Movies where Audience and Critics Most Greatly Differ via RT (1 Viewer)

[TripItUp]

I'll start this off with "Man on Fire"

Audience:  89%

Critics:  39%

I side with the audience here...Denzel does great revenge films.

 

[Tom Servo]

Ishtar. 

 

[Ilov80s]

Boondock Saints has a ridiculous differential. 20% critics and 91% audience. The truth is in the middle. It's not awful but it's no A- either. 

 

[RUSF18]

The sign of a good movie, IMO.

 

[Brony]

From Carolla's podcast this week: Tommyboy

Critics: 43

Audience: 90

 

[TripItUp]

Boondock Saints has a ridiculous differential. 20% critics and 91% audience. The truth is in the middle. It's not awful but it's no A- either. 

totally agree

 

[Chaka]

Is there a list or do you have to randomly look for movies on RT?

 

[TripItUp]

Is there a list or do you have to randomly look for movies on RT?

More random, come across them from time to time and find it interesting.

 

[Ilov80s]

Is there a list or do you have to randomly look for movies on RT?

I just remember Boondock having a crazy spread from when we were trying to figure out what year it was released for one of @KarmaPolice 's movie polls

 

[Chaka]

I just remember Boondock having a crazy spread from when we were trying to figure out what year it was released for one of @KarmaPolice 's movie polls

If you like Boondock Saints, and I love that movie, you should check out Overnight the documentary about Troy Duffy, who wrote BS.  It's amazing to watch this guy self-destruct in "real time".

 

[Anarchy99]

LINK

Probably not the end all on the subject, but a place to start.

 

[RUSF18]

Boondock Saints has a ridiculous differential. 20% critics and 91% audience. The truth is in the middle. It's not awful but it's no A- either. 

In case you didn't know, a 91% score would mean that is the number of reviews that are considered positive leaving only 9% of reviews negative. It's not the equivalent of having an average rating of 9.1 out of 10 or something equivalent.

 

[TripItUp]

LINK

Probably not the end all on the subject, but a place to start.

I'm with the critics on War of the Worlds, that movie was solid.

 

[Don Quixote]

Almost Heroes

Critics: 8%

Audience: 64%

 

[Buckychudd]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Critics: 91%

Audience: 46%

Gap: 45%

I'm with the audience on this one.

 

[Kanil]

Joe Dirt

Critics: 11%

Audience: 63%

Gap: 52%

Super Troopers

Critics: 35%

Audience: 90%

Gap: 55%

I think a big problem with movies like these above is that they get better with more viewings.  You're not going to get that with critics.

 

[TheFanatic]

LINK

Probably not the end all on the subject, but a place to start.

I haven't heard of at least half of those movies and only seen a handful. 

 

[TheFanatic]

Boondock Saints has a ridiculous differential. 20% critics and 91% audience. The truth is in the middle. It's not awful but it's no A- either. 

I give it an A

With all the crap being remade in Hollywood because they are pretty much out of ideas, this was a breath of fresh air. Very inventive way to tell a story, not often seen in the movies done this well. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

I would guess stuff like Tree of Life  would have the opposite spread as some posted already.  Will have to poke around later. 

 

[Brony]

Joe Dirt

Critics: 11%

Audience: 63%

Super Troopers

Critics: 35%

Audience: 90%

I think a big problem with movies like these above is that they get better with more viewings.  You're not going to get that with critics.

As expected, Adam Sandler movies fit in with being bad by critics; good with audience. 

Grown-Ups

Critics: 10%

Audience: 62%

 

[KarmaPolice]

Most of those seem to be Critics > Audiences. I'd be interested in the reverse, where the audiences supported it by a wide margin over the critics.

Start with comedies and horror movies.  Anything by Sandler/James and crew should qualify.  

Probably dumb action movies like White House Down as well. 

 

[Short Corner]

The Sandlot

Critics: 56

Audience: 89

 

[SouthJersey]

If you like Boondock Saints, and I love that movie, you should check out Overnight the documentary about Troy Duffy, who wrote BS.  It's amazing to watch this guy self-destruct in "real time".

It's this on Netflix or another streaming site? Can't find it.

 

[TheFanatic]

The Sandlot

Critics: 56

Audience: 89

You're killing me, Smalls!

 

[need2know]

The Sandlot

Critics: 56

Audience: 89

Who doesn't like this movie

 

[GROOT]

Who doesn't like this movie

I've never seen it. I know.

 

[zamboni]

LINK

Probably not the end all on the subject, but a place to start.

Strange that critics liked Sharknado much more than the audience. Totally would have thought the opposite.

 

[Insein]

In case you didn't know, a 91% score would mean that is the number of reviews that are considered positive leaving only 9% of reviews negative. It's not the equivalent of having an average rating of 9.1 out of 10 or something equivalent.

Not for the audience. That is the actual score. Critics only get the up or down vote.  That's why the critic score can be deceiving. A movie might be 90% for the critics with an average score of 70 for the critics' ratings. 

 

[Chaka]

It's this on Netflix or another streaming site? Can't find it.

Not sure. I just checked Just Watch and it does not show up at all. May have to check alternative sources.

BTW as an aside, anyone who watches a lot of streaming content absolutely needs JustWatch (Android and iOS apps available). Such a useful tool.

 

[zamboni]

The Basketball Diaries

Critics: 46%

Audience: 76%

 

[zamboni]

Porky’s

Critics: 30%

Audience: 57% (this should be much higher - kids today)

 

[RUSF18]

Not for the audience. That is the actual score. Critics only get the up or down vote.  That's why the critic score can be deceiving. A movie might be 90% for the critics with an average score of 70 for the critics' ratings. 

WHAT IS THE AUDIENCE SCORE?

The Audience rating, denoted by a popcorn bucket, is the percentage of all users who have rated the movie or TV Show positively

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/about/

 

[Ilov80s]

I give it an A

With all the crap being remade in Hollywood because they are pretty much out of ideas, this was a breath of fresh air. Very inventive way to tell a story, not often seen in the movies done this well. 

Funny because I think it spawned a few awful sequels. It got crushed critically as crappy Tarantino ripoff (which I agree to some extent).

 

[TripItUp]

The Sandlot

Critics: 56

Audience: 89

might be the worst critic score ever.

 

[Chaka]

Ebert & Roeper on Overnight

 

[Insein]

WHAT IS THE AUDIENCE SCORE?

The Audience rating, denoted by a popcorn bucket, is the percentage of all users who have rated the movie or TV Show positively

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/about/

Then they changed it because it used to be just a straight rating.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

The Sandlot

Critics: 56

Audience: 89

cc: @St. Louis Bob

 

[zamboni]

Zapped!

critics: 7%

audience: 39%

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Who doesn't like this movie

I know it's a shock but...

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I would guess stuff like Tree of Life  would have the opposite spread as some posted already.  Will have to poke around later. 

I'm still mad that I actually watched that entire movie.

 

[zamboni]

The Blue Lagoon

9%/53%

 

[Chaka]

The Blue Lagoon

9%/53%

I'm sensing a trend.