Cate Blanchetthas been part of various successful movies, but her latest project,Rumours, just broke a horribleRotten Tomatoesrecord that even her previous movie,Borderlands, avoided. Cate Blanchett is best known for her roles in drama movies likeElizabeth,Blue Jasmine,The Aviator, andCarol, and throughout her career, she has been nominated for various awards, winning two Oscars so far. Blanchett has branched out to various genres through the years, including superhero movies withThor: Ragnarokand fairy tales withCinderella.
2024 is seeing Blanchett in a variety of projects, beginning with the sci-fi action comedyBorderlands, directed by Eli Roth. Based on the video game series of the same name,Borderlandsstarred Blanchett as Lilith, a bounty hunter. Another project of Blanchett this year is the psychological thriller miniseriesDisclaimer, written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón.Disclaimerhas been well-received by criticsso far, but the same can’t be said for Blanchett’s latest movie:Rumours, which has now broken a horrible and unwantedRotten Tomatoesrecord in her career.
Rumours Now Has Cate Blanchett’s Worst Audience Score On Rotten Tomatoes
Rumours Has Reached An Unwanted Low Score
Cate Blanchett’s second movie of 2024 is the black comedyRumours. Written and directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson,Rumoursis the story of seven world leaders who meet at the G7. However, they get lost in the woods while trying to write a joint statement on a global crisis.The leaders encounter a thick fog in the woods and the weirdest, most unexpected threats, such as undead bog bodies and a giant brain, and are forced to navigate the tortured passions between them.
Rumourspremiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
At the time of writing,Rumourshas a certified fresh label onRotten Tomatoesdue to its 80% critics score, but that’s not the reason why it broke a horrible record for Blanchett.Rumourshas a terrible audience score of just 20%, a new career low for Blanchett. BeforeRumours, the movie with the lowest audience score in her career wasStories of Lost Souls(2004), also starring Keira Knightley.Stories of Lost Soulshas a 23% audience score but no critics one, but its record has now been broken.
Cate Blanchett’s New Rotten Tomatoes Low Is Even Worse After Borderlands
Borderlands & Rumours Gave Blanchett New Career Lows
Unfortunately,Rumoursisn’t Cate Blanchett’s only record-breaking project of 2024, though both were terrible records.Rumoursis saved from being on the list of “rotten” Cate Blanchett movies thanks to its high critics' score, but the same can’t be said forBorderlands. Roth’s latest movie wasn’t the critics’ favorite and didn’t connect with general audiences, either, andthanks to its 10% critics' score, it’s Blanchett’s lowest-rated movie to date, though with a 51% audience score. BeforeBorderlands, Blanchett’s lowest critics' score was 31%, thanks toThe Monuments Men.
In a strange yet interesting turn of events, Blanchett’s 2024 movies have set new career lows for her onRotten Tomatoesbut in different categories:Borderlandsis the one with the lowest critics' score, whileRumourshas the lowest audience score.Rumourscould get a pass thanks to its high critics' score, butBorderlandsended up being rotten with both critics and general audiences.
Rumours
Rumours is a comedy film directed by Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, and Guy Maddin. The film centers on seven leaders of rich democracies. While attempting to draft a global crisis statement, they become lost in the woods and struggle to find their way out.
Borderlands
Based on the video game franchise, Borderlands is a sci-fi action-comedy film that follows Cate Blanchett as Lilith, a treasure hunter who returns to her home planet, Pandora, to find a tycoon’s missing daughter. Together with a group of unlikely allies, such as a soldier, a teenaged demolitions expert, a wise-cracking robot, and an eccentric scientist, the group will work together to save the girl - all while learning to deal with each other’s unyielding quirks.
