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The Chappelle list

Critics hated them. Audiences didn’t. The films with the biggest gaps between the critics’ and the audience’s Rotten Tomatoes scores.

  1. Citizen Vigilante (2026), directed by Uwe Boll · critics 10%, audiences 90%
  2. Blacklight (2022), directed by Mark Williams · critics 11%, audiences 82%
  3. The Tiger and the Snow (2005), directed by Roberto Benigni · critics 21%, audiences 84%
  4. The Life of David Gale (2003), directed by Alan Parker · critics 19%, audiences 81%
  5. Hillbilly Elegy (2020), directed by Ron Howard · critics 24%, audiences 81%
  6. Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), directed by Dominic Sena · critics 25%, audiences 77%
  7. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), directed by Rob Marshall · critics 35%, audiences 83%
  8. Warcraft (2016), directed by Duncan Jones · critics 29%, audiences 76%
  9. Honest Thief (2020), directed by Mark Williams · critics 41%, audiences 87%
  10. The Marksman (2021), directed by Robert Lorenz · critics 38%, audiences 83%
  11. Center Stage (2000), directed by Nicholas Hytner · critics 42%, audiences 82%
  12. Tristan & Isolde (2006), directed by Kevin Reynolds · critics 31%, audiences 71%
  13. The House of the Spirits (1993), directed by Bille August · critics 32%, audiences 71%
  14. Legend (1985), directed by Ridley Scott · critics 34%, audiences 73%
  15. Hook (1991), directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 37%, audiences 76%
  16. The Chumscrubber (2005), directed by Arie Posin · critics 37%, audiences 75%
  17. Martian Child (2007), directed by Menno Meyjes · critics 35%, audiences 72%
  18. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), directed by Peyton Reed · critics 46%, audiences 81%
  19. Ocean's 11 (1960), directed by Lewis Milestone · critics 47%, audiences 81%
  20. Young Guns (1988), directed by Christopher Cain · critics 43%, audiences 76%
  21. Kingdom of Heaven (2005), directed by Ridley Scott · critics 39%, audiences 72%
  22. Vanilla Sky (2001), directed by Cameron Crowe · critics 41%, audiences 72%
  23. The Dog Stars (2026), directed by Ridley Scott · critics 40%, audiences 70%
  24. The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019), directed by Chris Renaud · critics 60%, audiences 90%
  25. The Jacket (2005), directed by John Maybury · critics 43%, audiences 73%
  26. Captain America: Brave New World (2025), directed by Julius Onah · critics 46%, audiences 75%
  27. National Treasure (2004), directed by Jon Turteltaub · critics 47%, audiences 76%
  28. Natural Born Killers (1994), directed by Oliver Stone · critics 52%, audiences 81%
  29. 300 (2006), directed by Zack Snyder · critics 61%, audiences 89%
  30. Willow (1988), directed by Ron Howard · critics 53%, audiences 80%
  31. The Call of the Wild (2020), directed by Chris Sanders · critics 62%, audiences 89%
  32. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), directed by Wes Anderson · critics 57%, audiences 82%
  33. City of Angels (1998), directed by Brad Silberling · critics 57%, audiences 82%
  34. Taken (2008), directed by Pierre Morel · critics 60%, audiences 85%
  35. Bobby (2006), directed by Emilio Estevez · critics 47%, audiences 72%
  36. Death of a Unicorn (2025), directed by Alex Scharfman · critics 52%, audiences 76%
  37. Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) · critics 66%, audiences 90%
  38. The Mission (1986), directed by Roland Joffé · critics 63%, audiences 87%
  39. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), directed by Stephen Hopkins · critics 51%, audiences 75%
  40. Noises Off (1992), directed by Peter Bogdanovich · critics 61%, audiences 84%
  41. Labyrinth (1986), directed by Jim Henson · critics 63%, audiences 86%
  42. Lord of War (2005), directed by Andrew Niccol · critics 62%, audiences 85%
  43. Breakfast on Pluto (2005), directed by Neil Jordan · critics 58%, audiences 80%
  44. House of Gucci (2021), directed by Ridley Scott · critics 62%, audiences 83%
  45. The Color Purple (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 73%, audiences 94%
  46. Serendipity (2001), directed by Peter Chelsom · critics 58%, audiences 79%
  47. The Blues Brothers (1980), directed by John Landis · critics 72%, audiences 92%
  48. Renfield (2023), directed by Chris McKay · critics 58%, audiences 78%
  49. Death on the Nile (2022), directed by Kenneth Branagh · critics 62%, audiences 82%
  50. Evil (2003), directed by Mikael Håfström · critics 68%, audiences 87%
