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Movie critics combined give North Country (2005) a score of 2.8247 out of 4
based on (286) reviews
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Excellent
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Good
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Good
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Fair
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.49 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.49 out of 4 stars for World Socialist Web SiteWorld Socialist Web Site
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.49 out of 4 stars for World Socialist Web SiteWorld Socialist Web Site
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.47 out of 4 stars for Cinopsis Cinopsis
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.44 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
...read the complete North Country movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.44 out of 4 stars for moviereview (Colin Fraser)moviereview (Colin Fraser)
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.43 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.43 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Jessica Reaves)Chicago Tribune (Jessica Reaves)
...read the complete North Country movie review at Chicago Tribune (Jessica Reaves)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.42 out of 4 stars for Cinepassion.orgCinepassion.org
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.42 out of 4 stars for DVDBeaver DVDBeaver
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.42 out of 4 stars for Film e Dvd Film e Dvd
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.41 out of 4 stars for DVDRAMADVDRAMA
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
A good-for-you movie that's going through the motions. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for IGN Movies (Eric Goldman)IGN Movies (Eric Goldman)
North Country centers on Theron's work, and she is truly wonderful start to finish. ...read the complete North Country movie review at IGN Movies (Eric Goldman)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
An above average film, and features fine performances (Theron and McDormand are probably stone locks for more Oscar nominations), but be wary of the advertising pointing out the film's similarities to movies like "Erin ...read the complete North Country movie review at Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
That the film works as well as it does, delivering a tough first hour only to disintegrate like a wet newspaper, testifies to the skill of the filmmakers as well as to the constraints brought on them by an industry that insists on slapping a pretty bow ...read the complete North Country movie review at The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
The film, revisiting social injustice, is not unpredictable. But, it is a worthy effort in its updated revival of "Norma Rae." ...read the complete North Country movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
To see this overly schematic movie, is to be made to feel -- inaccurately as it turns out -- that the whole thing is a hopelessly exaggerated fabrication. The taint of the melodramatic techniques used in key segments infects the entire movie and makes us ...read the complete North Country movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Watchable and engrossing, even when it does exactly what you expect it to do. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ Data (--)ShowBIZ Data (--)
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Jessica Winter)Village Voice (Jessica Winter)
Having established Josey as the focus of the entire iron range's enmity, the filmmakers panic, and North Country spectacularly self-destructs in a climactic courtroom free-for-all. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Village Voice (Jessica Winter)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Enjoyable drama that's impressively shot and features a strong cast but is ultimately hampered by a fatal weakness for courtroom clichés. ...read the complete North Country movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.37 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.35 out of 4 stars for Mixed Reviews: The Arts, The World, and More (Gabriel Shanks)Mixed Reviews: The Arts, The World, and More (Gabriel Shanks)
...read the complete North Country movie review at Mixed Reviews: The Arts, The World, and More (Gabriel Shanks)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.35 out of 4 stars for MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.31 out of 4 stars for Cutting Edge Cutting Edge
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.18 out of 4 stars for Voir.ca Voir.ca
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
Minimizes the scope of [the real plaintiff's] legal battles by placing them in a neatly tied package that resolves the way most courtroom dramas do. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
Studded with wasted performances, what should have been an important addition to popular films about women's rights winds up being the most insulting courtroom drama since Ally McBeal was put out of its misery. ...read the complete North Country movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
Theron's truly raw and impassioned performance as Josey - - can't save the film from its own gradually slowing pace and seriously compromised third act. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Director Niki Caro Whale Rider and screenwriter Michael Seitzman have crafted an old-fashioned story about sexual harassment that delivers the obvious message....without a shred of nuance or subtlety. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
Sexual harassment is generally a complex topic (see David Mamet's 'Oleanna'), yet 'North Country' presents much of its material in cut-and-dried, black-and-white simplicity. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
...succumbs to a number of Oscar Moments -- you know, the sort of grandstanding scenes that ... play beautifully as clips at an awards show. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
In overdoing the theatrics and hammering the clichés North Country does artistic injustice to its own important argument. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
So melodramatically one-sided and shamelessly in search of Oscar nominations that it accomplishes the colossal rarity of insulting both genders equally. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Though the dirt and grime in North Country are artfully applied, it's purely cosmetic and skin-deep. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
In retrospect, the movie seems weaker than it did in the theater. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Zap2it.com (Dan Fienberg)Zap2it.com (Dan Fienberg)
How do you handle a movie that's suppose to be realistic, but resorts to such hoary and oft-parodied devices as the Slow Clap and the "I'm Spartacus" Group Solidarity Stand? ...read the complete North Country movie review at Zap2it.com (Dan Fienberg)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
...read the complete North Country movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Boston PhoenixThe Boston Phoenix
Charlize Theron delivers a gritty performance in this Norma Rae–esque drama based loosely on a landmark class-action sexual-harassment case. It’s a logical follow-up to ...read the complete North Country movie review at The Boston Phoenix
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie GuideTV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Any similarities between Josey and Lois Jenson, the real woman who made Eveleth Mines pay for their sins in a landmark 1988 class-action suit, are purely coincidental. Instead, we get a TV-movie fantasy of female empowerment glazed with soap-opera ...read the complete North Country movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
...read the complete North Country movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Ken Fox)TV Guide (Ken Fox)
What should have been an important addition to popular films about women's rights winds up being the most insulting courtroom drama since "Ally McBeal" was put out of its misery. ...read the complete North Country movie review at TV Guide (Ken Fox)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for movies.com (Dave White)movies.com (Dave White)
...read the complete North Country movie review at movies.com (Dave White)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
...read the complete North Country movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Independent (Anthony Quinn)The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling StoneRolling Stone
There's a role -- think Sally Field in Norma Rae or Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich -- that is the equivalent of unzipping Oscar's pants and going for it. Academy voters salivate for female crusaders, and Charlize Theron grabs herself a doozy as Josey ...read the complete North Country movie review at Rolling Stone
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Stephen Cole)Globe and Mail (Stephen Cole)
For all North Country's blockbuster elements, the film remains a curiously uninvolving affair. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Globe and Mail (Stephen Cole)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Os realizadores de Terra Fria se revelam bem mais repugnantes e perigosos do que os mineiros retratados em seu filme supostamente liberal. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine (--)Empire Magazine (--)
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Manohla Dargis)New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
A wobbly fiction about a real pioneering sex-discrimination case, North Country is an unabashed vehicle for its modestly de-glammed star, Charlize Theron. ...read the complete North Country movie review at New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Film Snobs (Jimmy O)Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
Instead of articulating injustice or honestly portraying the legal system, North Country seems content with exploiting humiliation for effect. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Empire (Angie Errigo)Empire (Angie Errigo)
It starts off well enough but slowly sinks under the leaden weight of its worthiness. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Empire (Angie Errigo)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Could become the classic text for a filmmaking class called 'Crafting the Message Picture 101.' ...read the complete North Country movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Kevin Courrier)Boxoffice Magazine (Kevin Courrier)
Essentially a shrewdly crafted soap opera. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Kevin Courrier)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
...read the complete North Country movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
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