FAQs
To date, Leave No Trace holds the site's record, with a rating of 100% and 252 positive reviews.
What does 100 Rotten Tomatoes mean? ›
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.
What do the Rotten Tomatoes symbols mean? ›
Fresh red tomato. When at least 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive, a red tomato is displayed to indicate its Fresh status. Green splat tomato. 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 does the popcorn mean on movie ratings? ›
If the movie has +3.5/5 stars, it's gotten a positive rating and the movie is portrayed by a full popcorn bucket. That's a negatively rated movie. If the movie receives less than 3.5 stars, it's gotten a negative rating and the movie is portrayed by a tipped over popcorn bucket.
What is the most badly rated movie? ›
The Terror of Tiny Town (1938)
In 1978, it was included in Michael Medved's book, The Fifty Worst Films of All Time, and has since been listed as one of the worst films ever made, by Flavorwire, Rotten Tomatoes, and The Golden Turkey Awards.
What is the most highly rated movie of all time? ›
IMDb Top 250 Movies
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. ...
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. 19662h 58mR. ...
- Forrest Gump. 19942h 22mPG-13. ...
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. 20022h 59mPG-13. ...
- Fight Club. 19992h 19mR. ...
- Inception. 20102h 28mPG-13. ...
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. 19802h 4mPG. ...
- The Matrix.
What is the longest film of all time? ›
The longest film ever made, according to Guinness World Records, is "The Cure for Insomnia" (1987), directed by John Henry Timmis IV.
How do Rotten Tomatoes make money? ›
Rotten Tomatoes is now owned by Fandango Media, and it uses Fandango's movie ticket purchase system so that users can purchase movie tickets directly from its site. So, some of Rotten Tomatoes revenues also come from a fee it collects for each online ticket purchase.
What does spilled popcorn mean in movies? ›
The spilled popcorn container means audiences didn't find the movie appealing.
What is the most reliable movie rating site? ›
Rotten Tomatoes is a trusted source for movie reviews sourced from critics. Every movie uses the "Tomatometer" to score the quality of a film. If the critic liked the movie, a red tomato appears by their review.
IMDb has tons of information about the movie and the people involved with it, to include the entire cast and crew, but IMDb does not have reviews. For reviews, we go to Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic. RT collects more reviews than Metacritic, but breaks down the critics as either liking the film or not liking the film.
Is lower or higher better on Rotten Tomatoes? ›
The website keeps track of all the reviews counted for each film and calculates the percentage of positive reviews. 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".
What does the tomato on Peaco*ck mean? ›
Movie thumbnails may include a red-tomato, "fresh" rating but don't display a score if the movie is rated "rotten." You can see the score for any movie with a Rotten Tomatoes rating, alongside the audience score, after selecting it.
In what year was popcorn banned from movie theaters? ›
On April 6, 1949, a bill was introduced in the Oregon State Senate that called for the banning of popcorn and peanuts in movie theaters. The measure was sponsored by nine state senators and was prepared by Senator Dean Walker, a Republican from the city of Independence.
Are there any 100% shows on Rotten Tomatoes? ›
Other recent series with multiple seasons in the 100% club: The Good Place, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, One Day at a Time, Veep, Fleabag, Jane the Virgin, and Feel Good. Only Murders in the Building season 1 has the most reviews on its perfect 100% score.
What movies are 99% on Rotten Tomatoes? ›
The 99% Club: An Ode to the Almost-Perfect Movie
- #1. Lady Bird (2017) 99% #1. ...
- #2. Eighth Grade (2018) 99% #2. ...
- #3. Selma (2014) 99% #3. ...
- #4. Finding Nemo (2003) 99% #4. ...
- #5. Paddington 2 (2017) 99% #5. ...
- #6. Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) 99% #6. ...
- #7. Shoplifters (2018) 99% #7. ...
- #8. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) 99% #8.
Do any movies have 0% on Rotten Tomatoes? ›
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 more than 20 reviews have received this rating.
Which movie has the highest rating? ›
300 Best Movies of All Time
- 99% L.A. Confidential (1997)
- 97% The Godfather (1972)
- 99% Casablanca (1942)
- 100% Seven Samurai (1954)
- 99% Parasite (2019)
- 98% Schindler's List (1993)
- 96% Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
- 100% Toy Story 2 (1999)