  51. Kicking and Screaming (1995), directed by Noah Baumbach · critics 56%, audiences 75%
  52. Dreams (1990), directed by Akira Kurosawa and Ishirō Honda · critics 67%, audiences 86%
  53. Concussion (2015), directed by Peter Landesman · critics 58%, audiences 74%
  54. Life Is Beautiful (1997), directed by Roberto Benigni · critics 80%, audiences 96%
  55. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), directed by James Mangold · critics 71%, audiences 87%
  56. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) · critics 76%, audiences 92%
  57. Another Woman (1988), directed by Woody Allen · critics 59%, audiences 75%
  58. Con Air (1997), directed by Simon West · critics 59%, audiences 75%
  59. Balto (1995), directed by Simon Wells · critics 54%, audiences 70%
  60. Empire of the Sun (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 75%, audiences 90%
  61. Wild at Heart (1990), directed by David Lynch · critics 66%, audiences 81%
  62. The Color Purple (2023), directed by Blitz the Ambassador · critics 81%, audiences 95%
  63. Barry Lyndon (1975), directed by Stanley Kubrick · critics 78%, audiences 92%
  64. Night on Earth (1991), directed by Jim Jarmusch · critics 77%, audiences 91%
  65. Defiance (2008), directed by Edward Zwick · critics 58%, audiences 72%
  66. Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026), directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett · critics 75%, audiences 88%
  67. The Goonies (1985), directed by Richard Donner · critics 77%, audiences 90%
  68. Better Off Dead (1985), directed by Savage Steve Holland · critics 75%, audiences 87%
  69. Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), directed by Jim Jarmusch · critics 63%, audiences 75%
  70. The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014), directed by Lasse Hallström · critics 69%, audiences 81%
  71. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), directed by James Gunn · critics 82%, audiences 94%
  72. The Terminal (2004), directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 61%, audiences 73%
  73. Stardust Memories (1980), directed by Woody Allen · critics 66%, audiences 78%
  74. The Outsiders (1983), directed by Francis Ford Coppola · critics 71%, audiences 82%
  75. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), directed by Paul Schrader · critics 79%, audiences 90%
  76. Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983), directed by Richard Marquand · critics 83%, audiences 94%
  77. From Dusk till Dawn (1996), directed by Robert Rodriguez · critics 65%, audiences 76%
  78. Black Hawk Down (2001), directed by Ridley Scott · critics 77%, audiences 88%
  79. Heights (2005), directed by Chris Terrio · critics 63%, audiences 74%
  80. Identity (2003), directed by James Mangold · critics 64%, audiences 75%
  81. Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022), directed by Simon Curtis · critics 87%, audiences 97%
  82. Gladiator II (2024), directed by Ridley Scott · critics 70%, audiences 80%
  83. Zabriskie Point (1970), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni · critics 64%, audiences 74%
  84. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 84%, audiences 94%
  85. Ronin (1998), directed by John Frankenheimer · critics 70%, audiences 80%
  86. Gangs of New York (2002), directed by Martin Scorsese · critics 72%, audiences 81%
  87. Batman Begins (2005), directed by Christopher Nolan · critics 85%, audiences 94%
  88. The Shining (1980), directed by Stanley Kubrick · critics 84%, audiences 93%
  89. Snowden (2016), directed by Oliver Stone · critics 61%, audiences 70%
  90. The Rock (1996), directed by Michael Bay · critics 76%, audiences 85%
  91. Deconstructing Harry (1997), directed by Woody Allen · critics 73%, audiences 82%
  92. Transformers One (2024), directed by Josh Cooley · critics 89%, audiences 97%
  93. Seconds (1966), directed by John Frankenheimer · critics 79%, audiences 87%
  94. The Duellists (1977), directed by Ridley Scott · critics 75%, audiences 83%
  95. Down by Law (1986), directed by Jim Jarmusch · critics 85%, audiences 93%
  96. Desperado (1995), directed by Robert Rodriguez · critics 71%, audiences 79%
  97. The Dirty Dozen (1967), directed by Robert Aldrich · critics 82%, audiences 90%
  98. The Big Chill (1983), directed by Lawrence Kasdan · critics 70%, audiences 77%
  99. Hamnet (2025), directed by Chloé Zhao · critics 86%, audiences 93%
  100. Gladiator (2000), directed by Ridley Scott · critics 80%, audiences 87%