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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.
Are rotten tomatoes good or bad? ›
Rotten Tomatoes and the Tomatometer score are the world's most trusted recommendation resources for quality entertainment. As the leading online aggregator of movie and TV show reviews from critics, we provide fans with a comprehensive guide to what's Fresh – and what's Rotten – in theaters and at home.
What happened to rotten tomatoes? ›
In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango Media. Warner Bros retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango.
What does 100 rotten tomatoes mean? ›
If 60% of reviews are positive, the movie is given a “Fresh” status, but if positive reviews fall below that benchmark, it is deemed “Rotten.” A popular piece of media will typically fall between the 70-90% range, but rarely, a project will receive a 100% score. This means every last review from critics was positive.
Is 95% Rotten Tomatoes good? ›
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. Scores of over 60 percent are considered fresh, and scores of 59 percent and under are rotten.
What movie has the highest rating on Rotten Tomatoes? ›
To date, Leave No Trace holds the site's record, with a rating of 100% and 252 positive reviews.
Is 97% Rotten Tomatoes good? ›
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!”
Is it OK to eat Rotten Tomatoes? ›
Fully rotten produce will be slimy to the touch, heavily wrinkled, paler than its ripe color (yellow if previously green), sometimes moldy, and often accompanied by a foul smell, says Ahern. If you spot any of these common signs, your food is no longer safe (or tasty) to eat.
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.
Why can't you trust Rotten Tomatoes? ›
How trustworthy is Rotten Tomatoes? A new report from New York Magazine suggests that Rotten Tomatoes scores can be easily manipulated, alleging specifically that a public relations firm, Bunker 15, has paid low-level, often self-published reviewers for positive write-ups as a way to game scores.
A 0% on Rotten Tomatoes is of course as low as you can go. If we are looking at the worst-scored video game movies ever made, that list would now be (Updated list with the 4%):
Why are Rotten Tomatoes so biased? ›
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.
What does popcorn mean on Rotten Tomatoes? ›
2. Popcorn symbol: On the other hand, if you come across a popcorn bucket icon, it signifies that the movie has received a positive audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Similar to the tomato rating, the percentage displayed with the popcorn symbol indicates the proportion of favorable audience reviews for the movie.
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.
What is considered the best movie of all time? ›
Movies Considered To Be 'The Greatest Movie Of All Time'
- Gone with the Wind. 19393h 58mG. 8.2 (337K) Rate. ...
- Greed. 19242h 20mNot Rated. ...
- Citizen Kane. 19411h 59mPG. ...
- Bicycle Thieves. 19481h 29mNot Rated. ...
- Tokyo Story. 19532h 16mNot Rated. ...
- Vertigo. 19582h 8mPG. ...
- The Rules of the Game. 19391h 50mNot Rated. ...
- The Searchers. 19561h 59mApproved.
Is 98 Rotten Tomatoes good? ›
Any additional Rotten reviews could toss the movie from the 99% Club and into the gutter that is a 98% score, to associate with the likes of Wizard of Oz and The Godfather. You'll notice most in the 99% Club are from this century. Movies may or may not be getting better, but they are getting reviewed more.
What is the meaning of IMDb? ›
IMDb (an acronym for Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews.
How might a movie be certified on Rotten Tomatoes? ›
Rotten Tomatoes awards the Certified Fresh™ accolade to films and TV programs that have a steady Tomatometer® of 75% or higher after a set amount of reviews (80 for films in wide release, 40 for films in limited release, 20 for TV shows), including 5 reviews from Top Critics.