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Roger Ebert’s 20 Most Scathing Movie Reviews

Praise from Roger Ebert was sometimes seen as the biggest win a movie could get. Conversely, when he hated a film, he didn't pull his punches.

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20 Horror Movies That Roger Ebert Actually Liked

Roger Ebert had a strange relationship with horror movies. But this doesn't mean he hated all of them. These are some of the ones he actually liked.

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20 "Bad" Movies That Roger Ebert Loved

Roger Ebert occasionally praised movies that others derided as “bad," seeing them as something of value. Here are 20 films that made Ebert curious.

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20 Celebrated Movies that Roger Ebert Didn't Particularly Love

He's been hailed as the most important film critic of all time, but the following ratings show that Roger Ebert sometimes disagreed with... everyone.

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Worst Comedy Movies of All Time, According to Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert was not one to mince words, and his classic critiques of bad mainstream comedy movies were sometimes funnier than the films themselves.

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A Look at What Siskel & Ebert Called the Worst Movie Ever Made

Critics Siskel and Ebert entertained fans for decades, but they were hilariously honest when confronting just how much they hated this 1992 movie.

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Every Martin Scorsese Movie That Roger Ebert Gave Four Stars

Roger Ebert consistently cited this director among his favorite filmmakers to ever live. And there are eleven Scorsese movies that he saw as perfect.

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10 Greatest Movies of All Time According to Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert is probably the most well-known critic in film history, but what were his favorite movies of all time?

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The Film That Made Roger Ebert Fall in Love With Cinema

In 1962, famous film critic Roger Ebert saw The Third Man by Carol Reed. From there, he never looked back.

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Why Roger Ebert Loved Gates of Heaven More Than Any Other Documentary

Out of all of the films that Roger Ebert deemed as some of the greatest of all time, only one was a documentary. Here's why he loved Gates of Heaven.

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The One Time Roger Ebert Changed Gene Siskel's Mind

After pointing out the fallacy of the talking killer, Roger Ebert changed Gene Siskel's mind re: the quality of Broken Arrow.

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10 of Roger Ebert’s Favorite Movies of All Time

Roger Ebert was an instrumental part in the world of cinema for decades. These were some of his favorite movies of all time.

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Roger Ebert's Most Hated Horror Movies of All Time
Worst Horror Movies of All Time, According to Roger Ebert

Ebert was one of the most entertaining and inspiring film critics, but when he hated a film, especially a horror movie, he let everybody know.

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Why Roger Ebert Is So Famous and Beloved

He's the most well-known film critic of all time, but what did Roger Ebert do to be such a beloved film referent for every generation?

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Siskel and Ebert: How They Became Movie Critics and Their Impact on Hollywood

Not only were Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert both finely tuned film critics in their own right, but together they were a force to be reckoned with.

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The Greatest '70s Movies According to Siskel & Ebert, Ranked

The best movies released during the 1970s were debated on TV by Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, and we have each of their top 10 greatest lists.

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How Roger Ebert's Last Movie Review Is the Perfect End to His Career

Legendary film critic Roger Ebert's last movie review for To the Wonder in many ways acted as the perfect swan song to his remarkable career.

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Top 20 Movies of the 2000s, According to Roger Ebert

Ebert hand-picked the 20 greatest films of the 2000s, and they're almost all brilliant, though not always what you'd expect.

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10 Times We Were Surprised Roger Ebert Liked a Movie

At times pedantic, Ebert unexpectedly found a soft spot for these films.

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Kurosawa's Ran and Scorsese's Raging Bull, two of Siskel and Ebert's best films of the 1980s
Greatest '80s Movies According to Siskel and Ebert, Ranked

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert each listed their top 10 films of the 1980s, and the great film critics didn't disappoint with their selection of movies.

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