Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Aug 12, 2026 3/4

Arthur casts Dudley Moore in his career role as the irrepressible and irresponsible millionaire who’s rarely spotted without a drink in his hand and a quip on his lips.

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Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Jul 31, 2023 1.5/4

This is comedic fantasy at its most deplorable. Never does anyone ask Arthur why he drinks, what he’s running from (if anything), or worry that his enduring alcoholism will have physical penalties in the years to come.

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Scott Sublett Washington Blade May 23, 2022

All in all, Arthur is great. Steve Gordon writes funny lines like we have not heard from the screen since the thirties.

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Mar 24, 2021 10/10

Unexpectedly, the somewhat messy finale (one of those classic comedy conundrums that seems unthinkably inextricable) manages to be spectacularly fitting.

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Gary Arnold Washington Post May 1, 2018

One of those rare contemporary entertainments that can be used to contradict people who habitually complain, "They don't make 'em like they used to!" This time they have.

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Duncan Fallowell The Spectator Mar 29, 2018

As a piece of froth about the fantastically rich, Arthur has been compared to the Depression comedies of the Thirties. Well, second time around we are a bit more wised up and have a right to expect something with more edge.

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Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Oct 9, 2017 B

That song will be stuck in your head for days, but "Arthur" is worth the torture.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Apr 9, 2011 2.5/4

...suffers from a hit-and-miss quality that wreaks havoc on its momentum...

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John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis Mar 25, 2011 6/10

Arthur has endeared himself to millions of viewers over the years.

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Variety Staff Variety Mar 26, 2009

Arthur is a sparkling entertainment which attempts, with a large measure of success, to resurrect the amusingly artificial conventions of 1930s screwball romantic comedies.

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Richard Schickel TIME Magazine Aug 22, 2008

Moviegoers are hereby alerted to some good fun.

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Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Apr 1, 2008

So little care has gone into the characterizations, the structure, and the situations that the film merely feints at significant comedy.

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Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com Aug 4, 2007 9/10

No. 1 on my list of favorite comedies. One of the funniest ever made.

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Geoff Andrew Time Out Feb 9, 2006

Overrated one-joke comedy.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 28, 2005 B

A modern screwball comedy, in the vein of My Man Godfrey and other Depression era gems, Arthur was written and directed by Steve Gordon, who received an Oscar nomination for Original Screenplay.

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Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Mar 10, 2005 3/5

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Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Jan 17, 2005 3/5

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004 3.5/4

Only someone with a heart of stone could fail to love a drunk like Arthur Bach.

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