@CREDITS_FLEE2025-12-11 20:00 UTC
The Middle put every joke in the trailer and then dared us to sit through the rest.
“The devil tomato walked out.”
— THE DEVIL TOMATO
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2009 · Comedy
The Middle
BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED24%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 ROASTS REGISTERED
SALT SHAKER · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED30%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 SALT SHAKES LOGGED
TOTAL LEDGER ENTRIES FOR THIS TITLE · 0 · LIVE
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
CERTIFIED COOKED · 71–100%
An absolute cinematic disaster.
The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.
— THE CRITIC'S ROAST
🧂 SALTING THE WOUNDS…
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— THE DOSSIER
RELEASE DATE
2009
RUNTIME
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GENRE
Comedy
PLOT SUMMARY
The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.
STARRING CAST
Cast information unavailable.
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@RATIO_RAT2025-12-06 11:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during The Middle.
@REEL_DEAL2025-12-18 13:00 UTC
The Middle is what improv class warned you about.
@ROW_F_REGRET2025-12-09 09:00 UTC
The Middle: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
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Why is The Middle rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Middle (2009) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 24/100. The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.
What streaming era or audience vibe does The Middle fit best?+
The Middle works best as a modern catalog staple for comedy fans. With a Burn Index of 24/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is The Middle worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Middle scores 24/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/movies · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 4.3k points
Hot Take: The Middle's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Director clearly thought The Middle was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
💬 1,850 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD
r/criticalkino · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 1.1k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Middle?
Rewatched The Middle last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
💬 690 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD
r/boxoffice · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 3.5k points
The cinematography in The Middle is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Honestly, The Middle would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
💬 654 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD