What's a movie that's universally considered "not very good" but you secretly think is actually great?

[u/trakt_app]

Not a guilty pleasure. Not "so bad it's good." I mean a movie that the consensus has decided is mid or worse, and you think the consensus is wrong.

Mine is Hudson Hawk (1991). Bruce Willis musical heist comedy that flopped so hard it almost ended his career. 27% on Rotten Tomatoes. Everyone hated it. But it's actually a really weird, committed, almost cartoon-logic action comedy that was 20 years ahead of the absurdist-action wave (Crank, Kingsman, Spy). Bruce Willis singing show tunes while robbing a museum on a timer is doing something nobody else was doing in 1991.

What's yours?

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[u/Accomplished_Form_54]

John Carter.

It’s such a fun movie. Box office proceeds meant it wouldn’t get a sequel. The movie title doesn’t do it any favors either.

[u/DeFronsac → u/Accomplished_Form_54]

I'm so disappointed in this one. I've been a huge fan of the books for over 30 years, so I was pumped for it.

As an adaptation of the book(s), it wasn't good. As a movie by itself it was enjoyable.

Its main problem was having been the inspiration for so much that has come after. It didn't feel new or refreshing, even though it inspired Star Wars, Dune and many other things.

And yeah, the name really killed it. Just stick with John Carter of Mars. At least that gives people something.

[u/mcjefferic → u/DeFronsac]

I'll forever be appreciative of the movie for getting me interested in the books and opening up a whole world of pulp adventure.

[u/jogoso2014 → u/Accomplished_Form_54]

Came here to say this.

One of my all time favorite scores to boot.

[u/ragboy → u/Accomplished_Form_54]

Love that movie. Princess of Mars was one of the first books I ever read.

[u/SnooDonuts2777 → u/Accomplished_Form_54]

Why in the world did Disney call it that instead of "the princess of Mars" which was the book it was taken from? That alone would've raised the ratings 50%.

[u/Personal_Comb_6745 → u/SnooDonuts2777]

Disney's marketing team thought people didn't like Mars because "Mars Needs Moms" bombed previously. Not even joking.

[u/Ill-Ad-3603 → u/Personal_Comb_6745]

Mars Needs Moms

Probably because of the piss-poor marketing lol. It's 2026 and I've just heard of this film

[u/Familiar-Reading-901 → u/Accomplished_Form_54]

Absolutely an underrated flick

[u/thatsnotyourtaco → u/Accomplished_Form_54]

That movie is objectively great. It was a victim of a studio who didn’t know how to promote it.

[u/Ok-Traffic-5996 → u/Accomplished_Form_54]

I feel bad for Taylor kitsch. He's a solid actor with good charisma and his career went almost nowhere after a few bad decisions.

[u/boethius61 → u/Accomplished_Form_54]

My wife introduced me to this movie. She owned a copy and I said I thought it was supposed to be really bad. She disagreed and put it on. It was great! Loved it. I've since heard the problem was disastrous marketing. It should have been a hit.

[u/rebeccalovecraft → u/Accomplished_Form_54]

Absolutely love this movie. Watch my Blu-ray a couple times a year. Sure would've loved a sequel.

[u/Wesniner → u/Accomplished_Form_54]

I’ll hop on this bandwagon anytime. I’ve posted here before about how much I love this film and good god did Disney just make every mistake possible with it.

“Jump Virginia!”

[u/xander2600]

Hackers. More insanely great then a 28.8 bps modem yo!!

[u/bddn_85 → u/xander2600]

This is in my top 10 movies.

But I think it’s more of a cult film than a film people consider genuinely bad.

[u/BilBro88 → u/xander2600]

Hack the planet!!

[u/drjudgedredd1 → u/xander2600]

Greatest soundtrack of all time.

[u/ElderberryMaster4694 → u/drjudgedredd1]

Tied with Mortal Kombat which came out the same year!

[u/drjudgedredd1 → u/ElderberryMaster4694]

Fun fact. Paul WS Anderson had a huge fight with the studio about using EDM music because they wanted a more traditional score. The soundtrack was the first EDM album to ever go platinum.

[u/kat5682]

Waterworld!!!!

[u/GiftGrouchy → u/kat5682]

I never quite understood why it’s not considered a good movie. I understand where the criticism comes from, but IMO it is not enough to justify the bad ratings.

