Summary

• Borderlands movie breaks records with a disappointing 9% Rotten Tomatoes score, disappointing many involved.
• Cate Blanchett and eight other actors set personal record lows with their involvement in Borderlands.
• Director Eli Roth sees Borderlands as his worst-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes, with only a 9% rating.

Borderlands' reviews and the general response would be favorable, leading to a box office hit franchise.

Unfortunately, the reaction to the 2024 video game movie has been anything but positive. Borderlands' Rotten Tomatoes score debuted to a rare 0% before a few positive reviews helped bump the rating up slightly. It now sits at 9% on the Tomatometer after aggregating over 100 reviews. With the reviews calling out everything from the script, the cast, the action, and Borderlands' ending as problems, the movie certainly did not turn out as many hoped. To make matters worse, Borderlands' Rotten Tomatoes score is now a record for many individuals involved in making it.

Borderlands Is The Worst Rotten Tomatoes Score For Cate Blanchett & Multiple Other Actors

It's A Record Low

Borderlands currently stands as the lowest-rated movie for a large number of its participants. The movie now has the worst score for movies starring Cate Blanchett and eight other cast . This includes Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Olivier Ritchers, Janina Gavankar, Cheyenne Jackson, Charles Babalola, Benjamin Byron Davis, and Steven Boyer. After getting a few more positive reviews, the film avoided setting the record for Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Jamie Lee Curtis. For someone like Blanchett, Borderlands is her worst-reviewed movie by a significant margin.

The on-screen talent are not the only ones who have new record lows on Rotten Tomatoes thanks to Borderlands. It is now the lowest score for longtime Hollywood producer Avi Arad, beating such films as Bratz (10%), Elektra (11%), and Morbius (15%). Tim Miller also s the list with his first-ever "rotten" credit on Rotten Tomatoes after taking over for the reshoots. The new record low extends to producers Louise Rosner, Lucy Kitada, Christopher Woodrow, K. Blaine Johnston, and Randy Pitchford.

Borderlands Is Eli Roth's Worst Directed Movie On Rotten Tomatoes

He Does Have A Lower Score For Other Work

As the writer and director of Borderlands, Eli Roth also s the ranks of people who now have the movie as a record low on Rotten Tomatoes. This is true for him as a director only, though. He has directed nine feature films altogether, but now Borderlands is his worst on Rotten Tomatoes with its 9% rating. It's a far cry from the record high he had in 2023 as a director when Thanksgiving received an 84% score from critics.

The only reason that Borderlands is not the worst movie of Eli Roth's entire career is because of his involvement in 2016's Cabin Fever remake. He produced the movie and co-wrote the screenplay based on his original work. Instead of delivering another success, 2016's Cabin Fever received a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the lowest-rated movie Roth has worked on. But since he did not direct the remake as he did with Borderlands, the 2024 video game movie claims this new record low.