It has a 96 % approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes , based on 137 critics , with an average score of 8.3/10 and the site consensus : `` Part real-life thriller , part sobering examination of 21st century civil liberties , Citizenfour transcends ideology to offer riveting , must-see cinema . ''
The movie Citizenfour has less than 130 critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a 98 % approval rating based on them .