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- The scoring system of Rotten Tomatoes is heavily biased due to genre bias, selection bias, time bias, and recency bias. The reviews lack parity and context, making them untrustworthy. Rotten Tomatoes' audience scoring system was completely broken in 2010, with a flood of reviews drastically changing scores.
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Sep 7, 2023 · Rotten Tomatoes has always had flaws, and recent news only highlights its broken review system. The platform's data is unreliable and the formula is fundamentally flawed. The scoring system of Rotten Tomatoes is heavily biased due to genre bias, selection bias, time bias, and recency bias.
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The audience review system on Rotten Tomatoes has always...
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience Scores Are Only Getting Worse ...
Aug 31, 2017 · As the reviews of a given film accumulate, the Rotten Tomatoes score measures the percentage that are more positive than negative, and assigns an overall fresh or rotten rating to the movie.
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Sep 16, 2023 · Rotten Tomatoes has been a go-to source for movie reviews for years - and its ratings can make or break a film's success. But some say the site has major flaws in its ratings system.
- Scott Detrow
- 15 'Don't Look Up'(2021) — 23% Divide
- 14 'We're The Millers' (2013) — 28% Divide
- 13 'The Greatest Showman'(2017) — 29% Divide
- 12 'Sausage Party'(2016) — 32% Divide
- 11 'Us' (2019) — 32% Divide
- 10 'Passengers'(2016) — 33% Divide
- 9 'Noah' (2014) — 34% Divide
- 8 'Captain Marvel' (2019) — 34% Divide
- 7 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' (2023) — 36% Divide
- 6 'spy Kids'(2001) — 46% Divide
Directed by Adam McKay
The divisiveness in the discourse surrounding the allegorical satire Don’t Look Up was replicated in the Tomato-verse, where the Adam McKay film currently holds a 22% divide. While the sheer spectacle of Don’t Look Up’s cast may have won most audiences over (earning a 78% score), McKay’s heavy-handed and overly ambitious messaging was critiqued by reviewers with a 55% Tomatometer. It may not be the biggest Rotten Tomatoes gap, but it sure is significant. Despite the debate (or maybe because o...
Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber
The comedic tale of a would-be drug dealer and his fake family found its star power in Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis, with enough zingy one-liners to compensate for a somewhat predictable third act. While audiences seemingly took comfort in We're the Millers' formulaic take on the road movie, giving it a 76%, the film’s inability to make better use of its comedic talent left something to be desired among critics, with a 48% Tomatometer to prove it. In any case,Jennifer Aniston’s rightfu...
Directed by Michael Gracey
Dazzling choreography and costume design were enough to win over general audiences in 2017's The Greatest Showman, only enhanced by energetic performances from the likes of Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, and Zendaya. It's a feel-good tale of acceptance, with a few fun musical numbers thrown in for extra measure, which 86% of viewers loved. However, only 57% of critics were as approving. While one of Hugh Jackman’s great performances was enjoyed by both demographics, some were displeased with the de...
Directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan
Comedy is perhaps the most subjective movie genre. The kinds of humor that work for some may be entirely unappealing to others. So, when Seth Rogen’s anthropomorphized groceries came to life in Sausage Party, they left critics salivating at an 82% Tomatometer score, but audiences with a bad taste in their mouths at a 50% rating. Acclaimed by cinephiles for its raucously profane gags and unexpected intellectual depth, the film faced harsher criticism by general movie-goers, who perhaps sought...
Directed by Jordan Peele
Perhaps it was the curse of the sophomore slump that steered audiences away from Jordan Peele’s Us. The follow-up to Get Out promised all the popcorn-friendly trappings of its predecessor, but Us' take on the home invasion genre may have been too subversive for horror-seeking movie-goers. They gave it a 61%, as opposed to critics' 93%. The film's high concept was appreciated by cinephiles, who praised the film’s chess-like attention to detail and its particular comedic flair. Divisive as it m...
Directed by Morten Tyldum
While neither demographic was particularly fond of Passengers (audiences only scored it a wanting 63%), critics seemingly had a harder time getting past the film’s problematic central premise (giving it 30% approval). For general movie-goers, Passengers' big-budget sets and the natural chemistry of its leads might have compensated for Chris Pratt’s concerningly flawed character. Among more critical audiences, however, the protagonist’s decision to wake up Jennifer Lawrence’s character was alm...
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky has dipped his toes in all sorts of genres, including the Biblical epic, though he didn't really have as much success there as he had in others. His Noah stars Russell Crowe as the Biblical figure, a man chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world. Critics responded relatively well to the film, giving it a 75%, while less-receptive audiences earned it a score of 41%. Arguably the strangest project of Aronofsky's career thus fa...
Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck
A rare case in which the usually satisfying formula of a superhero film was lost on the general audience but lauded by critics, Captain Marvel will have a hard time recuperating from her lackluster debut. Unable to meet the expectations of its Marvelviewership, fans gave the movie a 45% rating, while critics went for a much more lenient 79%. What was perceived as miscasting on one end of the spectrum was, among critics, considered a progressive move within a male-dominated genre. This infused...
Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic
In a year that in many ways defined the future of video game movie adaptations, a lot of pressure was resting on the shoulders of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Illlumination's attempt at translating the adventures of the iconic jumping plumber into the silver screen. While critics were indifferent to the result (giving it a 59% score), audiences and their impressive 95% score were much more receptive. Colorful, breezily paced, and filled to the brim with Easter eggs that Nintendo fans were del...
Directed by Robert Rodriguez
Somewhat unprecedented for a film that includes life-sized animated thumbs and flashy CGI, Spy Kids was a surprise critical hit upon its initial release in 2001, receiving a glowing score of 93% among professional reviewers. Audiences, much more unimpressed, gave it a score of 47%. It's not the worst audience score Rotten Tomatoes has seen, but it's certainly nothing commendable, either. While it was the film’s main strength among critics, Spy Kids' sheer absurdity was lost on general audienc...
- Tom Disalvo
Sep 8, 2023 · Find out exactly what happened with Rotten Tomatoes reviews to make people question the authenticity of the site's scores—and what William Shakespeare has to do with it. (Yes, really!)
May 4, 2023 · The audience review system on Rotten Tomatoes has always been criticized due to its vulnerability to review bombing, brigading, and the perception of a greater bias among audiences than with professional critics.
Oct 24, 2017 · Rotten Tomatoes gives films a score out of 100 based on the averaged reviews of professional film critics. If a film gets a rating of 60 or more it gets a ‘fresh’ red tomato on the site.
