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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for New York Times (5,786) on 15 Mar 2012

A quietly rapturous film about love and redemption…

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By Chris Cabin (484) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 15 Mar 2012

Comes to its triumphs after tremendous internal struggles, unseen yet palpable at every moment…

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By Jay Antani (281) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 15 Mar 2012

Continues the Belgian writing-directing brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's extraordinary run of charting the lives of European down-and-outers…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for AV Club (2,778) on 15 Mar 2012

The Kid With A Bike feels like a companion piece to Rosetta, though it's far less severe and more open-hearted, even borderline sentimental…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 14 Mar 2012

A salute to the art of empathy and the need to cultivate it in our approach to troubled kids and other outsiders on the fringe of society…

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By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 14 Mar 2012

As usual for the Dardennes, the plot is slight but loaded with hairpin turns of tremendous emotional power…

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By Tim Brayton (2,283) for Antagony & Ecstasy (1,911) on 12 Mar 2012

A startlingly non-lovable turn for a young actor, full of irritated energy and ugly desperation, and it's as brilliant as any child performance…

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By Jamie Graham (285) for Total Film (3,532) on 12 Mar 2012

Good enough to survive evoking Bicycle Thieves and The 400 Blows, this small story contains universal truths, told with irresistible force…

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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 11 Mar 2012

An astonishing performance by young Thomas Doret as Cyril delivers the core of this well crafted, subtle yet powerful screenplay, which has…

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By Jon Frosch (191) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 06 Mar 2012

Less visceral and tense than the Dardennes' best work, but a beautifully wrought story of a troubled boy and the stranger who saves him, told…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 05 Mar 2012

Despite the simplicity of the brothers' technique, The Kid With a Bike has deep religious underpinnings, a relentless drive toward the mythos…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for ViewLondon (2,339) on 27 Oct 2011

Brilliantly directed and superbly written, this is an emotionally gripping drama from the Dardenne Brothers with a heartbreaking central performance…

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By Shaun Munro (472) for What Culture (594) on 22 Oct 2011

The Dardennes' depiction of a courageous fight for childhood boasts one of the best child performances in some time, from impressive newcomer…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 18 Oct 2011

[VIDEO] In spite of its all-too-obvious machinations The Kid with a Bike touches on social ills in a direct fashion without preaching…

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By Brian Tallerico (1,600) for HollywoodChicago.com (623) on 05 Oct 2011

The Dardennes create tension out of human drama and draw believable, excellent performances from their entire cast…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 08 Sep 2011

Working on a scale that's minuscule by studio standards, the Dardenne brothers have made yet another movie that does what Hollywood used to…

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By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 16 Aug 2011

The Kid with a Bike is a powerful film about compassion and forgiveness, and the tragedy of not having the capability for either…

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By Thomas Caldwell (278) for Cinema Autopsy (278) on 12 Aug 2011

Despite the film's naturalistic aesthetics, the Dardenne brothers have included strong visual allusions to the lost child stories of folklore…

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By Drew Mcweeny (622) for HitFix (861) on 19 May 2011

This is another gentle triumph for the brothers, and a film I won't easily shake any time soon…

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By Richard Mowe (91) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 16 May 2011

It is the boy's tough exterior and lack of self-pity that binds the narrative together, making this one of the Dardennes' most appealing undertakings…

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