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Ghostbusters has received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 73%, based on 37 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Ghostbusters does an impressive job of standing on its own as a freewheeling, marvelously cast supernatural comedy -- even if it can't help but pale somewhat in comparison with the classic original."[36] On Metacritic the film has a score of 62 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".