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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times |

    Whether it's Peterson/Bronson's more theatrical bits or his untamable character's many blood-spitting, knuckle-beating, explosions, Hardy chomps down on his once-in-a-career role with stunning ferocity and never lets go. He's extraordinary. Read full review

  • 90
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    Bronson invites you to admire its protagonist as a pure, muscular embodiment of anarchy. And perhaps you will, but you may also be glad that he's still behind bars. Read full review

  • 80
    Arizona Republic | Bill Goodykoontz

    This is unhinged genius, an amazing piece of acting. Brutal, yes, but magnetic all the same. Read full review

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | David Hiltbrand

    The tone is surreal, at once visceral and clinical, making Bronson an unsettling experience: savage, disturbing, and yet somehow fascinating. Read full review

  • 75
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    Bronson isn't a story in the traditional sense at all. It's a meditation on the art of rage - an action painting passing itself off as an action movie. Read full review

  • 75
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    This movie and Hardy's electrifying performance will knock you for a loop. Read full review

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    It is 92 minutes of rage, acted by Tom Hardy. Read full review

  • 60
    Variety |

    Too smart/arty for the slasher set, and too violent for high-brows, Bronson may have a tough time finding its niche, although it has "cult hit" written all over it. Read full review

  • 30
    The Hollywood Reporter |

    Despite the artistic flourishes, this is still an utterly repellent look at a psychopath who does not deserve the attention of the filmmakers or the audience. Read full review

  • 25
    San Francisco Chronicle | Walter Addiego

    It's an assaultive work about an assaultive fellow. Read full review

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