There is nothing more frustrating than walking out of a theater after having the time of your life, only to see that professional critics gave the movie a 20% on Rotten Tomatoes. Conversely, there's nothing more confusing than struggling to stay awake through a critically acclaimed 'masterpiece' that everyday audiences universally despise.
This list highlights the massive disconnect in modern film culture. We filtered the database for movies that have at least a 30-point difference between the audience score and the critic score. These are the most divisive, polarizing, and controversial films ever made.
Whether the critics were completely out of touch, or the audience just wanted cheap thrills, these movies sparked the biggest debates in cinema history.