When critics disagree

Every film with a meaningful audience sample, plotted critic score against audience score. Films near the diagonal got consensus; films far from it divided everyone.

Critic ↔ audience

+0.74

strong agreement

Average gap

12.7 pts

19% diverge by 20+

Tougher overall

Critics

by 4.7 pts on average

Most divisive

65 pts

Dasvi

Critics liked it moreAudiences liked it moreMostly agreement

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Critics loved them more

Films where the professional critics gave a thumbs-up that the general audience didn't quite share.

1940
Pinocchio
Critics 100Audience 74Gap 26
2001
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
Critics 100Audience 75Gap 25
2021
The Power of the Dog
Critics 92Audience 68Gap 24
2021
The Power of the Dog
Critics 92Audience 68Gap 24
2025
Black Bag
Critics 91Audience 67Gap 24
2021
The Power of the Dog
Critics 92Audience 68Gap 24
2025
Black Bag
Critics 91Audience 67Gap 24
2025
Black Bag
Critics 91Audience 67Gap 24
2012
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Critics 90Audience 67Gap 23
2012
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Critics 90Audience 67Gap 23
2018
Leave No Trace
Critics 94Audience 71Gap 23
2010
The Man from Nowhere
Critics 100Audience 77Gap 23

Audiences loved them more

Crowd-pleasers that critics rolled their eyes at — the audience kept showing up anyway.

2022
Dasvi
Critics 8Audience 73Gap 65
2022
Dasvi
Critics 8Audience 73Gap 65
2022
Dasvi
Critics 8Audience 73Gap 65
2007
The Number 23
Critics 7Audience 64Gap 57
2003
The Life of David Gale
Critics 25Audience 75Gap 50
2026
Dhurandhar The Revenge
Critics 33Audience 82Gap 49
2026
Dhurandhar The Revenge
Critics 33Audience 82Gap 49
2026
Dhurandhar The Revenge
Critics 33Audience 82Gap 49
2014
The Best of Me
Critics 21Audience 67Gap 46
2016
The Choice
Critics 19Audience 65Gap 46
2014
The Best of Me
Critics 21Audience 67Gap 46
1994
The Specialist
Critics 10Audience 56Gap 46