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Freaks (1932) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Freaks (1932) a score of 2.9056 out of 4
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Freaks (1932) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Running just over an hour in length, "Freaks" tells the story of Hans (Harry Earles), a dwarf man-child who works in Mme. Tetrallini's traveling carnival as one the side-show attractions. Like the other freaks, he is mostly rejected by the normal ...read the complete Freaks movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Freaks (1932) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for JackassCritics.com (Grim Ringler)JackassCritics.com (Grim Ringler)
Freaks isn't going to win anyone an award for acting but it was a bold choice to have the 'freaks' as the stars, and for the most part they do a good job. There are moments when you can’t believe how stilted the dialogue is but if you can let it go ...read the complete Freaks movie review at JackassCritics.com (Grim Ringler)
Freaks (1932) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Freaks (1932) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
It's one of the most controversial movies of it or any era, and it stands as possibly the only film ever quoted by Lyle Lovett in another movie. That famous quote is, of course, "One of us! One of us!" (Lyle ommitted the "Gooble ...read the complete Freaks movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Freaks (1932) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
Unquestionably, Tod Brownings FREAKS ($20) is one of the most notorious "horror" movies to come out of a major Hollywood studio- a reputation that has not diminished in the seventy plus years since the film was made. While FREAKS retains some disturbing ...read the complete Freaks movie review at Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)

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Freaks (1932) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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2.9056
Freaks (1932) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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