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Cornbread, Earl and Me has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
Review of Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
Review of Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
Review of Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
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Cornbread, Earl and Me was released in 1975 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 21 reviews, giving Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Cornbread, Earl and Me a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 73%, Cornbread, Earl and Me is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1975, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1975 with similar scores include films like Three Days of the Condor, Night Moves and Holiday.
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