"Edward Scissorhands" received acclaim from critics and audiences. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that the film holds a 90% approval rating, based on 59 reviews, with an average score of 7.67/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "The first collaboration between Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, "Edward Scissorhands" is a magical modern fairy tale with gothic overtones and a sweet center." Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 74 out of 100 based on 19 reviews from mainstream critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film a "A-" grade.