Many movies starring Jennifer Lopez are still very popular despite their negative reviews. Lopez has starred in more than 130 movies, television series, documentaries, and music videos, including the recent 2024 action film Atlas. Even though Atlas has an interesting premise based on artificial intelligence in a dystopian future, the film was a critical failure, earning a score of just 16% on Rotten Tomatoes. Atlas was released on May 24, 2024 exclusively on Netflix.

Lopez also starred in the recent documentary This Is Me… Now, which coincided with the release of her album of the same name on February 16, 2024. Lopez began her career as a dancer and singer in the late 1980s and early 1990s and has since catapulted to international fame across various entertainment platforms. She made her acting debut in 1993’s Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 and has appeared in classics such as Anaconda (1997), The Wedding Planner (2001), and Maid in Manhattan (2002).

Jennifer Lopez’s Movies Still Dominate Despite Low RT Scores

Poor critic reviews have never stopped J Lo from starring in films

A vast majority of Jennifer Lopez movies are critical bombs, with the actress having a streak of “Rotten” movies from 2000 to 2018. Some of her worst-rated movies include Gigli (2003) in which she starred alongside her future husband Ben Affleck, The Back-Up Plan (2010), and The Boy Next Door (2015). Gigli earned a remarkably low 6% on Rotten Tomatoes, while The Boy Next Door performed slightly better with a score of 12% and the score for The Back-Up Plan got as high as 17%.

Even though a majority of Lopez’s movies fail to impress critics, she continues to be a hit with audiences even in modern times. 2023’s The Mother which earned a modest score of 43% on Rotten Tomatoes, was the most-watched movie on Netflix between January and June 2023 with just under 250 million hours viewed. It appears that the multitalented J Lo still has an elite level of star power and appeal, even though her films are more often than not critical misfires.

Why Jennifer Lopez’s Movies Are Critic-Proof

Lopez has an enormous box office pull

Jennifer Lopez has a rare ability to perform well at the box office even though her movies are often less than impressive from a critical standpoint. According to The Numbers, Lopez has starred in 25 films that have generated a staggering $1,356,758,312 worldwide aggregate box office, making her the 185th most successful leading actress by the margin. The simple answer is that Lopez is essentially critic-proof because of her popularity as well as her typical strong performances in lackluster films such as Atlas.