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The Executioner's Song has generally received positive reviews.
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The Executioner's Song was released in 1982 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 17 reviews, giving The Executioner's Song (1982) an average rating of 67%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 73%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Executioner's Song a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 67%, The Executioner's Song is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1982, which stands at 59%.
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