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Movie critics combined give Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) a score of 2.4556 out of 4
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Excellent
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.49 out of 4 stars for DVDnett.noDVDnett.no
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.28 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for UpcomingDiscs.com (Jeremy Frost)UpcomingDiscs.com (Jeremy Frost)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.22 out of 4 stars for Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Demonstrates the debilitating consequences of one or two bad decisions, in this case teen pregnancy and drugs, and how they have consequences that can ruin lives for decades. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.12 out of 4 stars for Film Monthly (Christina Swosinski)Film Monthly (Christina Swosinski)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.10 out of 4 stars for hybridmagazine.com hybridmagazine.com
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.08 out of 4 stars for Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.08 out of 4 stars for MovieFreak.com (Craig Younkin)MovieFreak.com (Craig Younkin)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.04 out of 4 stars for Christian Spotlight on the MoviesChristian Spotlight on the Movies
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.04 out of 4 stars for A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.03 out of 4 stars for The Phantom TollboothThe Phantom Tollbooth
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.02 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mindkids-in-mind
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.02 out of 4 stars for DVD Net (Adrian Turvey)DVD Net (Adrian Turvey)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
A brave and bittersweet look at a life which is full of disappointments, mistakes and selfish sacrifices. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Drew Barrymore is a cupcake with smeared frosting. Irresistible, if not exactly fortified with nutritional value. "As Beverly Donofrio," the spirited daughter of the '60s — and of strict Roman Catholic parents — in ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
A film like this is refreshing and startling in the way it cuts loose from formula and shows us confused lives we recognize. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for USA TODAYUSA TODAY
It's Barrymore's most ambitious role to date. She proves she is maturing as an actress. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at USA TODAY
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
'I 'm 22, and I still haven't accepted that this is my life," says Beverly Donofrio (Drew Barrymore), the heroine of "Riding in Cars With Boys." She has a drunken and shiftless husband, a son from a teenage pregnancy, and a rundown house on a dead-end str ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak)Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak)
What emerges is a funny and sometimes aching movie that treads familiar dysfunctional family turf but still manages to eke out an emotionally toned balance. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
The kind of film ... that even as it dissolves narratively, still makes you dissolve emotionally. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
Ah, you know it's awards wannabe time when you start sitting for extra-length serious flicks in which name stars take on unsympathetic characters. Having been through this grind for a number of years, we've come to the conclusion that only if the actor ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.99 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com (Oktay Ege Kozak)Movie-Vault.com (Oktay Ege Kozak)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.99 out of 4 stars for filethirteen.comfilethirteen.com
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.96 out of 4 stars for Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.96 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Mike Jackson)DVD Verdict (Mike Jackson)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.96 out of 4 stars for 3 Black Chicks ("Bams")3 Black Chicks ("Bams")
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.94 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.94 out of 4 stars for Haro OnlineHaro Online
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.93 out of 4 stars for allesfilm.com (Markus Steiger)allesfilm.com (Markus Steiger)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.93 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.91 out of 4 stars for MovieEye.com (Jenny Piston)MovieEye.com (Jenny Piston)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.89 out of 4 stars for PopcornQPopcornQ
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.88 out of 4 stars for Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.88 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.88 out of 4 stars for digitallyOBSESSED.com (Joel Cunningham)digitallyOBSESSED.com (Joel Cunningham)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.88 out of 4 stars for allesfilm.com (Reinhard Bradatsch)allesfilm.com (Reinhard Bradatsch)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.86 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.84 out of 4 stars for The Boston PhoenixThe Boston Phoenix
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.83 out of 4 stars for The (Georgetown) Hoya The (Georgetown) Hoya
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.82 out of 4 stars for filmdeculte.com (Anthony Sitruk)filmdeculte.com (Anthony Sitruk)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.81 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Insiders (Michael Eiff)Entertainment Insiders (Michael Eiff)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for MovieMaze (Thomas Straßer)MovieMaze (Thomas Straßer)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for The New York Times - Family Movie Guide (Peter M. Nichols)The New York Times - Family Movie Guide (Peter M. Nichols)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Drew está genial, se gana completamente ser una recomendación completa para la cinta. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
It's never more than a random collection of moments that never pull together. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Sun Newspapers of Cleveland Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.74 out of 4 stars for Edwin JahielEdwin Jahiel
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.71 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.70 out of 4 stars for Plugged InPlugged In
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.70 out of 4 stars for Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.63 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.61 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.56 out of 4 stars for CinemaZone.dkCinemaZone.dk
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.56 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.56 out of 4 stars for eye WEEKLY (Kim Linekin)eye WEEKLY (Kim Linekin)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.54 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
It's just another case of mourning over what might have been. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)
Penny Marshall is certainly not the right filmmaker for this material--at least if you’d like it to be something more than a trite tearjerker. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ DataShowBIZ Data
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The Popkorn JunkieThe Popkorn Junkie
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for FilmHead.com (Matt Heffernan)FilmHead.com (Matt Heffernan)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Susan GrangerSusan Granger
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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
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