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A number of these films also appear on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies lists, but there are many others and several entries with dozens of positive reviews, which are considered surprising to some experts. 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's a good rotten Tomato score? ›
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.
What movies have gotten a 99% on 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) ...
Do any films 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.
How many TV shows have 100% Rotten Tomatoes? ›
Only 18 TV shows scored 100% on Rotten Tomatoes in 2023 (so far). See them all here. 2023 was a great year for TV, but only 18 shows earned a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The list includes crime dramas, adult animated shows, and a British mockumentary.
What is the lowest rated movie of all time? ›
7 worst-ranked movies of all time—according to IMDb
- Saving Christmas, 2014 (IMDb rating 1.3) ...
- Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2, 2004 (IMDb rating 1.5) ...
- Manos: The Hands of Fate, 1966 (IMDb rating 1.6) ...
- Birdemic: Shock and Terror, 2010 (IMDb rating 1.7) ...
- Disaster Movie, 2008 (IMDb rating 1.9) ...
- Radhe, 2021 (IMDb rating 1.9)
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? ›
Citizen Kane (1941) stood at number 1 for five consecutive polls, with 22 votes in 1962, 32 votes in 1972, 45 votes in 1982, 43 votes in 1992, and 46 votes in 2002. It also topped the first two directors' polls, with 30 votes in 1992 and 42 votes in 2002.
What is the #1 movie of all time? ›
Six films in total have grossed in excess of $2 billion worldwide, with Avatar ranked in the top position.
What is the Audience Score? The Audience Score, denoted by a popcorn bucket, represents the percentage of users who have rated a movie or TV show positively.
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.
Which movie got 10/10 in IMDb? ›
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
Can anyone vote on Rotten Tomatoes? ›
The Tomatometer is generated by the reviews of Tomatometer-approved professional critics who meet a set of criteria. These are professional, working movie and TV critics. Verified Reviews and ratings are made up of users who we can confirm purchased a ticket to the movie they're reviewing.
What Netflix movie is rated 100 Rotten Tomatoes? ›
- - - 100% Mon Laferte, te amo Streaming Aug 1, 2024. ...
- - - 100% Living With Leopards Streaming May 10, 2024. ...
- - - 100% Michael Streaming Apr 10, 2017. ...
- - - 100% Camp Courage Streaming Oct 15, 2023. ...
- - - 100% The Dads Streaming Nov 17, 2023. ...
- - - 100% The Push Streaming Mar 7, 2019. ...
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What is the highest rating for a movie? ›
NC-17. 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.