The way it works at Rottentomatoes is as follows

Posted by RGA (R) on July 9, 2021 at 17:50:12

In Reply to: I wondered whether this was real... posted by tunenut on July 7, 2021 at 13:29:47:

and if the OP had a clue he would realize that Rottentomatoes is an aggregate site collecting reviews across hundreds of movie critics.

A best-of-list at RT as a percentage merely means that most critics liked a movie. This requires the critic to give a thumbs up or 3/5 stars.

It is highly possible that 98% of critics all liked a movie enough to give it a barely above average 3/5 star recommendation. Controversial films where many critics view it as a masterpiece but others are old geezer crybabies who can't hand sex, violence, or understand satire, those films may have 15% of critics give it below 2.5 stars/5

However, it may get 70% of critics who give the film 5/5

The overall RT score for the second film may only be 85%, but it is held up as a masterpiece while the film that got 98% no one considers a masterpiece.

Then some dimwit with a website culls the highest % scores and makes a best films list. Worse is that some snowflake conspiracy-minded dimbulbs do zero research on this and post clickbait nonsense on this forum to create a controversy where none exists.

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Topic - I think after seeing this list of top 30 films of ALL time.... - TWB 15:53:12 07/05/21 (15)

RE: I think after seeing this list of top 30 films of ALL time.... - beach cruiser 20:38:24 07/22/21 (0)

RE: I think after seeing this list of top 30 films of ALL time.... - Bob_C 07:08:02 07/17/21 (0)

RE: I think after seeing this list of top 30 films of ALL time.... - Bob_C 06:58:46 07/17/21 (0)

The critics' score sometimes is meaningful. Audience? - tinear 07:03:41 07/09/21 (0)

The marketing guys were hitting the stats.... - Billy Wonka 23:13:44 07/08/21 (0)

RE: I think after seeing this list of top 30 films of ALL time.... - troutbum 05:55:53 07/08/21 (3)

Well I admit that I have seen more than 4..... - TWB 10:19:01 07/08/21 (2)

RE: Well I admit that I have seen more than 4..... - tunenut 17:55:56 07/08/21 (1)

RE: Well I admit that I have seen more than 4..... - troutbum 03:53:47 07/09/21 (0)

I wondered whether this was real... - tunenut 13:29:47 07/07/21 (1)

The way it works at Rottentomatoes is as follows - RGA 17:50:12 07/09/21 (0)

"Damnation." "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia." "Toni Erdmann." "A Touch - tinear 15:49:03 07/06/21 (0)

I'd agree those are the 30 top films of ALL time.... - musetap 21:28:45 07/05/21 (0)

RE: I think after seeing this list of top 30 films of ALL time.... - Rod H. 18:40:33 07/05/21 (0)

Are they out of mind? Nt - geoffkait 16:27:07 07/05/21 (0)

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The way it works at Rottentomatoes is as follows

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