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By Dawn's Early Light was released in 1990 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 34 reviews, giving By Dawn's Early Light (1990) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed By Dawn's Early Light a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 69%, By Dawn's Early Light is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1990, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1990 with similar scores include films like The Krays and Carol.
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