20 Most Surprising Rotten Tomatoes Scores Of 2018
From stunning hits to shocking dumpster fires.
There's no denying the influence that Rotten Tomatoes has in the film industry, for while certain movies are effectively "critic-proof" by aiming at audiences who don't read reviews (looking at you, Venom), the majority will have their box office either boosted or dented by the press consensus.
2018 was a year of critical surprises at the cinema, and while nobody was exactly gob-smacked when reviewers dog-piled on Fifty Shades Freed (12%) or Robin Hood (16%) while lavishing praise on Incredibles 2 (94%), many of the year's biggest movies didn't quite turn out as expected.
It just goes to show: no matter how much a movie's quality might seem set in stone pre-release, there's always the potential for a film to surprise you in ways good or bad...
20. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (97%)
While there was little doubt that Into the Spider-Verse would score positive reviews from critics, did anyone expect it to receive near-universal acclaim and end up the best-reviewed Spider-Man movie of all time?
If its 97% approval rating isn't enough, the film also rocks a staggering 8.8/10 average score, placing it above the vast majority of the movies likely to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, such as A Star Is Born, Green Book, The Favourite and Vice.
Given the tendency for animated films this energetic and self-aware to prove more divisive with critics, it's a major testament to its ingenuity that Into the Spider-Verse has just 9 rotten reviews to date.