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What does 59 Rotten Tomatoes mean? ›

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".

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.

To date, Leave No Trace holds the site's record, with a rating of 100% and 252 positive reviews.

When at least 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive, it is considered Fresh and a red tomato is displayed. Rotten score. When less than 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive, it is considered Rotten and a green splat is displayed.

On the film review website Rotten Tomatoes, films that every critic who reviewed the film labelled it as bad have a 0% rating. As of 2022, 43 films have received this rating.

So when a movie such as “Black Panther” gets a certified “fresh” 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, we interpret it as a film that is near perfection, while a film such as last year's “The Emoji Movie” that lands around 9 percent, must be a steaming pile of garbage.

1. Citizen Kane (1941)

On the film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, films that every surveyed critic considered bad have a 0% rating.

Cinématon

A 151-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It is considered to be the longest film ever released. 9,000 minutes (150 hr / 6 days, 6 hours).

What is the highest grossing movie of all time? ›

Six films in total have grossed in excess of $2 billion worldwide, with Avatar ranked in the top position.

A red tomato means the movie received positive reviews. A splattered green tomato means the movies has been negatively reviewed. The popcorn images are from Flixster, the full popcorn container means the audience generally liked the movie. The spilled popcorn container means audiences didn't find the movie appealing.

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Scores of over 60 percent are considered fresh, and scores of 59 percent and under are rotten. To earn the coveted “designated fresh” seal, a film needs at least 40 reviews, 75 percent of which are fresh, and five of which are from “top” critics.

Tomatometer scores fall into 3 easy-to-understand categories: Fresh (60% and up), Rotten (59% and below), and Certified Fresh for films with more than 75% positive reviews that meet other criteria - see the criteria HERE.

Fresh At least 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive. Rotten Less than 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive. Certified Fresh A special distinction awarded to the best reviewed movies and TV Shows. Fresh At least 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive.

Rotten score. A no-frills, no-thrills dud. Rotten score. 65 should only be recommended after one has run out of films to watch, which might not be for many years.