Timothée Chalamet sets a new Rotten Tomatoes personal record with his Bob Dylan film A complete stranger. Chalamet sings solo as the legendary singer-songwriter in a film directed by James Mangold about Dylan's early days on the East Village folk scene, until the day he changed everything by going electric at the Newport Folk Festival. Chalamet is generating Oscar buzz for his Dylan biopic, which hits theaters on December 25.
Who has already caught the acclaimed Chalamet A complete stranger performance are also buzzing about the star by going to Rotten Tomatoes, boosting the biopic to a 95% Popcornmeter rating (formerly known as audience score) on the review aggregator, linking it to Dune: Part Two. The film surpassed the site's threshold of more than 250 verified reviews for a rating to be displayed.
What does this mean to a complete stranger?
The public appears better in the film than the critics
Dylan rewrote history when he went electric in 1965, and now Chalamet's Rotten Tomatoes story is being rewritten by A complete strangerwho becomes the new co-leader in the actor's personal ranking on Popcornmeter:
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Chalamet's Top Ten Rotten Tomatoes Popcorn Gauges |
Audience Score |
Critic score |
|---|---|---|
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A complete stranger (2024) |
95% |
79% |
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Dune: Part Two (2024) |
95% |
92% |
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Entergalactic (2022) |
94% |
97% |
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Little Women (2019) |
92% |
95% |
|
Wonka (2023) |
91% |
82% |
|
Dune: Part One (2021) |
90% |
83% |
|
Interstellar (2014) |
87% |
72% |
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Call me by your name (2017) |
86% |
95% |
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The king (2019) |
84% |
71% |
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Beautiful boy (2018) |
79% |
68% |
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Bird Lady (2017) |
79% |
99% |
Rotten Tomatoes ratings should always be taken with a grain of salt, especially on the Popcornmeter side of thingswhere number manipulation has become a pastime among non-professional reviewers. The fact that critics gave Dylan's film a slightly lower score than normal moviegoers is potentially a problem when it comes to the film's awards season prospects. Chalamet is currently considered the favorite for Best Actor and has a real shot at winning the award. It is not yet known how much the prizes love A complete stranger will receive overall, but the film's result could be light, if this new 79% rating is any indication.
Our Take on a Complete Stranger's Popcornmeter Score
Will Good Buzz translate into big box office?
Assuming your RT audience score of 95% is a somewhat accurate reflection of reality, then A complete stranger could be in line for strong box office performanceas word of mouth about the Christmas release should be positive. The hope, of course, is that the film catches fire among Dylan fans while also attracting younger audiences who are mainly there to see Chalamet. The film seems to have gotten off to a good start among audiences, indicating that the film's formula is working for viewers.
Chalamet and Mangold's Dylan film faces stiff competition from the holiday juggernaut that is Evilalong with the horrible new release Nosferatuswhich largely targets the same adult audience as A complete stranger. The film's high Popcornmeter number may be a mirage as more reviews come in, but for now, It appears viewers are embracing Chalamet like never before in his career, potentially turning up the volume on his Oscar buzz.
Source: Rotten tomatoes