Netflix’s New Wallace & Gromit Movie Earns Near-Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl continues an exceptional trend. Though the franchise began in 1989, it has been 17 years since the latest release, A Matter of Loaf and Death, which also happens to be the most underrated. The Walter & Gromit movies typically feature stop-motion animation, a gleeful man and his dog, and an evil penguin who seeks to destroy everything. Despite its bizarre premise, the series itself has earned over $421.2 million without accounting for inflation. The latest movie was released by Netflix on January 3, 2025.

After its release, Vengeance Most Fowl became a critical and audience success. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the movie earned exceptional reviews. At the time of writing, it sits at a 100% score on the critic-driven Tomatometer. On the audience-led Popcornmeter, it earned similar positivity with a 97% score. Both marks continue positive streaks for the franchise. It represents yet another success for Wallace & Gromit.

What Wallace & Gromit’s Audience Score Means

Netflix Should See Immense Success From This

This is not the first Wallace & Gromit movie to excel with audiences. The franchise has always seen exceptional praise from critics. When it received enough responses to earn a Tomatometer score, it secured over 95% for every release. Only A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008) failed to receive the responses it needed to earn a score. Among audiences, the previous movies have never dipped below a 78% score. That level of consistency is nearly unheard of in Hollywood, but the franchise continues to thrive through the aggregator’s twin metrics:

The positive responses indicate that this will be yet another extraordinary Wallace & Gromit release. More importantly, it will be the most beloved by general audiences. No other movie in the franchise managed to earn a 97% total. Both The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave came close with 92% scores, but that is still a notable rise. With so much respect, the movie should certainly usher in viewers for Netflix. Vengeance Most Fowl has already broken viewership records on BBC One and BBC iPlayer with over 16 million views.

Our Take On Wallace & Gromit’s Audience Score

This Franchise Hasn’t Lost A Step

This high rating should come as no surprise, given the Tomatometer score. Reviewers have been loving Most Fowl‘s comedic timing, animation quality, and frantic pace. It picks up where previous movies left off and never skips a beat. Screen Rant‘s Rachel Labonte gave the movie a 9 out of 10 rating, saying:

I can confidently say that Vengeance Most Fowl is a worthy addition to the canon, one that shows the series’ strengths and tackles a hot topic with ease. This movie made me laugh and gasp in equal measure, and I found myself thoroughly charmed by Wallace’s eccentric nature and Gromit’s unwavering loyalty. I expect this will win over longtime fans and newcomers alike when it officially debuts.

Other reviewers echo Labonte’s praise, describing it as a rare release that still manages to keep every element that viewers have loved about these movies. There has always been something unique about this franchise, as it feels like a rare Hollywood release that still feels both classic and modern. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl continues that legacy, making it infinitely enjoyable.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes