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Over the Top has generally received mixed reviews.
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Review of Over the Top (1987)
By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 09 Dec 2005
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Over the Top was released in 1987 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 536 reviews, giving Over the Top (1987) an average rating of 55%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 66%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 55%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Over the Top than critics were.
With a score of 55%, Over the Top is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1987, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1987 with similar scores include films like Mannequin, The Gate and Amazon Women on the Moon.
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