# IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-and-rotten-tomatoes/246510>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 22, 2004, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-and-rotten-tomatoes/246510 "2004-05-22T12:17:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-and-rotten-tomatoes/246510/1 "2004-05-22T12:17:33Z")

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Does anyone know of any reason why the external reviews link at IMDB for recent movies doesn’t include a link to [rottentomatoes.com](http://rottentomatoes.com)? It is my first pick usually.