On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 34 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8/10. The critics' consensus reads, "Infectiously easygoing charm and a leading man in the role he was born to play help "Crocodile Dundee" make the most of its familiar fish-out-of-water premise." On Metacritic the film has a score of 62% based on reviews from 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average rating of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.