Every Movie Roger Ebert Walked Out On

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Renowned movie criticRoger Ebert became famous for his thorough reviews of all types of film, having reviewed movies for 46 years, but there has only been a handful of times Ebert left a screening before it concluded. There came a time in his career when he decided never to review a film again without seeing the entirety of it. However, the famous critic remained extremely vocal about the unfortunate few he did decide to leave.

Roger Ebert wrote reviews for the Chicago Sun-Times for 46 years but only critiqued them on television for 31. With his equally infamous colleague Gene Siskel, he co-hosted the 1986 talk show At the Movies and grew fame from the dramatic arguments he and Siskel would entertain after a screening. It has been rumored Roger Ebert walked out of several films that aren't listed here, such as I Spit On Your Grave, when he merely considered them contemptible. Aside from Caligula, it usually took Ebert no more than an hour to decide he was going to walk out of a film.

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The reason that there are so few films Roger Ebert walked out on is that he felt it was unfair to review a film he hadn't watched until the end. Soon after releasing a scathing review of the 2008 indie film Tru Loved, he apologized to the director Stewart Wade and the film's crew on his Sun-Times blog. Ebert had only stayed at the screening for approximately eight minutes before he left to type up a review. In his apology, he vowed, «I will never, ever again review a film I have not seen in its entirety» (via Los Angeles Times). Regardless, movie critic Roger Ebert usually held a valid reason for walking out of films he disliked. As a film connoisseur, he had a reliable gauge