IMDB or Rotten Tomatoes: Which movie ratings are better?

  • IMDB
  • Rotten Tomatoes
Please select one to answer and see the result

Answers

IMDB - 76Rotten Tomatoes - 35
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
love it
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
It seems to have more info.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
their reviews are close to how I would rate movies. reviews seem to be more in-depth.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Rotten tomatoes ratings is way too binary
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
IMDB ratings correspond better to mass perception. Ironically match the "audience" score on rotten tomatoes
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
6/10 is considered a positive on RT whereas you can make that decision yourself on IMDb yourself.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Cause it's just better. I mean, Interstellar didn't make it to the list of top 100 movies of 2014... that's just wrong.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
More reviews, reviews from public
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Imdb has SOOO much better reviews
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
IDK
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
bigger community. I don't really care about "approved critics" from rottentomatoes.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
More exact, complete ratings. More stricter and more efficient. Has history and summary.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Better information s
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
lord of the rings
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Just because...

  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
experience. Rotten T jes wants to put u dwn evn if its decent content
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
rotten tomatoes have rotten critics.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because it has better information and it never lies
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Imdb uses an audience rating system which is way better than critics reviews. In addition, they have way more facts to offer. Rotten Tomatoes gives too much power to critics. People only really care about what audience members think, that's how we will think of the movie. Nobody in the 21 century really cares what the critics think
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Place more trust in public opinion that professional film critics
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
The views just seem more realistic. Their data for rating is much more accurate to my own. When I look at Rotten Tomatoes all time ratings it doesn't even make sense to me. The top 100 contain barely any movies I consider the best off all time where as on IMDB almost all are listed.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because they are more consistent.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
More attractive look, and ratings seem to be more accurate.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Just look at Boondock Saints on both sites. Rotten Tomatoes is 17% while users there have it in the 90s. IMDB is reviewd by people and when you get a movie rated by over 100,000 people, you are going to get a good idea if it's good or not.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because the ratings.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I find IMDb easier to use and I like having normal users opinions as well as the critics opinions! :)
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Imdb has more features and not as harsh movie ratings
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
It is simply better in every aspect
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because people don't get paid to write IMBD reviews
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
common people reviews for common people.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
my preferences coincide more with imdb ratings than rotten tomatoes.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
It is intuitive and reliable...
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because unlike rotten tomatoes it also reviews shows and also unlike rt it has WAY more then just reviews.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Personal preference, but Rotten Tomatoes is about equal. You say tomato, I say potato!
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Idk.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
more accurate
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Regular people reviews are just fine.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
IMDB is not as harsh on movies that I think are not bad at all.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
IMDB has a better and more realistic way of ranking and reviewing movies. It allows the people to have a say aswell
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because imdb offers a much wider and more realistic range of opinions.
It allows all kinds of people to review movies, not just critics who I
think give bad review most of the time.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
IMDB, simply because IMDB gives us the opinion of regular people, people like you and me. Rotten Tomatoes gives us the opinion of movie critics which I don't really care about.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Best rated rotten tomatoes movies I never heard of, and after watching thought that most of them are "****"
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
The problem with RT is that it classifies reviews as either "fresh" or "rotten," without distinguishing further as 4/4 (masterpiece), 3/4 (good), 2/4 (mediocre), or 1/4 (awful). IMDb lets you rate on a full 10-point scale and uses statistical techniques (e.g. Bayesian estimate) to calculate a weighted average. RT also allows you to rate on a 10-point scale (5 stars with 1/2-star step size), but again it counts everything at least 3.5 stars as "liked it" and everything below as not.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
i believe that their informatio is more accurate and it is easy to comprehend!
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Formulae.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because it is.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
for the very reason you said... it's reviews are from users - people that look in the movie as whole and not in details like critics do (even though this sometimes is wrong)
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
JUst overall a better site. Period.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Critics are overly critical about even those movies which are worth a lifetime. Some of the best cinema experiences are rated below, say Toy
Story. Well I'm not saying Toy Story is not great, but just saying. In my opinion, rottentomatoes just purely suck because the critics with their "specialised expertise" think they are Gods and all those mortals below them have absolutely no taste whatsoever in appreciating cinematic brilliance. I know RT has user ratings too, but biased towards the critics, for a good reason obviously.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because it shows ratings of viewers who dont have a tomato shoved up their ****
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I think IMDB more trustworthy rating than RT
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
bcuz i grew up wid it u suck.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Rotten is, do you like the movie or not.Imdb is ,what would you rate this movie on a scale from 1 to 10.I like the latter because of the more specific answer.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
From personal experience, the movies that are rated on IMDB on many times i will give them the same rating that is given. On the other hand, on rottentomatoes, so ratings for many movies are off and when i see a movie that has a very low rating, i see it and many of my friends see it as a high rated movie!
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because there is a wider range of opinions on the website and I find it far easier to use. It also provides age ratings.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because are more critics well detailled and smarts
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
IMDB seems bigger and better , the ratings on imdb seem more realistic , i mean for example harry potter got 96% on rotten tomato while it got 8.2/10 on imdb , even though imdb has less users voting it seems more realistic .. personally i prefer imdb
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
more reviewers
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
bla bla
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
IMDB is more forgiving and I believe, reflects the views of the average viewer. RT seems a bit harsh on movies, following the old thumbs up or thumbs down approach. Movies are much more than that and any given film has it's strength's and weaknesses so I vote IMDB.

