Oscar Isaac has achieved his highest Rotten Tomatoes audience score ever with his latest faith-based film. Isaac, an Emmy-nominated performer, is celebrated for his versatile acting across different movie genres and varying budget scales. His career took a significant turn after starring in the 2013 Coen Brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis. Post this, he continued to appear in numerous indie and arthouse films, and also landed major roles in big-blockbusters like Poe Dameron in the latest Star Wars trilogy and as the lead in X-Men: Apocalypse.
The actor has enjoyed extensive critical and commercial acclaim, with his films amassing over $7.9 billion in global box office receipts. Oscar Isaac’s performances in both movies and TV shows have often been highly rated on Rotten Tomatoes. His portfolio includes smaller-scale films like the 2009 war drama Balibo (100%), as well as major hits that also received high scores, such as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (95%) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (93%).
Stellar Debut Audience Score for The King Of Kings
Audiences Shower Praise on The Movie
The 2025 release The King of Kings has received outstanding audience feedback on Rotten Tomatoes. This new animated adaptation, based on Charles Dickens’s children’s book The Life of Our Lord, features Dickens (Kenneth Branagh) narrating the story of Jesus Christ (Oscar Isaac) to his son Walter (Roman Griffin Davis). The film boasts a notable voice cast including Uma Thurman as Catherine Dickens, Pierce Brosnan as Pontius Pilate, Forest Whitaker as Peter, Ben Kingsley as High Priest Caiaphas, and Mark Hamill as King Herod.
The King of Kings was directed and written by South Korean visual effects innovator Seong-ho Jang in his first directorial and screenwriting endeavor.
Now showing in cinemas, The King of Kings on Rotten Tomatoes has gathered over 250 verified audience ratings, awarding it an impressive Popcornmeter score. Although this score might change as more reviews come in, at present, it boasts a near-perfect 97% score with an average rating of 4.8 out of 5. While it hasn’t yet received enough reviews to earn a Verified Hot status from the platform, its score is well within that range, starting at 90%.
This also represents the best audience score Oscar Isaac has received to date, surpassing 2023’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (94%), which until now was his only other title to achieve Verified Hot status along with 2021’s Dune (90%) across his movie and TV projects.
Our Perspective on The King Of Kings’ Record
The Film’s Niche Audience and Select Appeal
One potential reason for The King of Kings setting this new record for Oscar Isaac could be its relatively modest number of viewer ratings. For comparison, Across the Spider-Verse has garnered over 10,000 verified ratings. Additionally, faith-based films often target a specific religious audience who are likely to respond more positively, unlike broader audiences. This trend was evident when Rotten Tomatoes introduced its Verified Hot badge in 2024, which included several faith-based films like I Still Believe, Jesus Revolution, and Overcomer in its initial lineup.
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