularly Mikkelsen." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Age of Innocence (1993) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato 2.5/5 |
Agent Cody Banks (2003) |
"The concoction doesn't taste like anything special, but a has refreshing hint of sweetness." |
Angel Cohn |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Aggressives (2005) |
"Peddle captures a vital and increasingly visible community that's easily misunderstood." |
Ken Fox |
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