What is Rotten Tomatoes? We explain the cult site

Rotten Tomatoes is felt to be as old as the Internet itself. Accordingly, the address is firmly established, especially in the English-speaking world. We explain the well-known website to German web surfers.

Red or green tomato? Rotten Tomatoes is where movies and series are rated.

Back in 1998, Rotten Tomatoes went live. After the page became more and more famous, the takeover by IGN took place in 2004. Since then, at the latest, Rotten Tomatoes has become known to a global audience.

What is Rotten Tomatoes and how does it work?

On Rotten Tomatoes, it is primarily about rating movies and series.

• However, the site does not make these ratings itself. Instead, it collects the ratings of recognized critics.
• This results in an averaged overall score, which is marked thematically appropriate according to the tomato principle.
• The decisive factor is how large the proportion of positive or negative reviews. With more than 75 percent positive reviews, a title gets the label "certified fresh", which is the maximum on Rotten Tomatoes.
• From 60 percent, a work is considered "fresh".
• At less than 60 percent, a title is called "rotten", that is, rotten.
• In addition, reviews from private users are also collected. These are visible and can help in forming opinions, but are not included in the official RT rating. For this purpose, there is a separate symbolism, namely a full or empty popcorn cup.

In addition to the ratings, there are also news and other articles about show business on Rotten Tomatoes. For screen fans, this makes the site a good place to start when looking for new movies and series, complementing other addresses like IMDb.