{"id":277697,"date":"2025-10-04T18:02:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T18:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/277697\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T18:02:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T18:02:17","slug":"scarlet-johanssons-eleanor-the-great-divides-critics-audiences-on-rotten-tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/277697\/","title":{"rendered":"Scarlet Johansson’s Eleanor the Great Divides Critics & Audiences on Rotten Tomatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scarlett Johansson<\/a> is not only the highest-grossing actor of all time, but she’s now a director, as well. The former MCU star just made her directorial debut with Eleanor the Great<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The drama had its world premiere during the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival. Although it received a five-minute standing ovation<\/a>, the film opened to a lackluster critical score. However, as it officially hit theaters, Eleanor the Great divided the critics and audiences in the best way on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n

Eleanor the Great, which is distributed by Sony Pictures in North America, hit theaters on Sept. 26. It took several days for the film to finally receive a score from the audience, but it was well worth the wait, as it features a near-perfect 95% approval score.<\/p>\n

After debuting with only 60% from the critics after its Cannes debut, Eleanor the Great<\/a> didn’t improve its rating once it received its theatrical release. At the time of writing, Scarlet Johansson’s film features a 65% rating out of 110 reviews. While that’s more than enough for a “positive badge,” it’s widely divisive compared to the near-perfect rating from the audience.<\/p>\n

Variety<\/a>‘s Owen Gleiberman is among those who gave Eleanor the Great a negative review. The review points out that, “There\u2019s no denying that as a character, Eleanor “plays”, giving Squibb an opportunity to strut her granny-with-an-attitude stuff. But you\u2019re always aware that the movie is trying to squeeze a laugh out of you..”<\/p>\n

The Daily Beast’s Nick Schager points out Eleanor the Great is “A misguided wannabe-uplifting saga about grief, forgiveness, and keeping important memories alive,” calling it “so strange and misguided.”<\/p>\n

Deadline<\/a>‘s Pete Hammond gave the film a positive score, noting, “I wouldn\u2019t be surprised to hear a lot about Eleanor the Great during awards season, especially when it comes to Squibb, whose moving performance is simply exquisite; there is no other word for it.”<\/p>\n

The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>‘s Lovia Gyarkye also gave the drama a positive score, while also noting, “While Johansson proves a competent helmer, it’s not enough to overcome some dizzying tonal imbalances. Still, at the very least, Eleanor the Great offers a character-driven break from the glut of sequels, prequels and whatever else studios squeeze out.”<\/p>\n

RogerEbert.com’s Monica Castillo writes, “The film never quite recovers from the moral issue at its center, Squibb\u2019s lively performance makes it memorable.”<\/p>\n

The Audience Loved Eleanor the Great<\/p>\n

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\n Image via Sony Pictures<\/p>\n

Although Scarlet Johansson’s directorial debut<\/a> is unlikely to become a huge blockbuster, the early reception from moviegoers is encouraging. A 95% rating is clearly positive, especially amid the divisive reviews from the critics.<\/p>\n

One audience review writes the film “Gave me the feels, from sadness to pondering my life to looking down with secondhand embarrassment.” A different person called it “A beautiful movie about aging and how precious friendships become. I loved it!” Many other opinions highlight the feel’s warm vibes, great acting, and heartwarming story.<\/p>\n

Eleanor the Great stars June Squibb in the titular role, alongside Erin Kellyman, Jessica Hecht, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. The drama follows 94-year-old Eleanor, who, after losing her best friend of seventy years, befriends a 19-year-old student.<\/p>\n

Eleanor the Great is playing in theaters.<\/p>\n

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\n Release Date<\/strong>\n <\/dt>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 26, 2025<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

\n Runtime<\/strong>\n <\/dt>\n
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\t\t\t\t98 minutes<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

\n Director<\/strong>\n <\/dt>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScarlett Johansson<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

\n Writers<\/strong>\n <\/dt>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTory Kamen<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

\n Producers<\/strong>\n <\/dt>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCeline Rattray, Charlotte Dauphin, Jessamine Burgum, Jonathan Lia, Kara Durrett, Keenan Flynn, Scarlett Johansson, Trudie Styler<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scarlett Johansson is not only the highest-grossing actor of all time, but she’s now a director, as well.…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":277698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[171,53,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-277697","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-movies","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115317215376941224","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}