Rotten Tomatoes facts for kids
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Type of site
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Film review aggregator and forum |
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| Owner |
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| Created by | Senh Duong |
| Website | rottentomatoes.com |
| Alexa rank | ▲ 748 (February 2013[update]) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 1998 |
Rotten Tomatoes is a popular website that helps you decide which movies to watch. It gathers reviews from many different movie critics and gives each movie a score. This score tells you if most critics liked the movie (called "fresh") or didn't (called "rotten"). The website also shares news and information about movies.
The name "Rotten Tomatoes" comes from an old tradition. In the past, people watching a bad performance in a theater might throw tomatoes at the stage.
History of Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes was started on August 12, 1998. A person named Senh Duong created it as a side project. His main goal was to make a website where people could easily find reviews from many different movie critics in the U.S..
The website also has a list of approved Rotten Tomatoes critics and special forums where people can talk about movies.
Images for kids
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Fandango headquarters in Beverly Hills, where Rotten Tomatoes is located.
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Example of a "What to Know" section for a movie page on Rotten Tomatoes, for the film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.
See also
In Spanish: Rotten Tomatoes para niños
