‘Sinners’ Lands Highest CinemaScore for an Original R-Rated Horror Film Ever

Sinners is director Ryan Coogler's top-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes, and has now been "verified hot" on the platform. Find out more here!

Apr 19, 2025 - 20:28
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‘Sinners’ Lands Highest CinemaScore for an Original R-Rated Horror Film Ever

It's extremely rare for a horror movie to earn the sort of reviews that director Ryan Coogler's Sinners has. But the film has defied the trends to emerge not only as Coogler's top-rated movie, but also the first R-rated horror movie to earn an A grade on CinemaScore. The polling platform tabulates how likely an audience member is to recommend a given movie to others, and usually, horror movies fare terribly. For instance, The Exorcism, starring Russell Crowe, earned a disastrous D grade according to CinemaScore.