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2014·119 min·Dir. Jōji Matsuoka·★ 7.5
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How Good Is Midnight Diner?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
7.6Highly Rated
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB7.6
★ IMDb7.5
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
Yes, Worth Watching
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