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Avg. Critic Score: 90 out of 100 Universal acclaim Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
15 OK for kids 15+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    The movie is so fun that it wouldn't need the mystery to be top-notch entertainment. Read full review

  • 100
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Gosford Park abounds in scenes to savor. It's a feast, and one of Altman's best. Read full review

  • 100
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    A virtuoso ensemble piece to rival the director's "Nashville" and "Short Cuts" in its masterly interweaving of multiple characters and subplots. Read full review

  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    At a time when too many movies focus every scene on a $20 million star, an Altman film is like a party with no boring guests. Read full review

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    The movie might almost be winking at the fact that any single one of these performers could easily be the featured star of his or her own upper-crust period piece. Read full review

  • 90
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Without hesitation, I hand the comic award to Smith. She plays a pinched guest known as Constance, Countess of Trentham, to such a hilarious tee, her tee runneth over. Read full review

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    It's the style of the thing, not the plot, that is the attraction here, the great way the cast has with the snarky dialogue. Read full review

  • 90
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    Taking advantage of a splendid cast, a sharply focused script and the fresh English setting, "Gosford Park" emerges as one of the most satisfying of Robert Altman's numerous ensemble pictures. Read full review

  • 80
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    It's a very funny movie in that sniffy Brit way. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    A British costume film that's funny but not at all fusty. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 15+ Wonderful British whodunit; fine for older teens.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this movie has sexual references and situations (briefly graphic), including adultery and homosexuality, and an attempted molestation. There is some strong language and a character is murdered.
  • Families can talk about how each of the different characters fits into the overall story. Which do they sympathize with the most? Which do they dislike the most? Who in the film actually cares about Sir William? Why? Why was it so important to be the "perfect servant?" What will happen to each of the characters in 10 years?
What to watch for
  • violence false1 Violence: A murder not seen onscreen.
  • sex false2 Sex: Many sexual references and situations, briefly explicit, references to illegitimate children.
  • language false1 Language: Infrequent strong language.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: A lot of drinking and smoking.
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