What Is the Rotten Tomatoes Score for Every Best Picture Winner

Modern Best Picture winners almost uniformly score 90 percent or higher on Rotten Tomatoes, marking an unprecedented alignment between critics and the Academy.

Modern Best Picture winners almost uniformly score 90 percent or higher on Rotten Tomatoes, marking an unprecedented alignment between critics and the Academy.

Oscar Best Picture winners range from masterpieces rated 8.5 on IMDb to forgotten films rated below 6.0, revealing a century of shifting Academy tastes and audience expectations.

The Saw franchise's Rotten Tomatoes scores swing from 50% critical approval in 2004 to a shocking 9% low in 2010, before climbing back to 82% critical and 92% audience in 2023.

The original Saw dominates franchise rankings at 7.6/10, while Spiral's 5.2/10 marks the lowest point in a decade of declining scores.

The five Hunger Games films range from a 90% critical peak to a franchise-low 62%, with one prequel dividing critics and audiences by 29 points.

Catching Fire leads the Hunger Games franchise on IMDb with a 7.5 rating, while the final Mockingjay films both score 6.6.

Logan dominates X-Men rankings with an 8.1 rating, while thirteen other films spread between 8.0 and 5.3, revealing which entries audiences genuinely prefer.

Only two Transformers films earned Rotten Tomatoes' Certified Fresh status, while audience scores reveal a franchise that consistently entertains viewers despite critic skepticism.

From critically acclaimed originals to a stunning 97% for Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, the Shrek franchise's Rotten Tomatoes journey shows how animated sequels can either evolve or stagnate.

The original Shrek dominates IMDb, but a 2022 sequel nearly equals it—here's how the entire franchise ranks.