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The Institute has generally received positive reviews.
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The Institute was released in 2013 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 25 reviews, giving The Institute (2013) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 78%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 62%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Institute than critics were.
With a score of 65%, The Institute is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2013, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2013 with similar scores include films like Elysium, The Heat and You're Next.
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