The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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What does it mean to be 100% on Rotten Tomatoes? ›

Welcome to the 100% Club, where every movie isn't necessarily perfect, but their Tomatometers are. A place where all the critic reviews are Fresh, as far as the eye can see, without a Rotten mark to disrupt all the 1s and their attendant 0s in the percentage scores.

When at least 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive, a red tomato is displayed to indicate its Fresh status. When less than 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive, a green splat is displayed to indicate its Rotten status.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premiered on September 1, 2022, with its first two episodes. The rest of the eight-episode first season was released through October. Amazon said the season was the most-watched of any Prime Video original series, and it received generally positive reviews from critics.

Scores of over 60 percent are considered fresh, and scores of 59 percent and under are rotten.

100 Movies lists, but there are many others and several entries with dozens of positive reviews, which are considered surprising to some experts. To date, Leave No Trace holds the site's record, with a rating of 100% and 252 positive reviews.

Any additional Rotten reviews could toss the movie from the 99% Club and into the gutter that is a 98% score, to associate with the likes of Wizard of Oz and The Godfather. You'll notice most in the 99% Club are from this century. Movies may or may not be getting better, but they are getting reviewed more.

Forty-three movies in the Rotten Tomatoes database have gotten a solid 0% rating since the 1980s, and we've gotten thirty-two of the worst. These movies have the rarefied air of being the worst of the worst, and most of them readers will remember or recognize.

The website keeps track of all the reviews counted for each film and calculates the percentage of positive reviews. If the positive reviews make up 60% or more, the film is considered "fresh". If the positive reviews are less than 60%, the film is considered "rotten".

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power then happens during the year 1500 of the second age, placing Galadriel at 3422 years old during the show. The Second Age lasts for another 1941 years, meaning she is 5363 by the time of the Third Age.

Is Gandalf the stranger in Rings of Power? ›

Though the episode stops short of confirming which Istari the Stranger is (the safe money is on him being Gandalf, but there are other possibilities, for sure), the revelation gives the Stranger more control over his magic powers and he's able to speak and think clearly.

Because each Age counts its years from scratch, and because the First Age lasted 587 years and the Second 3441, Elrond must be approximately 6437 years old in The Hobbit. Because of his advanced age, Elrond's role in the history of Middle-earth can scarcely be overstated.

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So when a movie such as “Black Panther” gets a certified “fresh” 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, we interpret it as a film that is near perfection, while a film such as last year's “The Emoji Movie” that lands around 9 percent, must be a steaming pile of garbage.

If the positive reviews make up 60% or more, the film is considered "fresh". If the positive reviews are less than 60%, the film is considered "rotten". An average score on a 0 to 10 scale is also calculated.

A red tomato score indicating its fresh status, is designated when at least 60% of the reviews are positive. A green splat indicating rotten status, is displayed when less than 60% of the reviews are positive.

A 95% doesn't mean it's one of the greatest movies ever, it simply means that 95% of all critics gave it a positive review. But a movie that gets a 3/5 for 95% of the critics doesn't mean it's great, just that's a solidly good movie. What movies have a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes?

Getting a perfect Rottentomatoes.com score is a difficult feat. This is a selection of movies that have managed to achieve an almost impossible unanimity — they are all 100% fresh.