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CrimeDrama TIFF 2017 · People's Choice Award

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Directed by Martin McDonagh · 2017 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri worth watching?

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) earns a 85% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

85%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

90% Critic Score
87% Audience
88 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.9
8.1 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 55m
Cast
Frances McDormand , Woody Harrelson , Sam Rockwell , Abbie Cornish , Lucas Hedges , Željko Ivanek , Caleb Landry Jones , Clarke Peters , Samara Weaving , John Hawkes

Where to watch

Not confirmed on any major streaming platform yet — check local listings.

Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (90% positive).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (87%).
  • Metascore signals universal acclaim (88/100).
  • IMDb users score it 8.1/10.
  • Celluloid Score 85% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded crime, drama pick

Not ideal for

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    Is Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri worth watching?

    Yes — Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri earns a 85% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri — People's Choice Award at TIFF 2017. A landmark festival winner on Celluloid.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

    What is Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri about?

    After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.

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