FAQs
To date, Leave No Trace holds the site's record, with a rating of 100% and 252 positive reviews.
What does the popcorn mean on movie ratings? ›
When at least 60% of users give a movie or TV show a star rating of 3.5 or higher, a full popcorn bucket is displayed to indicate its Fresh status. Spilled popcorn bucket.
What is the rotten Tomato score? ›
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".
Which movie is #1 in the list of scariest horror movies ever according to Rotten Tomatoes? ›
1. The Exorcist (1973)
What is the #1 movie of all time? ›
Highest-grossing films
Rank | Peak | Title |
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1 | 1 | Avatar |
2 | 1 | Avengers: Endgame |
3 | 3 | Avatar: The Way of Water |
4 | 1 | Titanic |
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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 (726K) Rate. ...
- The Fountain. 20061h 37mPG-13. 7.2 (250K) 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.
Does Disney own Rotten Tomatoes? ›
Who is the parent company? In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were acquired by Fandango (which is owned by Comcast). Warner Bros. retains a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango.
Who started Rotten Tomatoes? ›
History. Rotten Tomatoes was launched on August 12, 1998, as a spare time project by Senh Duong. His goal in creating Rotten Tomatoes was "to create a site where people can get access to reviews from a variety of critics in the US".
What does the green splat mean on Rotten Tomatoes? ›
When less than 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive, a green splat is displayed to indicate its Rotten status. When there is no Tomatometer® score available, which could be because the Title hasn't released yet or there are not enough ratings to generate a score.
Is 0% Rotten Tomatoes good or bad? ›
On the film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, films that every surveyed critic considered bad have a 0% rating.
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.
Is Rotten Tomatoes or IMDb better? ›
Despite Rotten Tomatoes often being regarded as a cutthroat rating platform, the analysis revealed that it should be the go-to resource for an accurate representation of a film. This is because the database provides a more accurate representation of third-party ratings, including the fewest discrepancies.
Which horror movie is banned? ›
Cannibal Holocaust is a banned horror movie that relies heavily on gore, including real animals getting killed on screen, leading to its ban in Italy for violating animal cruelty laws. Cannibal Holocaust also received a five-year ban in America for animal cruelty and extreme violence.
What is the grossest horror movie ever made? ›
Top 100 Goriest Horror Movies of all time
- Dead Alive. 19921h 44mR. 7.5 (104K) Rate. ...
- Dard Divorce. 20071h 27m. ...
- Tokyo Gore Police. 20081h 50mNot Rated. ...
- Nekromantik. 19881h 11mNot Rated. ...
- Day of the Dead. 19851h 41mNot Rated. ...
- The New York Ripper. 19821h 25mNot Rated. ...
- The Rage. 20071h 25mR. ...
- Man Behind the Sun. 19881h 45mNot Rated.
What is the scariest movie in the entire world? ›
The 10 Scariest Horror Movies Ever
- The Exorcist (1973)
- Hereditary (2018)
- The Conjuring (2013)
- The Shining (1980)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
- The Ring (2002)
- Halloween (1978)
- Sinister (2012)
What shows have 100% 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 are the top 10 movies on Rotten Tomatoes? ›
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)
What movie has 99 Rotten Tomatoes? ›
10 Nearly Perfect Movies With a 99% Score on Rotten Tomatoes
- 1 'Citizen Kane' (1941) Directed by Orson Welles.
- 2 'Casablanca' (1942) Directed by Michael Curtiz. ...
- 3 'Paddington 2' (2017) ...
- 4 'On the Waterfront' (1954) ...
- 5 'All About Eve' (1950) ...
- 6 'The Third Man' (1949) ...
- 7 'How to Train Your Dragon' (2010) ...
- 8 'Goldfinger' (1964) ...
Does any movie have 0% 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.