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34% Battleship $5.1M
58% The Dictator $4.7M
76% The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel $4.5M
23% What to Expect When You're Expecting $4.4M
40% Dark Shadows $3.7M
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18% For Greater Glory $1.9M

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98% The Island President Mar 28
98% Jiro Dreams of Sushi Mar 09
97% Monsieur Lazhar Apr 13
96% First Position May 04
96% The Kid with a Bike Mar 16

Angel Heart Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Offbeat Faustian voodoo tale about the descent of a sleazy private detective into hell.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment | Original Score: B

October 5, 2011
Joseph Jon Lanthier
Slant Magazine

Metaphysical and emotional anemia is an important tradition in cult horror/mystery, a category the daffy plot twists and crimson, incestuous excesses of Angel Heart sit quite cozily in.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment (1) | Original Score: 2/4

November 22, 2009
Clint Morris
Moviehole

A hot little movie with even hotter performances

Comment (1) | Original Score: 3/5

May 6, 2005
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Seriously creepy bayou noir with more twists than you can shake a chicken bone at.

Comment | Original Score: 4/5

April 17, 2005
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

feels awfully conventional on the whole

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment | Original Score: 3/5

May 28, 2004
John Urbancich
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

An underappreciated thriller with a sizzling Lisa Bonet to boot!

Comment | Original Score: 4/5

February 5, 2004
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Este excepcional noir conta com maravilhosa fotografia, edição primorosa, roteiro envolvente e - o mais importante - uma atuação genial de Rourke, digna de Marlon Brando.

Comment | Original Score: 5/5

July 25, 2003
Widgett Walls
Needcoffee.com

Erotic, twisty and incredibly disturbed. Splendid!

Comment | Original Score: 4/5

November 25, 2002
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

One of the few truly great modern horror films

Comment | Original Score: 5/5

August 21, 2002
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Alan Parker's pulp sensibilities are beautifully honed by this razor-sharp piece of occult noir.

Comment | Original Score: 5/5

July 26, 2002
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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Comment | Original Score: 3/4

August 14, 2007
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Comment | Original Score: 3/5

October 10, 2005
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Comment | Original Score: 2/5

June 15, 2005
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

Comment | Original Score: 2/5

December 22, 2004
Arthur Lazere
culturevulture.net

Comment | Original Score: 1/5

April 15, 2004
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Comment | Original Score: 4/5

March 26, 2004
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Comment | Original Score: 2/5

September 12, 2002
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies

Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies | Comment | Original Score: 3/5

February 28, 2002

Full Review Source: BBC | Comment | Original Score: 5/5

April 17, 2001

Empire Magazine

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | Comment | Original Score: 4/5

January 1, 2000
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