![]() Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection With editorial contributions by Zack Sharf and Christian Zilko. ![]() Entries are listed in no particular order. Keep reading for 27 of the most divisive films in recent memory, and watch them all so you can form your own opinions. Meanwhile, critics all but idolize Tom Cruise and his stunt-packed “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One,” but the film faces stiff competition from audiences who may be tired of sequels as auteur-driven titles “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” enter the playing field. The year’s top grosser by a long shot is the family-friendly IP cash-grab “The Super Mario Bros.,” a movie critics weren’t especially warm to despite the massive audience response. The full-blown return of theaters and summer tentpoles in 2023 now has the potential to open up even further divides between critics and moviegoers. For a 2022 awards season contrast, Todd Field’s “TÁR” starring Cate Blanchett conducted its way to $29 million worldwide despite almost universally flat-out-stunned reviews. Last year, Baz Luhrmann’s Oscar-nominated “Elvis” drew a deep line in the sand: The rock ‘n roll epic starring Austin Butler shook up more than $288 million at the global box office and an A- CinemaScore despite wildly mixed reviews dating back to its Cannes 2022 premiere. In other cases, a box-office smash with a plum CinemaScore is excoriated by critics, whose credibility in the eyes of said ticket buyers, who may be skeptical of reviewers, ebbs yet again. ![]() Sometimes a film boasts objectively great craftsmanship but divisive ideas, other times something is beloved by casual fans despite not being critics’ cup of tea. ![]() From blockbuster sequels to bold arthouse fare, plenty of recent films have provoked strong responses from their proponents and detractors. ![]()
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