The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 99% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 115 reviews by approved critics, with an average rating of 9.7/10. The website's critics consensus states: "Orson Welles's epic tale of a publishing tycoon's rise and fall is entertaining, poignant, and inventive in its storytelling, earning its reputation as a landmark achievement in film." On another aggregator site, Metacritic, "Citizen Kane" has a weighted average score of 100 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". "Citizen Kane", along with "Rear Window" and "", are the only films to have received 100% scores on both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic.