Stefan Pape

Stefan Pape's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Common Sense Media
HeyUGuys
Publications:
Common Sense Media,
HeyUGuys
Official Websites:
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2/5 | 70% | Dragon Rider (2019) |
Animated adventure has mild threat, positive messages. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Feb 18, 2021
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3/5 | 66% | Falling (2020) |
Well-acted drama has strong prejudice and hateful language. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Feb 2, 2021
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4/5 | 87% | Supernova (2021) |
Heartfelt love story about dementia has suicide references. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Jan 26, 2021
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2/5 | 45% | Locked Down (2021) |
Pandemic-inspired comedy has swearing, drinking, drugs. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Jan 19, 2021
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4/5 | 59% | Heaven's Gate (1980) |
Epic but brutal Western has nudity, sexual violence. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Jan 15, 2021
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2/5 | 29% | Wild Mountain Thyme (2020) |
Flawed Irish romantic drama has bad accents, grief, smoking. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Dec 17, 2020
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3/5 | 90% | Luxor (2020) |
Slow-paced drama about lost love; some language, sex, drugs. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Dec 3, 2020
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4/5 | 70% | Kindred (2020) |
Chilling psychological thriller has some gore and language. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Dec 1, 2020
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5/5 | 98% | God's Own Country (2017) |
Tender romantic drama has graphic sex, drinking, language. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Dec 1, 2020
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2/5 | 78% | A Christmas Gift from Bob (2020) |
Too-sentimental sequel has drug references, mild violence. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Nov 12, 2020
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3/5 | 68% | Ammonite (2020) |
Sexually graphic British period drama about forbidden love. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Nov 12, 2020
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4/5 | 85% | Martin Eden (2020) |
Historical romantic drama explores class structure in Italy. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Oct 16, 2020
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3/5 | 67% | Rogue (2020) |
Relentless action-thriller has non-stop graphic violence. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Oct 7, 2020
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2/5 | No Score Yet | Abigail (2019) |
Fantasy adventure has interesting ideas but lacks magic. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Sep 25, 2020
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3/5 | 85% | Misbehaviour (2020) |
Uplifting tale of women fighting for gender equality. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Sep 22, 2020
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5/5 | 94% | Withnail and I (1987) |
British cult classic about two alcoholics; much profanity. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Sep 11, 2020
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3/5 | 84% | Pinocchio (2020) |
Italian live-action version has mild scares and peril. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Aug 7, 2020
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4/5 | 83% | Proxima (2019) |
Understated space drama has inspiring female lead, nudity. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Aug 7, 2020
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3/5 | 66% | The Secret Garden (2020) |
Adaptation has positive themes but falls short on magic. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Aug 5, 2020
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4/5 | 77% | Summerland (2020) |
Moving, relatable WWII drama about grief and lost love. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Jul 29, 2020
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2/5 | 62% | Radioactive (2020) |
Inspiring if frustratingly conventional Marie Curie biopic. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Jul 24, 2020
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3/5 | 58% | Love Sarah (2020) |
Half-baked British dramedy about grief, friends, and cakes. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Jul 15, 2020
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3/5 | 93% | The Delivered (Fanny Lye Deliver'd) (2019) |
Violent folk horror with a feminist edge has graphic sex. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Jul 14, 2020
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2/5 | No Score Yet | Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog (2020) |
Tender if flawed WWII drama about dog and boy's friendship. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Jul 14, 2020
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3/5 | No Score Yet | Gekijô ban Kara no kyôkai: Dai isshô - Fukan fûkei (Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners) (2007) |
Tender British comedy about a mismatched mother and son. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Jul 14, 2020
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4/5 | 100% | Citizens of the World (Lontano Lontano) (2020) |
Foul-mouthed retirees light up this warm Italian dramedy. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Jul 9, 2020
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3/5 | 96% | Dating Amber (2020) |
Sweet but crude coming-of-age comedy ponders teen sexuality. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Jul 9, 2020
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2/5 | 47% | A Rainy Day in New York (2020) |
So-so Woody Allen romcom has sex references, mild drug use. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Jun 16, 2020
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4/5 | 80% | Trick or Treat (2019) |
