Rotten Tomatoes names the most iconic films of the last 25 years

The last two and a half decades have brought many changes to the film industry, from 3D movies to streaming services. Portal Rotten Tomatoes in honor of its 25th anniversary published a list of the most iconic paintings of this quarter of a century. And to make it look more authoritative, in some categories, its authors considered only those tapes that received at least 500 reviews from critics or 500,000 ratings from viewers.

The first film to receive a certificate of freshness

Rotten Tomatoes differs from similar resources in its assessment of the freshness of films, series and games. It's between 1% and 100% based on reviews from critics. Projects with the best ratings since 2003 receive a certificate of freshness (Certified Fresh) - a local mark of really high quality. And the first film to receive such a certificate was the drama "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" - it has 92% on the "tomatometer".

Highest rated film with 500 or more reviews

The crown in this category belongs to the "Black Panther", which has 96% on the "tomatometer". The Marvel blockbuster managed to hold the bar high even after over 530 reviews.

There are films with higher ratings, such as Paddington 2 and Toy Story 2, but they have less than 300 reviews, so they do not qualify for rating in this category.

Highest rated movie with 500,000 or more user ratings

In many ways, the modern era of superhero cinema has its roots in 2008, when a couple of comic book films took the world by storm. It's about Marvel's Iron Man and DC's Dark Knight.

Both blockbusters received good reviews, but Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight ended up being the film with the highest audience rating (94%) among films with 500,000+ votes from viewers. It is noteworthy that he has the same amount according to the “tomatometer”. This is a rare case where critics agree with the audience.

Most Reviewed Film

The most talked about film on Rotten Tomatoes was "Joker» 2019 (69%). Therefore, it is not surprising that he also collected a record 597 reviews from critics at the moment. And their number continues to grow. It is also the only adult R-rated film to have grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.

Highest grossing film

This title belongs to "Avatar" by James Cameron. The blockbuster grossed $2.9 billion in theaters. And before that, the title of the most successful at the box office for more than 10 years was held by "Titanic", shot by him, but now the film takes only 4th place.

The top five highest-grossing also included "Avengers: Endgame» (2019), «Avatar: Path of Waterand Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The longest run

My Big Fat Greek Wedding stayed in theaters for a record 308 days. It is noteworthy that initially the romantic comedy was released in a limited box office.

Also, Shakespeare in Love kept its interest for a long time - 261 days, Life is Beautiful - 252 days, American Beauty - 247 days and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - 247 days.

Most Oscars

This title is held by Peter Jackson's blockbuster The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. It is not only the most awarded film at the Oscars in the last 25 years, but also the only project with 11 nominations to win all of them.

Slumdog Millionaire also scored in this category - 8 wins, "Everything everywhere and at once» — 7 wins, "Gravity" - 7 wins and "Shakespeare in Love" - ​​7 wins.

First streaming project nominated for "Best Film"

The trailblazer was the drama "Manchester by the Sea" from Amazon Prime Video. The film failed to pick up the Best Picture statuette, but won in the Best Actor (Casey Affleck) and Best Screenplay categories.

And the first film from streaming, which nevertheless received the main Oscar award, was “CODA: Child of Deaf Parents» from Apple TV+.

Most Popular Netflix Movie

According to the streaming service, this is a spy action comedy "red noticewith Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot. The picture scored 364,020,000 hours of viewing in the first 28 days, only a few million ahead of "Don't look upwith an even more stellar cast.

In addition to them, the top five included "Bird Box", "Get Knives: Glass Bulb" And "gray man».