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Monsieur Ibrahim Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    69

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally favorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 70

    out of 100

    The New York Times Dana Stevens

    The two central performances help the lesson go down easily, and Mr. Duperyon's unassuming, slightly ragged realism gives the movie a sweet, lived-in charm. Mr. Sharif, grizzled and white-haired at 71, has lost none of the charisma that made him an international movie star in the 1960's, and Mr. Boulanger, in his first feature film, shows impressive self-assurance.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Variety Deborah Young

    Unshaven and twinkling-eyed, Sharif is professionally light and entertaining in the title role.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter

    Both an appealing coming-of-age yarn and, as Monsieur Ibrahim embraces his own mortality, a heartfelt coming-of-aging saga.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    Its best scenes come as the characters are established and get to know one another. Sharif at 71 still has the fire in his eyes that we remember from "Lawrence of Arabia," and is still a handsome presence.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    USA Today Mike Clark

    The movie has a couple of surprises, including a major plot turn at the end that leads to a memorable resolution somewhere between happy and wistful.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

    The movie is sometimes profound in its simple, optimistic message of friendship -- and sometimes it's plain simple.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

    Most movingly, Monsieur Ibrahim takes a provocative subject -- friendship and love between a Jew and a Muslim -- and makes it seem natural and wondrous.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

    Surely there is room in the movies for a small film with an unabashed, even old-fashioned but timeless humanist spirit -- and a triumphant portrayal by a veteran star that is likely to be regarded as one of the year's best.

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