Set in a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.
The Bookshop has generally received mixed reviews.
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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 20 Aug 2018
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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 04 Sep 2018
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The Bookshop was released in 2017 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 131 reviews, giving The Bookshop (2017) an average rating of 60%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 72%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 55%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Bookshop than critics were.
With a score of 60%, The Bookshop is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2017, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 2017 with similar scores include films like Justice League, The Shack and Life.
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