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Akira has generally received very positive reviews.
Review of Akira (1988)
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Akira was released in 1988 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 770 reviews, giving Akira (1988) an average rating of 83%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 88%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 80%.
With a score of 83%, Akira is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1988, which stands at 57%.
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