US EditionRidley Scott Says Hollywood Is So “Drowning In Mediocrity” He’s Been Forced To Watch His Old Films
Ridley Scott says 95% of today's millions of films are mediocre or worse and has started rewatching his own movies while working on Gladiator 3 and The Dog Stars.
- During a career retrospective at London's BFI Southbank, Sir Ridley Scott declared many modern films `are s**t` in a conversation with his son Luke Scott on October 5, 2025.
- Blaming a 'quantity over quality' mindset, Scott said streaming-era global film output reaches millions, with many films 'saved' by digital effects due to weak ideas on paper.
- Quantifying his critique, Scott said about 5% of films are great, 10% pretty good, around 40% not bad and the rest 's**t', contrasting this with the 1940s output of about 300 films when 70% were similar.
- Scott has responded by re-watching his own films because the industry is 'drowning in mediocrity' and confirmed he has no plans to retire while completing The Dog Stars and writing Gladiator 3.
- As the director of enduring classics, Scott's complaints carry industry weight, with The Dog Stars debuting March 27, 2026, while other industry voices echo his concerns about film quality.
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»Alien«, »Blade Runner«, »Thelma & Louise«, »Gladiator« and more. The list of blockbusters created by Ridley Scott is long. He lacks something in current productions. And that's what he says clearly.
Ridley Scott Offers a Blunt Assessment of Modern Hollywood: 'Most of It Is Sh-t'
Sir Ridley Scott believes that most of the movies being made right now are “sh-t.” The “Blade Runner,” “Alien” and “Gladiator” director participated in a career retrospective conversation Sunday at the BFI Southbank theater in London. While the subject on hand was his own, past achievements and films, though, that did not stop Scott from offering a characteristically blunt assessment of the current state of the entertainment industry. “The quant…
Ridley Scott Says Hollywood Is So “Drowning In Mediocrity” He’s Been Forced To Watch His Old Films
Ridley Scott, a filmmaker not known for pulling his punches, has issued a withering assessment on the health of Hollywood output right now. The Gladiator and Blade Runner director argued that the industry is “drowning in mediocrity.” So much so, Scott revealed that he has taken to re-watching his old films. Scott made the comments […]
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