History CriticalDissonance / Film

* ''Film/{{Cuties}}'' suffered this big time. It was received very well by most critics with an 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences were far harsher, resulting in only 15% on the same metric. This divide is almost entirely to do with the risqué subject matter and [[OvershadowedByControversy the nigh-unavoidable controversy it invites]], that being how it depicts and handles the sexualization of its preteen characters -- critics were more inclined to accept it as part of a challenging ComingOfAgeStory in addressing a taboo, yet poignant challenge faced by its characters (with an understanding that [[FanDisservice the sexual presentation being uncomfortable is itself the point]]; not meant to be seen as an endorsement), but wider audiences were far more merciless, thrashing the presence of sexualizing young girls on principle, as well as [[DontShootTheMessage being far too close to what it criticizes to be acceptable]]. [[TaintedByThePreview Netflix's disastrously bad marketing campaign]] that seemed to present the preteen sexualization at face value as a selling point likely didn't help in preventing audiences from going in with full expectation to be disgusted.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', a 2023 movie produced by {{Creator/Illumination}} in conjunction with {{Creator/Nintendo}}, received mixed critical reception (currently a barely Rotten 59% on Website/RottenTomatoes), but was massively praised by the majority of audiences who saw it in theaters (96% on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a [=CinemaScore=] rating of A). The movie has also been extremely successful at the box office so far, as a few days after the movie was released in Korea and Japan, it already cashed in a billion dollars (and later went on to become Illumination's highest-grossing production, overthrowing ''WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}'', and the fifth highest-grossing animated movie, as well the highest-grossing one not made by Disney or Pixar). As of June, it is now the third highest-grossing animated movie, overtaking ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}'', and second behind its sequel if the 2019 remake of the Lion King is not counted as animated movie.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', a 2023 movie produced by {{Creator/Illumination}} in conjunction with {{Creator/Nintendo}}, received mixed critical reception (currently a barely Rotten 59% on Website/RottenTomatoes), but was massively praised by the majority of audiences who saw it in theaters (96% on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a [=CinemaScore=] rating of A). The movie has also been extremely successful at the box office so far, as a few days after the movie was released in Korea and Japan, it already cashed in a billion dollars (and later went on to become Illumination's highest-grossing production, overthrowing ''WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}'', and the fifth highest-grossing animated movie, as well the highest-grossing one not made by Disney or Pixar).

** ''Film/Aladdin2019'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019'' both met with mixed reviews from professional critics (Tomatometers of 56% and 52% respectively, barely missing Fresh status) and scathing ones from Disney fans... but also enjoy A Cinemascores and audience Tomatometers of 94% and 89%. Notably, ''Aladdin'' released during the first weekend in which Rotten Tomatoes began requiring that people verify their ticket stubs (and thus [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch confirm that they saw the movie]]) in order for their reviews to be counted towards the audience Tomatometer.

** ''Film/TheLastJedi'' was mostly approved by critics (currently clocking in at 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, and 95% among Top Critics), but the same website's audience score was unusually low (42%). The film was a box office success (though reduced from ''The Force Awakens'') and scored well in polls of moviegoers upon opening, including an A with Cinemascore. Critics liked things about the film some fans hated, like the massive InternalDeconstruction that suddenly changing everything drastically and how Rey is portrayed, immediately mastering every tecnique that took a long time for Luke to do so. These fans took issue with how they saw the plotline as undermining the general narrative of the status quo. Unattached critics didn't care about such stuff and welcomed the new direction. The discrepancy was so great, Rotten Tomatoes was forced to do an investigation to prove that the low audience score wasn't the result of bots.

* ''WesternAnimation/EarlyMan'' did much better with critics than with audiences; it has an 81% approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, but it has a 55% approval rating from audiences on the same site. Its commercial bombing in the United States is easily attributed to the fact that it was released the same weekend as ''Film/BlackPanther''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', a 2023 movie produced by {{Creator/Illumination}} in conjunction with {{Creator/Nintendo}}, received mixed critical reception (currently a barely Rotten 59% on Website/RottenTomatoes), but was massively praised by the majority of audiences who saw it in theaters (96% on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a [=CinemaScore=] rating of A). The movie has also been extremely successful at the box office so far, as a few days after the movie was released in Korea and Japan, it already cashed in a billion dollars (and later went on to become Illumination's highest-grossing production, overthrowing ''WesternAnimation/Minions2015'', and the fifth highest-grossing animated movie, as well the highest-grossing one not made by Disney or Pixar).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', a 2023 movie produced by {{Creator/Illumination}} in conjunction with {{Creator/Nintendo}}, received mixed critical reception (currently a barely Rotten 59% on Website/RottenTomatoes), but was massively praised by the majority of audiences who saw it in theaters (96% on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a [=CinemaScore=] rating of A). The movie has also been extremely successful at the box office so far, as a few days after the movie was released in Korea and Japan, it already cashed in a billion dollars (and later went on to become Illumination's highest-grossing production, overthrowing ''WesternAnimation/Minions'', and the fifth highest-grossing animated movie, as well the highest-grossing one not made by Disney or Pixar).

** ''Film/Mulan2020'' got great reviews, praising its visuals and performances, but audiences found it a very underwhelming update to [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} a beloved animated feature]] (and particularly not a film worth spending $30 plus a Creator/DisneyPlus subscription for). It has a 75% approval of Rotten Tomatoes, but the audience score is at a mediocre 51%, and the Website/IMDb rating is a meager 5.4\10.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', a 2023 movie produced by {{Creator/Illumination}} in conjunction with {{Creator/Nintendo}}, received mixed critical reception (currently a barely Rotten 59% on Website/RottenTomatoes), but was massively praised by the majority of audiences who saw it in theaters (96% on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a [=CinemaScore=] rating of A). The movie has also been extremely successful at the box office so far, as a few days after the movie was released in Korea and Japan, it already cashed in a billion dollars (and later went on to become Illumination's highest-grossing production).

** ''Film/TheLastJedi'' was mostly approved by critics (currently clocking in at 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, and 95% among Top Critics), but the same website's audience score was unusually low (42%). The film was a box office success (though reduced from ''The Force Awakens'') and scored well in polls of moviegoers upon opening, including an A with Cinemascore. Critics liked things about the film some fans hated, like the massive InternalDeconstruction. These fans took issue with how they saw the plotline as undermining the general narrative of the status quo. Unattached critics didn't care about such stuff and welcomed the new direction. The discrepancy was so great, Rotten Tomatoes was forced to do an investigation to prove that the low audience score wasn't the result of bots.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', a 2023 movie produced by {{Creator/Illumination}} in conjunction with {{Creator/Nintendo}}, received mixed critical reception (currently a barely Rotten 59% on Website/RottenTomatoes), but was massively praised by the majority of audiences who saw it in theaters (96% on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a [=CinemaScore=] rating of A). The movie has also been extremely successful at the box office so far, as by the time the movie was released in Korea and Japan, it had already cashed in a billion dollars.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', a 2023 movie produced by {{Creator/Illumination}} in conjunction with {{Creator/Nintendo}}, received mixed critical reception (currently a barely Rotten 59% on Website/RottenTomatoes), but was massively praised by the majority of audiences who saw it in theaters (96% on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a [=CinemaScore=] rating of A). The movie has also been extremely successful at the box office so far.

** ''Film/Mulan2020'' got great reviews, praising its visuals and performances, but audiences found it a very underwhelming update to [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} a beloved animated feature]] (and particularly not a film worth spending $30 plus a Creator/DisneyPlus subscription for). It has a 75% approval of Rotten Tomatoes, but the audience score is just 51%, and the Website/IMDb rating is a meager 5.4\10.

* ''Film/{{Cuties}}'' suffered this big time. It was received very well by the critics, with an 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but its depiction of oversexualized pre-teen girls caused controvercy and the audience despised the movie, with a 15% user rating and heavy criticism of how the movie is supposed to denounce the oversexualization of young girls but instead throws the aesop out the window, and the controversy started with the movie's original poster, deemed too provocative. Aside from the shots and close-ups of the girls twerking, the worst offender is the part where the 11-year-old protagonist Amy, after getting humiliated with her pants down at school following a scuffle with a rival dance group, gets revenge by stealing her cousin's phone, locking herself in the bathroom, taking a picture of her sexual organsand posting it online in an attempt to look more adult and mature, and of course, it results in a in-universe scandal, Amy getting ostracized by her classmates and expelled from the dance group she was part in, the Cuties.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', a 2023 movie produced by {{Creator/Illumination}} in conjunction with {{Creator/Nintendo}}, received mixed critical reception (currently 56% on Website/RottenTomatoes), but was massively praised by the majority of audiences who saw it in theaters (96% on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a [=CinemaScore=] rating of A). The movie has also been extremely successful at the box office so far.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', a 2023 movie produced by {{Creator/Illumination}} in conjunction with {{Creator/Nintendo}}, received mixed critical reception (currently 56% on Website/RottenTomatoes), but was massively praised by the majority of audiences who saw it in theaters (96% on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a CinemaScore rating of A). The movie has also been extremely successful at the box office so far.

