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

  • 80
    Salon.com | Andrew O'Hehir

    It's still dynamite, the kind of sexy, paranoid, creepily atmospheric picture that invades all your senses at once. Read full review

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Crust

    A spellbinding, intelligent thriller that takes its time to get where it's going but is well worth the trip. Read full review

  • 75
    New York Daily News | Elizabeth Weitzman

    The movie's intense focus skillfully exposes the raw pain just under the skin of a seemingly ordinary citizen. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Walter Addiego

    Though not flawless, this is a compelling study, in Dogme style, of a wounded young woman who spends her working life spying on others. Read full review

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    You might call the film "Rear Window Times 100." Read full review

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

    In the arresting Red Road, the dire Orwellian warning that Big Brother is watching has evolved from a grim fantasy of totalitarianism into a banal fact of life. Read full review

  • 70
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Its story -- and eerie allure -- comes from our evolving perception of Jackie (Kate Dickie), a surveillance operator in Glasgow, Scotland, who spends long days and nights monitoring the screens. Read full review

  • 67
    The Onion A.V. Club | Noel Murray

    As long as Arnold can avoid giving any reason for Dickie's strange behavior, Red Road remains creepy and hypnotic, but as soon as Arnold explains what's going on, the movie's structure collapses into the rubble of clich. Read full review

  • 60
    Variety |

    Sensual, dark in every sense, but a touch derivative, Red Road reps an impressive feature debut for Brit writer-helmer Andrea Arnold, an Oscar-winner for her knockout short "Wasp." Read full review

  • 50
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    The movie trades the paranoia of modern omni-cam culture for a tighter, more personal drama, and while it sticks with you, you feel the missed opportunity like a phantom leg. Read full review

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