
Summer Movie Scorecard 2017
We ranked every major movie (releases that hit 600+ theaters and/or with 80+ critic reviews) by Tomatometer, starting with the first of May to the last week of August!
6%
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Synopsis: Hidden inside a smartphone, the bustling city of Textopolis is home to all emojis. Each emoji has only one facial expression, except for Gene, an... View Full Synopsis
Starring: T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph
Directed By: Anthony Leondis
15%
Critics Consensus: The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature may be a slight improvement over its predecessor, but its frantic animated antics still offer minimal entertainment to all but the least discriminating viewers.
Synopsis: Surly the squirrel and his animal friends find out that the corrupt mayor of Oakton plans to bulldoze their beloved Liberty Park to make way... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl, Maya Rudolph, Jackie Chan
Directed By: Cal Brunker
16%
Critics Consensus: Cacophonous, thinly plotted, and boasting state-of-the-art special effects, The Last Knight is pretty much what you'd expect from the fifth installment of the Transformers franchise.
Synopsis: Humans are at war with the Transformers, and Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving the future lies buried in the secrets of the... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Stanley Tucci
Directed By: Michael Bay
17%
Critics Consensus: Despite Demetrius Shipp Jr.'s fine lead performance, All Eyez on Me is mostly a surface-skimming, by-the-numbers biopic of a larger-than-life icon.
Synopsis: The true and untold story of prolific rapper, actor, poet and activist Tupac Shakur (Demetrius Shipp Jr.), from his early days in New York to... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Demetrius Shipp Jr., Danai Gurira, Kat Graham, Dominic L. Santana
Directed By: Benny Boom
16%
Critics Consensus: Go then, there are other Stephen King adaptations than these.
Synopsis: Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), the last Gunslinger, is locked in an eternal battle with Walter O'Dim (Matthew McConaughey), also known as the Man in Black.... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Claudia Kim
Directed By: Nikolaj Arcel
15%
Critics Consensus: Lacking the campy fun of the franchise's most recent entries and failing to deliver many monster-movie thrills, The Mummy suggests a speedy unraveling for the Dark Universe.
Synopsis: Nick Morton is a soldier of fortune who plunders ancient sites for timeless artifacts and sells them to the highest bidder. When Nick and his... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Annabelle Wallis, Sofia Boutella
Directed By: Alex Kurtzman
20%
Critics Consensus: The House squanders a decent premise and a talented cast on thin characterizations and a shortage of comic momentum.
Synopsis: Scott and Kate Johansen must figure out a way to earn some money after their daughter's scholarship falls through. When all else fails, the desperate... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Jason Mantzoukas, Ryan Simpkins
Directed By: Andrew Jay Cohen
20%
Critics Consensus: Wish Upon is neither scary nor original, but its fundamental flaws as a horror movie may make it destination viewing for after-midnight camp genre enthusiasts.
Synopsis: Jonathan Shannon (Ryan Phillippe) gives his 17-year-old daughter Clare (Joey King) an old music box that promises to grant its owner seven wishes. Skeptical at... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Joey King, Ryan Phillippe, Ki Hong Lee, Mitchell Slaggert
Directed By: John R. Leonetti
18%
Critics Consensus: Baywatch takes its source material's jiggle factor to R-rated levels, but lacks the original's campy charm -- and leaves its charming stars flailing in the shallows.
Synopsis: When a dangerous crime wave hits the beach, the legendary Mitch Buchannon leads his elite squad of lifeguards on a mission to prove that you... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Alexandra Daddario
Directed By: Seth Gordon
19%
Critics Consensus: With an all-new cast but the same juvenile humor, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul finds the franchise still stuck in arrested -- and largely unfunny -- development.
Synopsis: Young Greg Heffley is looking forward to a long summer of just hanging out, but his mother throws a monkey wrench into his plans when... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jason Drucker, Alicia Silverstone, Tom Everett Scott, Charlie Wright
Directed By: David Bowers
25%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Young Bruce Lee is trying to make a name for himself while working as a martial arts instructor in 1964 San Francisco. When Lee meets... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Philip Ng, Yu Xia, Billy Magnussen, Jingjing Qu
Directed By: George Nolfi
21%
Critics Consensus: The Book of Henry deserves a few points for ambition, but its tonal juggling act -- and a deeply maudlin twist -- may leave viewers gaping in disbelief rather than choking back tears.
Synopsis: Single mother Susan Carpenter works as a waitress alongside her feisty family friend Sheila. Taking care of everyone and everything in his own way is... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Naomi Watts, Jaeden Martell, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman
Directed By: Colin Trevorrow
31%
Critics Consensus: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword piles mounds of modern action flash on an age-old tale -- and wipes out much of what made it a classic story in the first place.
Synopsis: After the murder of his father, young Arthur's power-hungry uncle Vortigern seizes control of the crown. Robbed of his birthright, he grows up the hard... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Jude Law, Djimon Hounsou
Directed By: Guy Ritchie
30%
Critics Consensus: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales proves that neither a change in directors nor an undead Javier Bardem is enough to drain this sinking franchise's murky bilge.
Synopsis: Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites
Directed By: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
36%
Critics Consensus: Snatched has a pair of terrifically talented stars, but their presence isn't enough to compensate for this rote comedy's threadbare plot and scattershot laughs.
Synopsis: Dumped by her boyfriend on the eve of their vacation, impetuous dreamer Emily Middleton persuades her cautious mother, Linda, to accompany her on an exotic... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Wanda Sykes, Joan Cusack
Directed By: Jonathan Levine
35%
Critics Consensus: Kidnap strays into poorly scripted exploitation too often to take advantage of its pulpy premise -- or the still-impressive talents of its committed star.
Synopsis: A typical afternoon in the park turns into a nightmare for single mother Karla Dyson when kidnappers snatch her young son Frankie. With no cellphone... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Halle Berry, Sage Correa, Chris McGinn, Lew Temple
Directed By: Luis Prieto



