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Metascore®85 out of 100 | Universal acclaim

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

  • 100
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    An instant classic, a comedy that captures the sexual confusion and moral ambivalence of our moment without straining, pandering or preaching. Read full review

  • 100
    Variety | Joe Leydon

    Uproarious. Line for line, minute to minute, writer-director Judd Apatow's latest effort is more explosively funny, more frequently, than nearly any other major studio release in recent memory. Read full review

  • 100
    Newsweek | David Ansen

    Judd Apatow is making the freshest, most honest mainstream comedies in Hollywood. Read full review

  • 100
    Village Voice | Robert Wilonsky

    Ultimately, what makes Knocked Up a terrific film--one of the year's best, easily--is its relaxed, shaggy vibe; if it feels improvised in places, that's because Apatow trusts his actors enough to let them make it up as they go, like the people they're playing. Read full review

  • 100
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    The very opposite of a storybook romance, and also the very model of a great comedy for our values-driven time. Read full review

  • 100
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott Tobias

    No one writes for ensembles better than Apatow, and his players are all skilled at giving his work a loose, improvisational feel. Read full review

  • 90
    Time | Richard Schickel

    It's hard enough to find comedies like this at any time, so it's a small and welcome miracle to come upon one in the midst of a typical movie summer. Read full review

  • 88
    ReelViews | James Berardinelli

    Knocked Up could be one of the summer of 2007's sleeper hits. It certainly deserves the distinction. Read full review

  • 88
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    What makes the movie so winning are its endearing and relatable characters who spout believable dialogue and amusing banter, steeped in clever pop-culture references and sharp observations of human nature. Read full review

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Carina Chocano

    Funny, but its lacking at the core. Judd Apatow's comedy takes the guy's side of things, but how does the woman feel about all of this? Read full review

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