James Stewart has 11 perfect films, according to Rotten Tomatoes

Whatever you think about the idea that there are no more film stars, one thing in which I think we can all agree is that they no longer do them as James Stewart. Stewart, one of the rare stars of Hollywood, whose personality outside the screen was up to his pedigree on screen, has so many great cinema moments that it would be incredibly difficult to choose a definitive list of the best list. We can, of course, list our favorite roles, moments and movies, but the actor had such an estimated, diverse and prolific career that everyone’s list would surely be surprisingly different.

Whether he prefers “AW, Shucks” Stewart or Complex, in conflict, late, the actor, the actor essentially did something for everyone during his time at the center of attention, which, as happens, covered World War II in the that Stewart served as a pilot and officer in command. From famous romantic comedies to famous Alfred Hitchcock movies and some of the westerns most acclaimed by critics ever produced, Stewart showed a unique range that makes his best almost impossible films reduce.

In 2025, however, we have something Stewart surely never saw: Rotten Tomatoes. In the midst of an increasing media tide, RT has become a useful resource for those looking for a way to cut the bat and decide what is worth seeing. But the review aggregator has also provided us with an easy, although imperfect way, to take stock of the career of any actor or director, and in the case of Stewart, it is interesting to see which of his films managed to reflect the Tomatometer in a score Perfect, and even more interesting to see which of your films No Achieve that state.

Rotten Tomatoes is not just to verify if a new movie was well enough with the tomatometer to see. It also allows us to look back in an individual’s career and get an approximation of what could be considered his best work. In the case of Sean Connery, Rotten Tomatoes would make you believe that his best film is the fantasy adventure of Disney forgotten “Darby O’Gill and the Little People” (hey, I told you that the system was imperfect). But that does not mean that the site is completely useless in this regard: at least it has given a perfect score for the excellent thriller of Andrew Garfield “Red Riding: 1974.”

So we arrived at James Stewart, who, if I was alive today, could stutter in self -imposer cartoon. However, for our purposes, it is interesting to see which of their projects really managed to obtain the elusive 100% critical score, since some of the movies I could expect in this exclusive club that has just been lost.

Stewart has 11 films with a perfect 100% critical score on the site, which is quite impressive by itself. I mean, Rotten Tomatoes argues that there are only two perfect films within the entire genre of science fiction, then 11 for only one man? That is a true film star statistics (either that or the entire RT classification system is not so consistent, but I am wandering). What did the cut? Surely “is a wonderful life” or “rear window” is up there? How about “vertigo” or “Mr. Smith goes to Washington?” No.

James Stewart’s “perfect” films are “Vivaz”, “Bles THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE MORTAL TORM “,” ROS There are also some obvious omissions.

Here is the thing with these “perfect” rotten tomato scores. In general, the less reviews a film has, the higher the possibility of winning 0% flat or a complete 100% score. This is simply a byproduct of how the site works. To obtain a general percentage, each review presented to the site must be evaluated as positive or negative. What happens when it is in the middle? He still obtains a positive or negative label, with the RT curators responsible for determining if a film is, such as the website He explains, “Mixed mixed or negative mixed.” In other words, “a decision should be made: is it fresh or rotten?”

The final percentage score is a representation of how many critics the movie “Fresh” found and how many found it “rotten.” So, when it only has a handful of criticism and the film is fine, that guarantees a 100% score simply due to the shortage of available reviews and the fact that curators are more likely to label only the “positive mixed mixed reviews.” In the case of James Stewart, he has 11 complete films with a “perfect” score, and I’m afraid to say that some of them are not very reviewed. One of the best films of the civil war ever made, “Shenondoah”, for example, has only six criticisms that support its 100%rating, and several others are in the range of 10 to 12.

This is typical of the oldest films, which they did not immediately face the anger of the Internet and its abundant review sites in their debuts. On the contrary, it is part of the reason why some of the most popular films of the actor are not in 100% club, with “Window” and its 98% based on 133 healthy criticisms. Similarly, “It’s a Wonderful Life” won 94% depending on 98 reviews. But the 100 percent Stewart are not completely composed of films with a single digit review numbers. In fact, the beloved romantic comedy “The Philadelphia Story” is particularly impressive, with a 100% score based on 105 considerable criticism. Now that is A rating of good fresh faith! Similarly, “Anatomy of A Murder” of 1959 has 53 complete reviews for its perfect score, while “Winchester ’73” claims 32 decent reviews.

With all that said, 11 “perfect” films are still a kind of achievement, however, you look at it, and there is no one in the history of Hollywood more deserving of that Stewart.