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Conspiracy Theory (1997) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Conspiracy Theory (1997) a score of 2.7379 out of 4

based on (103) reviews

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Excellent

(8)

Very Good

(74)

Good

(20)

Fair

(1)

Poor

(0)

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E. Benjamin Kelsey

When I noticed that nobody I could find seemed to like the film as much as me, I started to worry. Was something wrong with me? What did I miss that made everybody else so reluctant to praise this fine film?But did anybody notice that Roger Ebert gave...read the complete Conspiracy Theory (1997) review at E. Benjamin Kelsey

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Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)

Donner directs with an efficient hand. He keeps the action moving briskly. But most important for this format, he knows how to slip in a quick joke or two without detracting from the tension of the suspenseful plot....read the complete Conspiracy Theory (1997) review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)

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New York Times (Janet Maslin)

En route to this cynical fade-out, Conspiracy Theory does show off enough glossy style ... and incidental cleverness to keep viewers largely hooked....read the complete Conspiracy Theory (1997) review at New York Times (Janet Maslin)

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Dragan Antulov

Basic premise behind Brian Helgeland's script was very promising and it could have worked brilliantly as a dark comedy. Unfortunately, big Hollywood studio has taken hold of it and instead of great film we now have a textbook example of great idea being...read the complete Conspiracy Theory (1997) review at Dragan Antulov