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The China Syndrome was released in 1979 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 271 reviews, giving The China Syndrome (1979) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 88%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 81%.
With a score of 77%, The China Syndrome is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1979, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1979 with similar scores include films like The Warriors and Deliver Us from Evil.
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