The upcoming DreamWorks animated feature film The Forgotten Island has surpassed the Rotten Tomatoes critical score of Christopher Nolan's blockbuster epic The Odyssey.
The new animated adventure reached a perfect 100 percent approval rating among film critics on the review aggregation platform based on its initial 28 published reviews.
That perfect score places the animated family film ahead of Nolan's high-profile Greek adaptation, which maintains a 94 percent rating among critics alongside a 96 percent approval score from general audience members.
The Odyssey has grossed more than 1.68 billion dollars at the global box office. The tally makes the film the highest-grossing release in the history of Universal Pictures and marks the largest commercial triumph of Nolan's directorial career, despite controversy that surrounded the project before its theatrical debut.
Nolan has long been established as one of Hollywood's most prominent filmmakers, known for combining intellectual themes with massive visual spectacle. His filmography includes acclaimed titles such as Inception, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Oppenheimer, and The Dark Knight trilogy. Nolan's films are celebrated for practical filmmaking techniques, non-linear narrative structures, and impressive performances at the global box office.
Universal Pictures, a division of Comcast NBCUniversal, is one of the oldest surviving film studios in the United States, founded in 1912. The studio backed Nolan's cinematic retelling of The Odyssey, the ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer that details the decade-long journey of Odysseus returning home to Ithaca following the fall of Troy. Achieving the studio's all-time box office record places Nolan's epic ahead of historic Universal franchises.
Rotten Tomatoes Scores and Rating Metrics
While Nolan's historical epic retained exceptionally strong reception across both professional reviewers and moviegoers, the new DreamWorks animated feature managed to secure a higher placement in critical score rankings.
Rotten Tomatoes, launched in 1998, functions as one of the film industry's primary review aggregators. The platform collects reviews from thousands of approved critics and calculates the Tomatometer score as the percentage of positive reviews. A film receiving a 100 percent rating indicates that every submitted review met the threshold for a positive recommendation, creating a rare unanimous critical consensus ahead of a project's wide public premiere.
The platform maintains separate tracking for professional film critics and verified audience members. Nolan's 94 percent critic score and 96 percent audience score reflect widespread acclaim across both groups, making the achievement of The Forgotten Island in topping the critic percentage particularly noteworthy for film industry observers.
Plot Details and Nakali Setting
The Forgotten Island centers on two best friends who discover a mysterious portal that transports them to Nakali, a fantastical island inhabited by magical creatures. Their extraordinary journey takes a dramatic turn when they realize that returning home comes with a devastating cost.
As the pair spend time in Nakali, their memories of their shared friendship begin to fade away. The two protagonists must navigate the dangers of the fantasy realm and find a way to escape the island before they completely forget who they are and lose the personal bond that connects them.
DreamWorks Animation, founded in 1994 by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen, has built a legacy as one of the premier animation studios in Hollywood. Based in Glendale, California, the studio has produced celebrated franchises including Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon. The company is known for blending comedic storytelling with emotional narrative arcs and innovative computer animation.
Critical Response and October Release Date
Initial reviews for the animated feature emphasized its combination of humor, adventure, and emotional resonance. Reviewers also praised the visual pacing of the film, comparing its kinetic energy to other major recent animated releases and calling attention to the constant stream of visual details appearing on screen.
The early critical enthusiasm establishes The Forgotten Island as a key release for DreamWorks during the final quarter of the year. Major Hollywood animation studios frequently position family-oriented feature films in the autumn schedule to build momentum ahead of the holiday box office season and year-end awards contention.
The Forgotten Island is scheduled to open in movie theaters on October 16. The nationwide theatrical release will show whether the unanimous praise from film critics translates into strong box office ticket sales and audience engagement.
