New A24 horror movie becomes the lowest-rated studio 2024 film on Rotten Tomatoes

The front room became A24’s lowest-rated movie of 2024 on Rotten Tomatoes. Written and directed by Max and Sam Eggers, the brothers of The witch And The lighthouse Director Robert EggersIn their feature film debut. The new A24 horror film follows a newly pregnant woman forced to take in her evil mother-in-law who tries to take control of her child. Brandy leads the cast, returning to horror 26 years later I still know what you did last summerStarring alongside an ensemble cast that also includes Kathryn Hunter, Andrew Burnap and Neal Huff.

Leading up to its theatrical release on September 6, reviews are out and the horror movie Rotten tomatoes Score is revealed. The front room Debuted with a Tomatometer score of 50% on rotten tomatoesBased on 34 reviews at the time of writing. That score should fluctuate as more are released, and has already fluctuated up from 44% earlier in the week, but at the moment it’s A24’s lowest-rated movie of 2024 on Rotten Tomatoes, and it’s likely to stay that way.

How the Front Room Rotten Tomatoes score compares to other 2024 A24 movies

This is A24’s first nasty score of the year

It’s been a strong year for A24, like Each of their films release in 2024 before The front room Has a fresh score on rotten tomatoes. The indie studio started the year strong with Problem (86%), Love reads bleeding (94%), and Civil war (81%) all received considerable critical acclaim. Their first horror film of 2024 was I saw the TV glow (84%), which received critical acclaim for its unique visual style and emotionally impactful story. The dramas Tuesday (76%) and Janet Planet (84%), although overlooked by audiences, were also received equally well by critics.

A24’s strong year for horror continued with the release of Maxxine (73%) this summer. Although it has the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score of the T Western trilogy behind X (94%) and Pearl (93%), it is still generally seen by critics as a fitting and thrilling conclusion to the series. But, it is The new drama sing sing (98%) which holds the highest Rotten Tomatoes score of A24 of 2024. With much praise for Colman Domingo’s strong performance, sing sing It’s also likely A24’s best chance to get attention this awards season. Below, see a breakdown of A24’s 2024 scores so far:

The front room Not only is A24’s lowest-rated movie of 2024, This is also a very bad score if it stays below 60%.. Reviews were mostly mixed, with many praising Kathryn Hunter’s strong performance, but criticizing the film’s uneven tone, lack of depth, and underdeveloped story. While some appreciate its campy horror elements, others find it frustratingly incoherent, with missed thematic opportunities and an unsatisfying narrative structure. Although the 50% score indicates that half of critics have favorable reviews, this is still the lowest proportion yet this year for the typical well-received independent production company and distributor.

Will The Front Room remain A24’s worst reviewed movie in 2024?

The company’s upcoming movies are strong prospects

There are quite a few upcoming A24 movies yet to be released in 2024 that could end up earning a lower score than The front room. However, they come from a wide variety of creatives both in front of and behind the camera who have strong Rotten Tomatoes track records, which would seem to indicate that Fresh scores may be in their futures. Below, see a breakdown of their upcoming 2024 slate, the key creatives behind each movie, and the Rotten Tomatoes scores for each title that has already received early reviews from festival screenings:

The four upcoming titles out of seven that have already received scores are all considered fresh Y2Ks score is admittedly borderline. It seems probable that the others will keep the fresh scores as more reviews are added, and Precedent shows that the remaining three titles are all strong contenders for good reviews. For example, John Crowley’s previous collaboration with Andrew Garfield, 2007 boy aEarned a certified fresh score of 87%, while Scott Beck and Brian Woods earned fresh scores on three out of five of their past collaborations, viz. A quiet place, The boogeymanAnd Haunt.

Because of this, in all probability, The front room Will remain the worst reviewed A24 movie of the year. however, Its 50% score is still not particularly bad By the standards of the libraries of many major studios and distributors. In the past few months alone, major releases from various distributors have received much worse scores, including Lionsgate’s. The Crow (23%) and Borderlands (10%), Sony Pictures’ Harold and the Purple Crayon (25%), and New Line and Warner Bros.’ The Watchers (32%).

Source: Rotten tomatoes