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
+0.69
rough agreement
Average gap
11.2 pts
12% diverge by 20+
Tougher overall
Critics
by 0.4 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.
2025Snow WhiteCritics 50Audience 22Gap 28
2022The Tinder SwindlerCritics 97Audience 71Gap 26
2001Spy KidsCritics 82Audience 56Gap 26
2001Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...Critics 100Audience 75Gap 25
1940PinocchioCritics 100Audience 75Gap 25
2016MoonlightCritics 99Audience 74Gap 25
2014The BabadookCritics 92Audience 68Gap 24
2017VeronicaCritics 86Audience 62Gap 24
1941DumboCritics 96Audience 72Gap 24
2021The Power of the DogCritics 92Audience 68Gap 24
2025Black BagCritics 91Audience 67Gap 24
2012Jab Tak Hai JaanCritics 90Audience 67Gap 23
Audiences loved them more
Crowd-pleasers that critics rolled their eyes at — the audience kept showing up anyway.
2022DasviCritics 8Audience 73Gap 65
2003The Life of David GaleCritics 25Audience 75Gap 50
2014The Best of MeCritics 21Audience 67Gap 46
2022The Kashmir FilesCritics 40Audience 85Gap 45
2006Grandma's BoyCritics 24Audience 69Gap 45
2008Seven PoundsCritics 31Audience 76Gap 45
2001I Am SamCritics 32Audience 76Gap 44
2004The Butterfly EffectCritics 32Audience 76Gap 44
2014The LoftCritics 19Audience 63Gap 44
2019PolarCritics 20Audience 63Gap 43
1998A Night at the RoxburyCritics 19Audience 62Gap 43
2014BlendedCritics 24Audience 65Gap 41