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

+0.79

strong agreement

Average gap

13.0 pts

21% diverge by 20+

Tougher overall

Critics

by 4.6 pts on average

Most divisive

57 pts

The Number 23

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.

2011
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
Critics 59Audience 17Gap 42
2014
The Taking of Deborah Logan
Critics 92Audience 60Gap 32
2025
Snow White
Critics 50Audience 22Gap 28
2022
The Tinder Swindler
Critics 97Audience 71Gap 26
2022
The Tinder Swindler
Critics 97Audience 71Gap 26
2022
The Tinder Swindler
Critics 97Audience 71Gap 26
2001
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
Critics 100Audience 75Gap 25
2001
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
Critics 100Audience 75Gap 25
2001
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
Critics 100Audience 75Gap 25
2016
Moonlight
Critics 99Audience 74Gap 25
2001
Spy Kids
Critics 82Audience 57Gap 25
2017
Veronica
Critics 86Audience 62Gap 24

Audiences loved them more

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

2007
The Number 23
Critics 7Audience 64Gap 57
1995
Four Rooms
Critics 13Audience 67Gap 54
2007
Big Stan
Critics 11Audience 62Gap 51
2003
The Life of David Gale
Critics 25Audience 75Gap 50
2003
The Life of David Gale
Critics 25Audience 75Gap 50
2003
The Life of David Gale
Critics 25Audience 75Gap 50
2016
Collateral Beauty
Critics 19Audience 68Gap 49
2016
Collateral Beauty
Critics 19Audience 68Gap 49
2016
Collateral Beauty
Critics 19Audience 68Gap 49
2002
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Critics 14Audience 62Gap 48
2002
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Critics 14Audience 62Gap 48
1988
Cocktail
Critics 12Audience 60Gap 48