Films The Pros loved but The Punters didn't

Films The Pros adored and The Punters were far cooler on, ranked by the gap between them.

The reverse: films the critics adored that audiences didn't take to. The 50 biggest gaps out of 9,678 films we score, where the critics (The Pros) scored far higher than audiences (The Punters). Top of the list: The Problem with Apu (2017), Cuties (2020), She Dies Tomorrow (2020). Number one, The Problem with Apu, got 84 from the critics but only 19 from audiences, a gap of 65 points.

#	Film	The Pros	The Punters	Gap	Spore Score
1	The Problem with Apu (2017) Documentary	84	19	65	71
2	Cuties (2020) Comedy, Drama	76	18	58	64
3	She Dies Tomorrow (2020) Thriller/Crime	85	32	53	74
4	It Comes at Night (2017) Sci-fi/Fantasy, Thriller/Crime	84	31	53	66
5	Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (2008) Comedy, Documentary	66	14	52	56
6	Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) Biopic/History, Documentary	60	9	51	50
7	The Kitchen (2023) Drama, Sci-fi/Fantasy	77	29	48	67
8	Zeros and Ones (2021) Action, Thriller/Crime	65	17	48	55
9	Zombie Honeymoon (2004) Comedy, Horror, Romance	72	25	47	62
10	Rumours (2024) Comedy	75	28	47	66
11	Perpetrator (2023) Horror	72	26	46	63
12	Die My Love (2025) Thriller/Crime	79	34	45	64
13	Things Will Be Different (2024) Thriller/Crime	81	36	45	72
14	Peter Pan & Wendy (2023) Action, Family/Animation, Romance, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Thriller/Crime	66	22	44	57
15	Killing Them Softly (2012) Action, Drama, Thriller/Crime	71	27	44	56
16	See You Yesterday (2019) Sci-fi/Fantasy	83	39	44	74
17	Cut Throat City (2020) Action, Drama	72	29	43	64
18	Best of the Best (2026) Comedy	78	36	42	70
19	Dr. T & the Women (2000) Comedy, Romance	67	26	41	59
20	Ash (2025) Horror, Sci-fi/Fantasy	68	27	41	60
21	All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023) Drama	91	50	41	83
22	Justin Bieber's Believe (2013) Biopic/History, Documentary	48	8	40	40
23	Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021) Action, Thriller/Crime	61	21	40	53
24	Ever After (2018) Drama	71	31	40	63
25	Skinamarink (2022) Horror	70	30	40	62
26	Shadow in the Cloud (2020) Action, Horror	73	33	40	65
27	Highest 2 Lowest (2025) Thriller/Crime	82	42	40	74
28	I Saw the TV Glow (2024) Drama, Horror, Thriller/Crime	89	49	40	81
29	Happy Christmas (2014) Comedy, Drama	76	38	38	68
30	Violation (2020) Drama, Horror	78	40	38	70
31	The Eternal Daughter (2022) Drama	88	50	38	80
32	The Royal Hotel (2023) Thriller/Crime	83	45	38	75
33	Nanny (2022) Horror	79	42	37	71
34	Materialists (2025) Comedy, Romance	76	39	37	59
35	You'll Never Find Me (2023) Horror, Thriller/Crime	87	50	37	79
36	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) Action, Comedy, Family/Animation, Sci-fi/Fantasy	59	22	37	51
37	Bad Behaviour (2023) Comedy	59	22	37	52
38	In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011) Action, Drama, Romance	62	25	37	54
39	Emilia Pérez (2024) Comedy, Drama, Thriller/Crime	75	38	37	67
40	Share (2019) Drama	80	44	36	73
41	Spy Kids (2001) Action, Comedy	81	45	36	74
42	Babygirl (2024) Drama, Thriller/Crime	82	46	36	75
43	Wetlands (2013) Comedy, Drama	84	48	36	77
44	The Dinner (2017) Drama, Thriller/Crime	59	23	36	51
45	Archenemy (2020) Action, Superhero/Franchise	67	31	36	59
46	God's Country (2022)	83	47	36	76
47	The Djinn (None) Horror	68	32	36	61
48	Love & Friendship (2016) Biopic/History, Comedy, Romance	93	57	36	86
49	Black Is King (2020)	90	55	35	82
50	The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed (2023) Comedy, Drama	83	48	35	76

The Pros and The Punters are the same bias-corrected, weighted scores shown on each film page (professional reviews vs public ratings). Only films with at least 2 Pros sources and 1 Punters source are ranked. Updated 2026-11-15T12:59:17+00:00, refreshed with every score update.