Critics vs crowd: family films of the 1980s | Cinemuse

Metascore well above the IMDb rating

Critics loved it, the crowd didn't

Critics vs crowd: family films of the 1980s: Critics loved it, the crowd didn't
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1	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	1982	92	79	13
2	The Little Mermaid	1989	88	76	12
3	Kiki's Delivery Service	1989	85	78	7
4	The Princess Bride	1987	78	80	-2
5	Castle in the Sky	1986	78	80	-2
6	A Christmas Story	1983	77	79	-2
7	Honey, I Shrunk the Kids	1989	63	65	-2
8	The Karate Kid Part II	1986	55	62	-7
9	The Karate Kid	1984	61	74	-13
10	The Goonies	1985	62	77	-15
11	Field of Dreams	1989	57	75	-18
12	Labyrinth	1986	50	73	-23
13	The NeverEnding Story	1984	49	73	-24

IMDb rating well above the Metascore

The crowd loved it, critics didn't

Critics vs crowd: family films of the 1980s: The crowd loved it, critics didn't
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1	The NeverEnding Story	1984	49	73	24
2	Labyrinth	1986	50	73	23
3	Field of Dreams	1989	57	75	18
4	The Goonies	1985	62	77	15
5	The Karate Kid	1984	61	74	13
6	The Karate Kid Part II	1986	55	62	7
7	The Princess Bride	1987	78	80	2
8	Castle in the Sky	1986	78	80	2
9	A Christmas Story	1983	77	79	2
10	Honey, I Shrunk the Kids	1989	63	65	2
11	Kiki's Delivery Service	1989	85	78	-7
12	The Little Mermaid	1989	88	76	-12
13	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	1982	92	79	-13

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