The 2024 movie, Reagan, tells the life story of Hollywood actor and United States president, Ronald Reagan, but the movie isn’t able to capture the man’s entire life in just over two hours. Reagan premiered in August of 2024 and received record-breaking reactions. Reagan’s Rotten Tomatoes scores are notably divisive, with an 18% critics’ score, and the audience score at a whopping 98%. This is the biggest gap between scores in Rotten Tomatoes history. Though it is difficult to unpack why exactly these scores are so starkly different, one reason may be how Reagan portrays its protagonist’s very full life.
