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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.
What's the point of the movie Up in the Air? ›
In one sense, it's a movie about a man who fires people for a living. In another sense, it's a movie about a man who collects air miles excessively. In another sense, it's about a man who meets a woman who's so similar to him that even though they both believe in the idea of living solo, they begin to fall in love.
What does the Rotten Tomatoes score mean? ›
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".
Why is Up in the Air so good? ›
The plot focuses on character development and emotional changes of the characters. It is not easy to make characters interesting and memorable, but "Up in the Air" does just that.
What is the #1 movie of all time? ›
Six films in total have grossed in excess of $2 billion worldwide, with Avatar ranked in the top position.
What is the longest film of all time? ›
The longest film ever made, according to Guinness World Records, is "The Cure for Insomnia" (1987), directed by John Henry Timmis IV.
How old is George Clooney's character in Up in the Air? ›
The movie centers around 45-year-old Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), a "career transition counselor" whose job it is to travel around the country firing people from their jobs.
What is the message in Up in the Air? ›
Based on Walter Kirk's 2001 novel, Up in the Air explores the price of relationships—and the cost of a life without them.
What is George Clooney's job in Up in the Air? ›
For those of you unfamiliar with the movie, the plot was that the character played by George Clooney would travel around to various companies and tell certain employees that they were being laid off.
What does popcorn mean on Rotten Tomatoes? ›
The Audience Score, denoted by a popcorn bucket, represents the percentage of users who have rated a movie or TV show positively.
On the film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, films that every surveyed critic considered bad have a 0% rating.
Is 99% Rotten Tomatoes good or bad? ›
The 99% Club: An Ode to the Almost-Perfect Movie
The 99% Club: You'll find it, way past 98% on the Tomatometer, but just before 100%. Inside, a coterie of cinema's practically-finest, movies promising an experience beyond most others – movies that are almost perfect.
What is the lesson of Up in the Air? ›
The business lesson to take from here is to understand that technology cannot fully replace human connections. It can elevate the business experience to another level, but can equally be the culprit behind a company's doom.
What is the moral of the story Up in the Air? ›
But “Up in the Air” is also to a certain extent a morality play, and its judgment on frequent travelers is quite severe. The message is: if you choose a life of travel, you are choosing a life of irresponsible, irredeemable disconnection.
What is the plot of Up in the Air explained? ›
Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles, and just after he's met the frequent-traveller woman of his dreams.
Does any show have 100 Rotten Tomatoes? ›
Other recent series with multiple seasons in the 100% club: The Good Place, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, One Day at a Time, Veep, Fleabag, Jane the Virgin, and Feel Good. Only Murders in the Building season 1 has the most reviews on its perfect 100% score.
What movie has 99 Rotten Tomatoes? ›
10 Nearly Perfect Movies With a 99% Score on Rotten Tomatoes
- 1 'Citizen Kane' (1941) Directed by Orson Welles.
- 2 'Casablanca' (1942) Directed by Michael Curtiz. ...
- 3 'Paddington 2' (2017) ...
- 4 'On the Waterfront' (1954) ...
- 5 'All About Eve' (1950) ...
- 6 'The Third Man' (1949) ...
- 7 'How to Train Your Dragon' (2010) ...
- 8 'Goldfinger' (1964) ...
What Netflix horror movie has 100 Rotten Tomatoes? ›
So enough delaying the inevitable: Here are the best Netflix horror movies to stream and scream right now!
- #43. Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) 61% ...
- #42. Jaws 2 (1978) 56% ...
- #41. Unfriended (2014) 62% ...
- #40. Bird Box (2018) 64% ...
- #39. Before I Wake (2016) ...
- #38. We Summon the Darkness (2019) ...
- #37. The Perfection (2018) ...
- #36. The Babysitter (2017)