Movies audiences hate but critics love | To determine the movies that critics audiences love but audiences critics hate, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data on audience and critic ratings from Internet Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoes. Films were ranked based on the difference between a film’s Tomatometer score — the percentage of professional critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes that are positive — and the weighted average of audience ratings on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes.
30. Big Game (2014) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 50% (31,558 votes) – RT critics rating: 78% (89 votes) – Directed by: Jalmari Helander
29. Drag Me to Hell (2009) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 63% (847,277 votes) – RT critics rating: 92% (269 votes) – Directed by: Sam Raimi
28. Revenge (2017) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 64% (37,576 votes) – RT critics rating: 93% (134 votes) – Directed by: Coralie Fargeat
27. Babe (1995) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 67% (508,833 votes) – RT critics rating: 97% (70 votes) – Directed by: Chris Noonan
26. Teeth (2007) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 50% (41,800 votes) – RT critics rating: 80% (70 votes) – Directed by: Mitchell Lichtenstein
25. Nurse Betty (2000) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 53% (35,289 votes) – RT critics rating: 83% (131 votes) – Directed by: Neil LaBute
24. Freaky Friday (2003) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 58% (932,429 votes) – RT critics rating: 88% (155 votes) – Directed by: Mark Waters
23. The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 59% (27,025 votes) – RT critics rating: 91% (11 votes) – Directed by: Adam Robitel
22. Chicken Run (2000) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 66% (548,773 votes) – RT critics rating: 97% (172 votes) – Directed by: Peter Lord, Nick Park
21. Stephanie Daley (2006) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 59% (49,281 votes) – RT critics rating: 90% (51 votes) – Directed by: Hilary Brougher
20. Splash (1984) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 60% (123,572 votes) – RT critics rating: 91% (43 votes) – Directed by: Ron Howard
19. Lassie (1994) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 56% (33,831 votes) – RT critics rating: 88% (16 votes) – Directed by: Daniel Petrie
18. Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 43% (126,318 votes) – RT critics rating: 75% (136 votes) – Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
17. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 51% (32,495,606 votes) – RT critics rating: 83% (230 votes) – Directed by: Tim Burton
16. Coriolanus (2011) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 60% (31,199 votes) – RT critics rating: 92% (156 votes) – Directed by: Ralph Fiennes
15. The Informant! (2009) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 47% (359,280 votes) – RT critics rating: 79% (233 votes) – Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
14. Little Fish (2005) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 57% (80,003 votes) – RT critics rating: 90% (29 votes) – Directed by: Rowan Woods
13. Splice (2009) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 42% (252,003 votes) – RT critics rating: 75% (196 votes) – Directed by: Vincenzo Natali
12. War of the Worlds (2005) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 42% (32,518,946 votes) – RT critics rating: 75% (264 votes) – Directed by: Steven Spielberg
11. The Innkeepers (2011) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 45% (93,100 votes) – RT critics rating: 79% (121 votes) – Directed by: Ti West
10. King Kong (2005) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 50% (33,766,734 votes) – RT critics rating: 84% (267 votes) – Directed by: Peter Jackson
9. Rogue (2007) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 60% (28,298 votes) – RT critics rating: 94% (17 votes) – Directed by: Greg McLean
8. Cam (2018) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 59% (27,641 votes) – RT critics rating: 93% (99 votes) – Directed by: Daniel Goldhaber
7. The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 57% (54,903 votes) – RT critics rating: 92% (13 votes) – Directed by: Roger Corman
6. Arachnophobia (1990) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 56% (225,755 votes) – RT critics rating: 93% (42 votes) – Directed by: Frank Marshall
5. Stuart Little 2 (2002) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 44% (179,730 votes) – RT critics rating: 81% (124 votes) – Directed by: Rob Minkoff
4. Antz (1998) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 54% (652,010 votes) – RT critics rating: 92% (93 votes) – Directed by: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
3. About a Boy (2002) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 55% (31,164,074 votes) – RT critics rating: 93% (187 votes) – Directed by: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
2. Spy Kids (2001) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 48% (427,471 votes) – RT critics rating: 93% (128 votes) – Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
1. Cuties (2020) | RT and IMDb avg audience rating: 31% (27,737 votes) – RT critics rating: 87% (79 votes) – Directed by: Maimouna Doucouré
Originally Published: September 21, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.