Kind Regards,
Former RT fan
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
just better
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
i like the watchlist concept where users can organize list of do-watch movies ........
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Is a more reliable aggregate of reviews with almost no movies reaching 0 or perfect, which RT does and is often misleading
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because it is more accurate and trustworthy
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
In my opinion, IMDb is much more fair. Rotten Tomatoes judges films based on whether or not they're oscar worthy. IMDb won't simply put up a rating. No, they let you vote.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
More info is readily available and links flow very well in the same way that wikipedia is set up
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I think the top list is more accurate
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
It has a simpler user interface.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
imdb has wider coverage
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
A very wide range of people reviewing the movies, not people that have the idea that only the most convoluted movies are worthy of a good score.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because they show a more accurate view of how well the movie stands up to time
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
TO see who's winning and to see if if I'm wasting time and money
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Rotten Tomatoes has a more informed and knowledgable user basenot tomentionbetter ratings aggregations.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because most of the information from Rotten Tomatoes are from recognized critics.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
:)
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Saavy reviews
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
It doesn't overhype crappy trendy movies like IMDb does.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I like it more.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
**** you!
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
from trusted critics with more experience in the film industry
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Rotten tomatoes better reviews IMDB to look up Who, What, Where
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
More reliable ratings.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
The ease and design of the website are just so much better.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Most people vote on a scale of 2. Five star ratings and such are made irrelevant by this fact. I'd rather listen to somebody who makes a living out of analyzing movies and will make a more balanced judgment.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
cleaner site and more accurate in my opinion
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Rotten tomatoes has an excellent variety of movie ratings. Idmb has a bad scoring system.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I've found that although IMDB may offer more information, RT takes into account both consumers and critics. This is important for niche movies (camp horror, for example), as consumers can relate to other consumers better than critics, while professional critics offer more accurate and more educated reviews. Long story short, RT has better balance than IMDB.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Rotten Tomatoes uses the reviews from movie critics, people who rate movies as a job. IMDB is a site that anyone can write their own review and some of these are "less than professional". There's a reason why no movies on IMDB rates higher than 9.2, and this is not because they are poor movies, but more likely because someone thought the godfather didn't have enough action..
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
There are big tittts
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
coz Its the best
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
critics don't usually give praises to fluff
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Better overview
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
RT is totally free!
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
already typed not going to type again see the earlier one just wanted to give rotten tomatoes one more vote
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
The ratings looked better on rotten tomatoes for the critics part and rotten tomatoes has a better interface and looks but still imdb is better in some or the other ways but still i like imdb.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Rotten tomatoes takes proper critics' reviews, not just those from the audience.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Reviews are short and honest
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
RT is the best! :)
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
i prefer rotten
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Protects better against spam ratings, and people who have personal attacks towards movies and is far less biased than IMDB. For instance, the Twilight series. While no, they are absolutely not even close to phenomenal movies, there are far worse movies out there with much better ratings, because people have a personal vendetta against Twilight.

And I repeat, no, they are definitely not great films, but because IMDB's ratings are bast on the opinions of regular joes, half of the ratings are by people who have never seen the film.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Rotten tomatoes has ratings that I tens to agree with.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
imdb is full of sheeple
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
IMDB ratings for newer movies seem to always hover around 7.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
every one has a say on what they think and uses film reviews from recognized members of writing guilds or film critic groups
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Rotten Tomotoes gets the ratings from top critics. IMDB ratings are based on users. Of course, I'm not a big fan of critics, their judgement really sucks sometimes. Overall, I would pick Tomotoes rating over IMDB.

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