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20 Movie Facts Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes has become one of the go-to movie critic sites. But if we're being honest, it's a total joke. After all, art and cinema are subjective so who can even have the definitive opinion on a movie being good or not?


So thanks to the power of the internet, we've collected some stone-cold facts to prove how chaotic Rotten Tomatoes actually is. Enjoy.

1.

Ashton Kutcher has never been in a film that was certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

2.

Screenwriter Blake Snyder, author of 'Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need' has only two writing credits. 'Blank Check' and 'Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot.' They have 9% and 11% ratings respectively.

3.

'The Bodyguard' soundtrack is the 4th best selling album OF ALL TIME. Meanwhile the movie sits at 32% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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4.

'Movie 43' has a 5% rating after 10 years of production and multiple writers, actors, and directors.

5.

'Deep Blue Sea 2' received a 0% rating, while 'Deep Blue Sea 3' would go onto to grab a score of 71%.

6.

'Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within' holds the highest ranking (44%) for any movie based on a video game ever.

7.

Christopher Nolan's lowest rated movie is 'The Prestige' at 75%. The director has never had a movie rated 'Rotten.'

8.

Adam Sandler's production company Happy Madison, has never had a film rate higher than 68% on Rotten Tomatoes.

9.

The first film that James Cameron ever directed is titled 'Piranha 2: The Spawning' and holds a 6% rating on the site.

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10.

The 1986 film, 'Rad' has the largest discrepancy between audience and critic ratings. 0% critic and 89% audience.

11.

'Forrest Gump' only received a 71% rating. Blasphemy.

12.

Comcast/NBC Universal own 70% of Rotten Tomatoes with Warner Bros holding the remaining 30%.

13.

John Ratzenberger is the highest rated American actor on the site, basically because he's been featured in nearly every Pixar film.

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14.

Of all movies, 'Spy Kids' received a 93% rating.

15.

Michael Bay's 'The Rock' starring Nicholas Cage is Bay's only film to be certified fresh at 66%.

16.

'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close' is the only best picture nominated film to have a 'Rotten' rating.

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17.

'Jaws: The Revenge' has a 0% rating. While the original 'Jaws' sits at 100%.

18.

Samuel L. Jackson has a movie rated 100% ('Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson') and a movie rated 0% ('Kite.)

19.

The hit or miss 9th and final season of 'Scrubs' has a 50% rating, mainly because it was the only season ever ranked.

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20.

The original Toy Story trilogy is the most critically acclaimed trilogy of all time, according to Rotten Tomatoes.

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