Rebel Ridge Debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with a near perfect score. Written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier, who is best known for films like Blue Ruin (2013) and Green room (2015), Rebel Ridge Starring Aaron Pierre as an ex-Marine who finds himself facing off against a team of small-town cops while trying to post bail for his cousin. In addition to Pierre, the film also stars Don Johnson, David Denman, AnnaSophia Robb, Emory Cohen and Daniel H. Chung. Ahead of its release on Netflix this Friday, Rebel Ridge Reviews are now pouring in.
With reviews now making their way online, Rebel Ridge Debuts on Rotten tomatoes With an impressive 95% score with 22 reviews. Although the score is sure to fluctuate as more reviews are added, it’s a triumphant return for Saulnier after the more mixed response to Keep the dark (2018). No Popcornmeter score (formerly called the audience score) is available yet, but one will form after the film drops on Netflix.
What Rebel Ridge’s high Rotten Tomatoes score means for this film
Jeremy Saulnier’s movie could be a hit
A high Rotten Tomatoes score is not always a recipe for success. Sometimes, a film will appeal to critics but prove to be more challenging or unappealing to audiences. That seems unlikely to be the case for Rebel RidgeHowever, given the praise that is cropping up in reviews. As seen in the chart below, Saulnier’s films have also, with one exception, been popular with audiences.
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Jeremy Saulnier movies’ Rotten Tomatoes scores |
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Title |
Rotten Tomatoes critics score |
Popcornmeter score |
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Blue Ruin |
96% |
79% |
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Green room |
90% |
75% |
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Keep the dark |
68% |
33% |
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Rebel Ridge |
95% |
TBD |
critical, Rebel Ridge is a genre film, and an action thriller can often have greater reach and wider appeal than a mature drama with serious themes. Reviews of Saulnier’s film praise it for featuring all the hard-hitting action and thriller elements one would expect from a genre flick, but It is also a movie that tackles the complex issue of police brutality. In her review for Screen RantMary Cassell calls the film “Hardly apolitical“but praises Saulnier’s decision not to”Have the characters utter overtly prejudiced or self-righteous monologues.” This subtly may be key to Rebel Ridges success.
Our take on Rebel Ridge’s positive reviews
The Netflix thriller is a return to form for Saulnier after Keeping the Dark
Saulnier has proven to be one of the most exciting filmmakers working in the genre space today. His movies tend to be violent and relatively contained, and He is a director who can certainly do a lot with a simple premise. Even Keep the darkWhat is an exception in Saulnier’s filmography in terms of its supernatural horror tone and in the fact that it does not hold together, features enough stylistic bleeding, chilling scenes and simmering ideas to make it an entertaining watch.
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Rebel RidgeThe positive reviews suggest that Saulnier has returned some of the elements that made it Blue Ruin And Green room So effective. Pierre, too, sounds like he could be a Hollywood leading man to keep an eye on, as many reviews praise his commanding performance. While some Netflix action thrillers seem to come and go with little fanfare, Rebel Ridge is certainly one who can make a mark.
Source: Rotten tomatoes