We all know that sometimes the critics get it wrong, and solid movies are blasted with a “rotten” score on the Tomatometer.
Thankfully, since Watch With Us are experts in all things movies and streaming, we’ve come to correct a few wrongs done by Rotten Tomatoes.
This April, we want to highlight three good movies currently streaming on Netflix that are better than their Rotten Tomatoes scores.
Our first pick is the classic Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle, Kindergarten Cop, in which a tough cop is forced to go undercover as a kindergarten teacher.
‘Kindergarten Cop’ (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 54 percent
To track down the wife and accomplice (Carroll Baker) of a ruthless drug lord (Richard Tyson) whose testimony is needed to convict him, circumstances call for gruff detective John Kimble (Schwarzenegger) to go undercover as a substitute kindergarten teacher of the class that the woman’s son is suspected of being enrolled in. While Kimble has little patience for criminals, he has even less patience for unruly children, and a comedy of errors ensues as Kimble finds himself in over his head juggling kids, bad guys and an attraction to fellow teacher, Joyce (Penelope Ann Miller).
Though reception to Kindergarten Cop was mixed at the time, critics were nevertheless in agreement that the film cemented Schwarzenegger’s comedic chops and successfully subverted his persona as a tough-guy action hero (and just so happens to feature the iconic line, “It’s not a tumor!”). The movie is a chaotic mish-mash that shouldn’t gel together, but somehow does, and what results is a piece of popcorn movie-making of the highest order. Even if it doesn’t make you laugh, you’ll be entertained all the way through.
‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates’ (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 38 percent
Close brothers Mike (Adam Devine) and Dave (Zac Efron) are fun-loving guys who sometimes take things a little too far when it comes to family gatherings. So, when their sister Jeanie (Sugar Lyn Beard) announces her upcoming wedding in Hawaii, the Stangle family insists that Mike and Dave get their acts together and bring suitable dates. So, what do the brothers end up doing? They place an ad on Craigslist, ultimately landing on two seemingly normal ladies named Tatiana (Aubrey Plaza) and Alice (Anna Kendrick). But once the girls get to the island, the brothers realize that their dates are anything but chill.
A throwback screwball premise and a charmingly committed cast make Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates a lovable comedy watch, even if the critics didn’t necessarily agree. In particular, Plaza’s comedic prowess really shines through in this film, with the actress seamlessly able to oscillate between accessible farce and restrained deadpan, while giving line reads of a lifetime. Efron and DeVine also have terrific chemistry, and the frequently chaotic scenarios are hilarious. Overall, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates is an underrated gem.
‘Anaconda’ (2026)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 47 percent
Childhood friends turned dissatisfied adults Doug (Jack Black), Griff (Paul Rudd), Kenny (Steve Zahn) and Claire (Thandiwe Newton) receive a surprising opportunity from one of their all-time favorite films: Anaconda, starring Jennifer Lopez and Ice Cube. After Griff, a struggling television actor, manages to get his hands on the rights to Anaconda, the group sets out to make a low-budget indie remake of the movie in the Brazilian Amazon. But when Griff accidentally kills the tame snake they were using, the quest to find a wild replacement turns into being hunted by a massive anaconda like the fictional one from their film.
Anaconda isn’t as ambitious as its metatextual premise might indicate, but it’s got big laughs, high entertainment value and a wholly game cast (that even features some cameos from the original movie). Black and Rudd have undeniable chemistry, and even if the plot drags at times, there’s always a funny moment shared between the two of them to keep the good times rolling. Plus, Anaconda does manage a deft blend of genuine terror and intentional silliness that even the original Anaconda couldn’t quite muster.
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