Understanding the Movie Thumbnail
Top left: Resolution. Note that 480P is standard DVD resolution.
Top Middle:
Audio type. Note that all moved are
also encoded with AAC which is compatible with everything. If you only have stereo, try selecting AAC
Bottom Left:
Metacritic Reviews. Metacritic
aggregates reviews from a number of sources into a
single number.
Bottom Middle:
Rotten Tomatoes Critic review
Bottom Right: Rotten Tomatoes Audience review
Fresh red tomato
When at least 60% of reviews for a
movie or TV show are positive, a red tomato is displayed to indicate its Fresh
status.
Green splat tomato
When less than 60% of reviews for a
movie or TV show are positive, a green splat is displayed to indicate its
Rotten status.
Tomato with banners reads
"Certified Fresh"
Certified Fresh status on Rotten Tomatoes
is a special distinction awarded to movies and TV shows that meet specific criteria
and are considered
the best-reviewed works.
To achieve this status, a movie or
TV show must have a consistent Tomatometer score of 75% or higher,
a minimum number
of reviews from Top Critics, and a minimum number of reviews overall.
Full popcorn bucket
When at least 60% of users give a movie
or TV show a star rating of 3.5 or higher, a full popcorn bucket is displayed
to indicate its Fresh status.
Spilled popcorn bucket
When less than 60% of users give a
movie or TV show a star rating of 3.5 or higher, a tipped over popcorn bucket
is displayed to indicate its Rotten status.