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

  • 75
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    Warmly shot (by Yves Sehnaoui) and comes with a strong, burbling soundtrack of Arab pop; it slides down easily and occasionally too easily. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Walter Addiego

    Well-made and modestly enjoyable. Read full review

  • 75
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Caramel is a sweeter and more believable version of "Steel Magnolias," Middle Eastern style. Read full review

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    A Lebanese variation on sweetly soapy dramas about Women Who Bond With Wet Hair. Read full review

  • 70
    Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

    Smarter and more poignant than the average chick flick. Read full review

  • 70
    Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern

    All but one of the actresses in Caramel are nonprofessionals -- not unprofessional, just untrained in the craft -- and they are, to a woman, enchanting. So is this Lebanese comedy. Read full review

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter |

    Warm-hearted and accessible, it could benefit from good word of mouth in a limited art house run, particularly among audiences who like their rom-coms laced with foreign ingredients. Read full review

  • 70
    Variety |

    Fresh from commercials and musicvids, novice helmer (and star) Nadine Labaki gathers five women around a Beirut beauty salon to address a range of issues facing Lebanese women -- from extramarital affairs to religious dictates. Low on calories and not especially original but always diverting. Read full review

  • 70
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    You are likely to remember this charming film, directed by Nadine Labaki, less for its gently comic, mildly melodramatic plot than for its friendly and inviting atmosphere. Read full review

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    It is sweet but not saccharine, an intimate film that doesn't stint on the desperation and anxiety that go along with the search for love. Read full review

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