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Tomatometer Top 30 (rank followed by Tomatometer %, then name then total number of RT reviews -- and for the next two charts, the rating indicated)
1 98% Spirited Away 124
2 98% Scratch 40
3 97% The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 184
4 96% Catch Me If You Can 157
5 96% Read My Lips 80
6 96% I'm Going Home 47
7 95% Bowling for Columbine 141
8 95% Time Out 76
9 95% Talk to Her 73
10 95% Promises 42
11 94% The Pianist 121
12 94% Lagaan 53
13 93% About a Boy 142
14 93% Y Tu Mama Tambien 114
15 93% Standing in the Shadows of Motown 75
16 92% Minority Report 203
17 92% Insomnia 159
18 92% Far From Heaven 154
19 92% Monsoon Wedding 100
20 92% The Kid Stays in the Picture 87
21 92% Bloody Sunday 84
22 91% Adaptation 150
23 91% Nine Queens 74
24 90% The Fast Runner 88
25 90% Mostly Martha 73
26 89% Dogtown and Z-Boys 73
27 88% Spider-Man 188
28 87% Chicago 141
29 86% Lilo & Stitch 128
30 86% Narc 111
As I said, I am a firm believer that the Tomatometer is a sorry indicator of critical appeal.
RT's Average Rating leaders (all critics)
1 97% The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 184 8.6
2 95% Talk to Her 73 8.6
3 92% Far From Heaven 154 8.6
4 98% Spirited Away 124 8.5
5 94% The Pianist 121 8.5
6 93% Y Tu Mama Tambien 114 8.5
7 91% Adaptation 150 8.5
8 92% Minority Report 203 8.4
9 92% Monsoon Wedding 100 8.4
10 95% Bowling for Columbine 141 8.2
11 95% Time Out 76 8.2
12 90% The Fast Runner 88 8.2
13 84% About Schmidt 143 8.2
14 96% Catch Me If You Can 157 8.1
15 94% Lagaan 53 8.1
16 87% Chicago 141 8.1
17 95% Promises 42 8
18 92% The Kid Stays in the Picture 87 8
19 92% Bloody Sunday 84 8
20 82% Road To Perdition 173 8
21 96% Read My Lips 80 7.9
22 93% About a Boy 142 7.9
23 92% Insomnia 159 7.9
24 96% I'm Going Home 47 7.8
25 78% The Hours 111 7.8
26 85% Quiet American 47 7.8
27 91% Nine Queens 74 7.7
28 89% Dogtown and Z-Boys 73 7.7
29 88% Spider-Man 188 7.7
30 81% Punch Drunk Love 145 7.7
RT average rating leaders (cream of crop critics)
1 93% Y Tu Mama Tambien 114 9.3
2 92% Far From Heaven 154 9.2
3 94% The Pianist 121 9.1
4 90% The Fast Runner 88 9.1
5 95% Promises 42 9.1
6 92% Bloody Sunday 84 9
7 95% Talk to Her 73 8.9
8 98% Spirited Away 124 8.9
9 92% Minority Report 203 8.9
10 84% About Schmidt 143 8.9
11 92% Monsoon Wedding 100 8.7
12 87% Chicago 141 8.7
13 96% I'm Going Home 47 8.7
14 96% Read My Lips 80 8.6
15 91% Adaptation 150 8.5
16 74% Piano Teacher 77 8.5
17 95% Bowling for Columbine 141 8.4
18 95% Time Out 76 8.4
19 91% Nine Queens 74 8.4
20 92% The Kid Stays in the Picture 87 8.3
21 92% Insomnia 159 8.3
22 94% Lagaan 53 8.2
23 81% Punch Drunk Love 145 8.2
24 97% The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 184 8.1
25 93% About a Boy 142 8.1
26 78% The Hours 111 8.1
27 82% Road To Perdition 173 8
28 89% Dogtown and Z-Boys 73 7.8
29 93% Standing in the Shadows of Motown 75 7.8
30 86% Roger Dodger 95 7.8
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