Seek this film out, and if you do, be sure to watch it again - as there are so many small little moments that require repeat viewings to fully comprehend. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Jun 16, 2020
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2/5 | No Score Yet | Stuck in the Suburbs (2004) |
Clichéd Disney teen comedy explores downsides to fame. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Jun 1, 2020
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3/5 | 77% | Military Wives (2020) |
Charming dramedy has strong female leads, positive themes. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Jun 1, 2020
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86% | Moon Man (2013) |
There's a subtle, satirical edge... with a wonderfully crafted villain providing the film with a worthy antagonist. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted May 1, 2020
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2/5 | 20% | Enemy Lines (2020) |
Violent but cliched, unoriginal WWII drama. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Apr 23, 2020
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4/5 | 82% | Who You Think I Am (Celle que vous croyez) (2020) |
Profound French melodrama about catfishing; sexual content. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Apr 23, 2020
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3/5 | 49% | Four Kids and It (2020) |
Magical family adventure has positive messages, mild peril. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Apr 3, 2020
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4/5 | 94% | Calm with Horses (The Shadow of Violence) (2020) |
Gritty Irish drama doesn't shy away from violence; drug use. - Common Sense Media
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| Posted Mar 12, 2020
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3/5 | 62% | Ender's Game (2013) |
It struggles to stand out from the blockbuster field, too reverential to the genre at hand and seemingly unwilling to take any real risks. - CineVue
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| Posted Mar 4, 2019
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4/5 | 88% | For Those In Peril (2014) |
For Those in Peril isn't afraid to take risks and is full of ingenuity, but at its core is an emotive piece about overcoming a death in the family. - CineVue
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| Posted Mar 4, 2019
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3/5 | 52% | Thérèse (2013) |
Despite being a rigidly formulaic period drama, its French sensibilities and whimsical edge are apparent, ensuring a film that will no doubt intrigue and compel its target audience. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 25, 2019
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2/5 | 54% | The Company You Keep (2013) |
The supporting characters are quite insubstantial -- little more than cameo roles, cheapening the credentials of this cast somewhat, while resulting in a lack of emotional investment in the tale or the characters. The feature feels contrived, too. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 25, 2019
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3/5 | 85% | Wu xia (Dragon) (2012) |
This is no pastiche, and not as exemplary of the wuxia genre... Instead this feels as though Chan is doing something different, and isn't attempting to appeal to a US market quite so much, avoiding the patent conventions of the genre. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 25, 2019
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3/5 | 88% | Bernie (2012) |
There's something heartbreaking about this tale and its bizarre central protagonist, expertly portrayed by Black; it's just a shame that it's caught between so many layers of awkward quirkiness. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 25, 2019
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4/5 | 95% | L'ordre et la morale (Rebellion) (2008) |
An intelligent and slow-burning production, devised in such a way that the audience doesn't really take a side. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 12, 2019
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3/5 | 94% | Good Vibrations (2012) |
D'Sa and Leyburn's good-natured drama is a heartwarmer for sure, managing to capture the essence and spirit of a memorable moment in music history with the minimum of contrivance. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 12, 2019
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3/5 | 48% | Welcome to the Punch (2013) |
A cinematic love letter to contemporary London, truly capturing the enchanting nature of the capital at night. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 11, 2019
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4/5 | 91% | Sleep Tight (2012) |
A must-see psychological thriller. Balagueró has succeeded in constructing a hugely compelling narrative that has you completely transfixed from start to finish. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 8, 2019
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2/5 | 18% | Parental Guidance (2012) |
Parental Guidance is simply not very funny, which given its attempt to incorporate constant humour, poses quite the problem. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 6, 2019
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4/5 | 85% | Boxing Day (2012) |
[Director Bernard] Rose does a wonderful job in putting you in the protagonists' shoes, in what is a pensive, slow-burning production, as the audience are taken on this long and arduous trip. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 6, 2019
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3/5 | 66% | The Campaign (2012) |
These situations write themselves really, already amusing in real-life, let alone cinematically... It's harmless and undemanding fun. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 4, 2019
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61% | Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) |
While flawed, much like the band's music, this is a film that is very easy to sit back and enjoy, even if you can appreciate that, at times, it's not particularly very good. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Oct 23, 2018
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