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On the film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, films that every surveyed critic considered bad have a 0% rating. As of 2023, only 40 films with 20 reviews have received this rating.
What is the highest Rotten Tomatoes movie? ›
To date, Leave No Trace holds the site's record, with a rating of 100% and 252 positive reviews.
What is a bad Rotten Tomatoes score? ›
When at least 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive, a red tomato is displayed to indicate its Fresh status. When less than 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive, a green splat is displayed to indicate its Rotten status.
What is the meaning of Rotten Tomatoes? ›
Rotten Tomatoes is a website dedicated to reviews, information, and news of movies and television series. The name derives from the vaudeville-era cliché of throwing tomatoes and other products at stage performers if a performance was particularly bad. The company has been owned by Flixster, a Warner Bros.
What is the longest film ever? ›
The longest film ever made, according to Guinness World Records, is "The Cure for Insomnia" (1987), directed by John Henry Timmis IV.
Is 80% Rotten Tomatoes good or bad? ›
If the positive reviews make up 60% or more, the film is considered "fresh". If the positive reviews are less than 60%, the film is considered "rotten". An average score on a 0 to 10 scale is also calculated.
What is arguably the best movie of all time? ›
The 11 arguably best movies of all time
- 2001: A Space Odyssey. 19682h 29mG. 8.3 (723K) Rate. ...
- The Fountain. 20061h 37mPG-13. 7.2 (249K) Rate. ...
- Fight Club. 19992h 19mR. ...
- Baraka. 19921h 36mNot Rated. ...
- Apocalypse Now. 19792h 27mR. ...
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day. 19912h 17mR. ...
- Casablanca. 19421h 42mPG. ...
- Requiem for a Dream. 20001h 42mNC-17.
Is 99% Rotten Tomatoes good or bad? ›
The 99% Club: An Ode to the Almost-Perfect Movie
The 99% Club: You'll find it, way past 98% on the Tomatometer, but just before 100%. Inside, a coterie of cinema's practically-finest, movies promising an experience beyond most others – movies that are almost perfect.
What is worse than rated R? ›
The NC-17 rating is the highest rating (even higher than the R-rating) that a film can be given, and it means the movie is for adults only (ages 18 and older) and no one age 17 or younger will be admitted. This rating, prior to 1990, was previously rated X.
What movie made the least money? ›
Zyzzyx Road holds the title for the lowest-grossing movie ever, making just $30 at the box office. The film was made specifically for distribution overseas, but a Screen Actors Guild contract required a U.S. theatrical release.
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score
The Audience Score is designated by a popcorn bucket. The score is the percentage of users who have rated the movie or show positively.
Who invented Rotten Tomatoes? ›
Rotten Tomatoes was created by Senh Duong as a hobby.
Does Disney own Rotten Tomatoes? ›
Rotten Tomatoes, owned by Warner Bros.
Are Rotten Tomatoes critics paid? ›
This has been happening for years. The PR firm, named Bunker 15, is said to pay as much as $50.00 for a single Rotten Tomatoes review. The payments, which aren't typically disclosed, are usually given to obscure critics who happen to be part of a pool tracked by Rotten Tomatoes.
What is 0% rotten tomato ratings? ›
On the film review website Rotten Tomatoes, films that every critic who reviewed the film labelled it as bad have a 0% rating. As of 2022, 43 films have received this rating.
What does it mean to be 100% on Rotten Tomatoes? ›
Welcome to the 100% Club, where every movie isn't necessarily perfect, but their Tomatometers are. A place where all the critic reviews are Fresh, as far as the eye can see, without a Rotten mark to disrupt all the 1s and their attendant 0s in the percentage scores.
Is it better to have a high or low score on Rotten Tomatoes? ›
The “Tomatometer Rankings” connects to the practice of viewers throwing rotten tomatoes when disapproving of a poor stage performance; the higher the percentage a movie receives, the more “fresh” it is and, at least theoretically, better in the show business world.
What does 97 percent Rotten Tomatoes mean? ›
The average Rotten Tomatoes user will see a 97 percent score as nearly a masterpiece. “It has to be good,” they might say, or commercials will tell them, “It's the best-reviewed movie of the year!”