Justin Brown Medium Popcorn Feb 12, 2026 1/5

This is not a good movie. They might have tried to tug at heartstrings but those attempts are so obvious and poorly executed.

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Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn Feb 12, 2026 1/5

This was offensive on a bunch of levels. I didn't enjoy any of the performances and had no idea what this movie is trying to say...

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Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News Nov 15, 2019

It's a film that has good intentions, [but] it's just unable to deliver, mainly because Gooding is never believable.

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Kaleem Aftab The List Apr 18, 2019 2/5

This is a case of cinema killing the radio star.

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David Germain Associated Press Nov 12, 2018

Gooding and Harris' characters are too pure and high-minded to exist in the real world. Yet the small-town sense of community and compassion they evoke is so goodhearted, the movie manages an amiable, if fleeting, rise in spirits.

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Joel Siegel Good Morning America Jan 5, 2018 C+

Leave it to Hollywood to make a movie called Radio that would play better on TV.

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Jeffrey Overstreet JeffreyOverstreet.com (Ghost.io) Nov 30, 2015 C

Despite the fine efforts of Harris and Gooding, Jr., Radio nearly drowns in James Horner's overbearingly sentimental music.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dec 28, 2010 4/5

Lesson of kindness permeates inspiring true story.

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Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 4/5

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Oz eFilmCritic.com Jan 11, 2006 1/5

Awful from start to finish.

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Matthew Turner ViewLondon May 11, 2004 2/5

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Nev Pierce BBC.com May 11, 2004 3/5

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Apr 18, 2004 2.5/5

The screenwriter seems obsessed with introducing dramatic conflict, which feels both strained and convenient.

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Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly Feb 27, 2004

Tune in for another formulaic feel-good story that will warm your heart and chill your mind.

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Stephen Schaefer Boston Herald Feb 2, 2004 3/4

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Catharine Tunnacliffe eye WEEKLY Jan 15, 2004 1/5

Feigns compassion for the mentally challenged, but treats Radio as a pet, a toy, a prop.

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Stephen Himes Film Snobs Nov 30, 2003 2/5

As the principal says, "I'm not sure we're trying to help someone here, or whether you're using him as a glorified mascot." Exactly.

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