Reception
Baby Geniuses received overwhelmingly negative reviews, with review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reporting that only 2% of critics gave the film a positive review. Its final consensus reads: "Flat direction and actors who look embarrassed to be onscreen make Baby Geniuses worse than the premise suggests." It was listed by leading American film critic Roger Ebert as one of his most hated movies and ranked as his worst film of 1999, even though he gave the film a ranking of 1.5/4, which isn't the lowest rating he has available. Despite the reviews from critics, the movie became a box office success, grossing $36,450,736 from its $12 million budget.
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