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- Critics and audiences aren't always on the same page when it comes to movies.
- The Oscars are a great example of this, as there are plenty of films that critics liked way more than audiences.
- We picked 13 Oscar best-picture nominees that have divided critics and moviegoers throughout the years, based on their critics and audience scores on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
Critics and audiences don't always see eye-to-eye, and the Oscars put it into focus.
At the Academy Awards, some best-picture nominees are ones that audiences enjoyed more than critics - like "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," which has a 46% critics score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes compared to a 61% audience score.
But there are also plenty of movies nominated that critics loved a lot more than audiences.
We went back in time over four decades to find Oscar best-picture nominees that drew a clear line between critics and general moviegoers.
We picked 13 that had above an 80% critics score, but below a 70% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. A few may come as a shock; the 1997 crowd-pleaser and box office champ "Titanic" doesn't seem to have aged well with the public, at least by Rotten Tomatoes standards.
Below are 13 Oscar best picture nominees that critics liked a lot more than audiences: