Useful Adjectives for Describing Movies

Here is a list of vocabulary that reviewers often use when describing movies. I have divided them into three categories: positive, negative, and neutral. Note that depending on the combination of words used, they may change from neutral to positive or negative.

Positive
first-rate charming enjoyable tender sensitive powerful surprising insightful comical hilarious riveting dazzling clever charismatic absorbing intriguing thought provoking

uproarious original

fascinating pleasant

imaginative legendary unpretentious

Negative
second-rate violent third-rate boring disgusting brutal bloody weak uneven dreadful flawed distasteful senseless confused silly moronic juvenile ordinary static disappointing tired uninteresting outdated

predictable stupid clich ridden bland

incredibly tiresome trite

Neutral
suspenseful slow fast-moving big-budget low-budget dramatic romantic oddball wacky satirical picaresque

highly-charged sentimental fantasy