Killers of the Flower Moon‘s Rotten Tomatoes score is another win for Martin Scorsese, and it keeps an unbelievable streak alive for the director. Scorsese has spent the last several decades becoming one of Hollywood’s greatest directors known for riveting crime dramas, epics, and more. Killers of the Flower Moon‘s release has become another example that he has not lost a step, as praise has been heaped upon the movie from early on. From early reactions from festival showings to a more consensus forming with critics ahead of the theatrical release, expectations have only grown for Killers of the Flower Moon.
The overall glowing sentiment that comes from Killers of the Flower Moon‘s reviews has been easily reflected in the movie’s Rotten Tomatoes score. With over 100 reviews accounted for on the review aggregator site, Martin Scorsese’s movie has a stellar critic score of 96%. This easily allows Killers of the Flower Moon to qualify as another “Fresh” movie for the director. This was to be expected considering Scorsese’s overall track record and the expectation that the movie would contend for the Best Picture Oscar next year. While positive reviews are never guaranteed, Killers of the Flower Moon continues an incredible streak for the director.
Martin Scorsese’s Last Rotten Movie Came 46 Years Before Killers Of The Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon earning another Fresh score for Martin Scorsese means it has been 46 years since he last had a Rotten movie. He has been incredibly busy over that timeframe making feature films and documentaries. But, anyone looking for a Rotten Martin Scorsese movie has to go back to 1977’s New York, New York. The musical starring Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli divided critics upon its release. New York, New York currently holds a 58% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It is only the second Rotten movie Martin Scorsese has directed, with Boxcar Bertha (55%) holding his record-low score.
The fact that Martin Scorsese has not directed a Rotten movie since New York, New York is miraculous continuing the frequency he still works. Killers of the Flower Moon is the 21st narrative feature he has made since then, and there are 11 additional documentaries that qualify on Rotten Tomatoes with enough reviews. All 32 of these works have received positive reviews. The only Rotten movies credited to Martin Scorsese’s name over this span are those that he produced through his production company, including The Snowman, which he was originally meant to direct and received a 7% score once it was finally made without him behind the camera.
How Killers Of The Flower Moon’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Compares To Other Scorsese Movie
Killers of the Flower Moon‘s Rotten Tomatoes score stacks up incredibly well with Martin Scorsese’s other movies. The 96% score means it is tied with Goodfellas to be his highest-rated narrative feature. Even if the rating dips back down to 95%, it will then be tied with Mean Streets and The Irishman. That should mean that Killers of the Flower Moon will go down in the record books as one of Martin Scorsese’s best reviewed movies barring more negative reviews arriving as additional critics see it.