* ''Film/{{Barbarian}}'' was utterly adored by critics, praising its unconventional narrative structure and masterful use of tension. Audiences on the other hand, were heavily polarized by it. A significant of general moviegoers found its sudden MoodWhiplash and slight GenreShift to feel off-putting and ruined the horror of the film. Not to mention, many of said audiences questioning the film's numerous plot holes.

** ''Film/Aladdin2019'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019'' both met with mixed reviews from professional critics (Tomatometers of 56% and 52% respectively, barely missing Fresh status) and scathing ones from Disney fans... but also enjoy A Cinemascores, audience Tomatometers of 94% and 89%. ''Aladdin'' released during the first weekend in which Rotten Tomatoes began requiring that people verify their ticket stubs (and thus [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch confirm that they saw the movie]]) in order for their reviews to be counted towards the audience Tomatometer.
** ''Film/Mulan2020'' got great reviews, praising its visuals and performances, but audiences found it a very underwhelming update to [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} a beloved animated feature]] (and particularly not a film worth spending $30 plus a Creator/DisneyPlus subscription). It has a 75% approval of Rotten Tomatoes, but the audience score is just 51%, and the Website/IMDb rating is a meager 5.4\10.

* ''Film/TheButterflyEffect'' got a 33% rating on Rotten Tomatoes but a 7.7/10 on Website/IMDb. It was also a box-office success.

** ''Film/TheLastJedi'' was mostly approved by critics (clocking at 90% on Rotten Tomatoes), but the same website's audience score was unusually low (46%). The film was a box office success (though reduced from ''The Force Awakens'') and scored well in polls of moviegoers upon opening, including an A with Cinemascore. Critics liked things about the film some fans hated, like the massive InternalDeconstruction. These fans took issue with how they saw the plotline as undermining the general narrative of the status quo. Unattached critics didn't care about such stuff and welcomed the new direction. The discrepancy was so great, Rotten Tomatoes was forced to do an investigation to prove that the low audience score wasn't the result of bots.

** ''Film/TheLastJedi'' was mostly approved by critics (clocking at 90% on Rotten Tomatoes), but the same website's audience score was unusually low (46%). The film was a box office success (though reduced from ''The Force Awakens'') and scored well in polls of moviegoers, including an A with Cinemascore. Critics liked things about the film some fans hated, like the massive InternalDeconstruction. These fans took issue with how they saw the plotline as undermining the general narrative of the status quo. Unattached critics didn't care about such stuff and welcomed the new direction. The discrepancy was so great, Rotten Tomatoes was forced to do an investigation to prove that the low audience score wasn't the result of bots.
** ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' got the first Rotten rating since ''The Phantom Menace''. Critics found it SoOkayItsAverage due to it playing too safe with a perceived overreliance on fanservice. Although it proved a ContestedSequel, took less money and scored lower in audience polls (B+ with Cinemascore), it did not attract the same levels of online backlash for exactly the same reasons critics found it mediocre.

* Much like Michael Bay, Creator/RolandEmmerich is one of the most lucrative directors of today, yet none of his box-office blockbusters has gotten particularly positive reviews from critics.

** History repeated itself with ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy''- despite receiving worse critical reception than the first; audiences seemed and fans of the first were much kinder towards it.

** ''WesternAnimation/PoohsGrandAdventure'' got a mixed-to-negative critical reception upon its initial release, with critics particular citing that the [[DarkerAndEdgier darker themes]] that it explored, the complex ways that the film explores the characters of Pooh and his friends, and the overall more somber tone were things that had no place in a ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' movie. However, these very things are among the things that make the ''Pooh'' fanbase consider ''Pooh's Grand Adventure'' one of Pooh's best movies.

** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' is incredibly polarizing. The vast majority of critics ''panned'' the film, with one memorable headline calling it "A Crime Against Comic Book Fans." Audiences were harder to pin down. Many sites were review-bombed with perfect scores about a day before the film came out, but the voices and user reviews ''since then'' haven't been anywhere near as vitriolic as the critics, finding it [[SoOkayItsAverage a flawed but entertaining film]]. This has been reflected in the box office with a start with a solid $166 million opening weekend only to be followed with a ''68%'' second weekend drop despite the lack of competition; for comparison, ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' was considered the worst Batman film, yet it dropped only ''63%'' for its second weekend. Over the years, it's received some VindicatedByHistory thanks in part to the BetterOnDVD "Ultimate Edition" and the release of the "Snyder Cut" of the ''Justice League'' movie, which also ran into these issues.

* Critics panned ''Film/{{Warcraft}}'', largly for being a ClicheStorm and being to alien to those unfamiliar to the games, but audience reviews have ranged from positive to SoOkayItsAverage. As of this writing, its Metacritic score is 32% from critics and 8.3/10 from viewers.