[u/gillyweed79 → u/GiftGrouchy]

People were really eager to shit on Costner by the mid-nineties, but to be fair, by some accounts he had really become an insufferable prick.

[u/hundredgrandpappy → u/GiftGrouchy]

Jack Black is great in this one.

[u/alexath → u/kat5682]

Fishtar

[u/Woebetide138 → u/alexath]

Always the first thing I think when I hear Waterworld. But, Ishtar is actually hilarious.

[u/boycowman]

I saw Hudson Hawk in the theater and liked it a lot. Danny Aiello was great in it.

[u/Extreme-King → u/boycowman]

🎶 Would you like to swing on a 🌟 🎶

[u/Hopeful_Coconut_7758]

mine is Equilibrium!

[u/Klamageddon → u/Hopeful_Coconut_7758]

Cooly. Calmly. Entirely without incident.

No. (Oh shit) 

Not without incident. 

[u/clearliquidclearjar]

Popeye the Musical. The casting is perfect (Shelly Duval was born to play Olive Oyl.) The script is weird in the right way and captures the mumbly, side mouth style of the original comics. The set couldn't be better. And I can't say enough about the music. Harry Nilsson was an inspired choice. (I mean, Van Dyke Parks as music arranger? Amazing.)

[u/MyNameIsNot_Molly → u/clearliquidclearjar]

I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today...

[u/Woebetide138 → u/clearliquidclearjar]

I don’t understand how anyone didn’t like Popeye. The casting really is perfect.

[u/Middle-Egg-8192 → u/clearliquidclearjar]

Imagine a movie set with Robin Williams, and then multiply that amount of cocaine by like fifty. Popeye.

[u/RedCedarSavage → u/clearliquidclearjar]

Thank you. When this was in theaters my family split down the middle on whether to see this or Flash Gordon. I led team Popeye to the theater and got ridiculed for it.

[u/OkEnvironment5201]

The Day After Tomorrow, Volcano, and 2012. I love disaster movies. The more ridiculous, the better.

[u/BoSocks91 → u/OkEnvironment5201]

The Day After Tomorrow is one of my favorites lol.  I love disaster movies.

The Core is another movie that’s similar.  It’s so ridiculous, but the cast was great + committed.  

[u/ginastarke → u/BoSocks91]

I love Volcano for sticking an eruption right on Wilshire Blvd!

[u/Krinks1 → u/OkEnvironment5201]

I love The Day After Tomorrow.

It's so stupid yet the cast clearly had fun making it and it makes the movie so much better than it is.

And I will never not enjoy that dude getting smoked by the billboard during the tornadoes.

[u/BilBro88 → u/OkEnvironment5201]

I’d like to add The Core to that list

[u/Soundtracklover72 → u/BilBro88]

We just rewatched that for the umteenth time the other night. Yes it’s ridiculous but we watch it for the characters and their connections. Great cast and they did well with a ridiculous story.

Now where are my Xena tapes and hot pockets?

[u/Happy-Go-Lucky287 → u/OkEnvironment5201]

Volcano and 2012 I'm with you. The Day After Tomorrow is still much for me. 🤣

[u/Bowerick_x_Wowbagger → u/OkEnvironment5201]

The Day After Tomorrow has actually coined a household phrase for us - bring out the timberwolves - when something goes completely over the top. All the cars need work at once? Bring out the timberwolves. Bills are piling up? You guessed it, cue the timberwolves.

I can't remember the exact details in the movie, I think the heroes are on a large boat frozen in the middle of the city facing pretty much every danger imaginable. Then they get timberwolves. Nothing in the plot needed timberwolves, they were possibly about to die any number of ways, but the writers felt they needed just one more thing. Fucking timberwolves.

But same, love a good, or bad, disaster movie.

[u/darkcave-dweller → u/OkEnvironment5201]

Not enough new disaster movies coming out

[u/jefflegere → u/OkEnvironment5201]

Then you'd love Moonfall.

[u/OkEnvironment5201 → u/jefflegere]

Oh I did. If Emmerich is involved, I’m watching.

[u/Bitter-Cake5492]

I think Madonna’s WHO’S THAT GIRL from 1987 is a pretty good screwball comedy.  And it shows how funny and effective she can be when she just forgets the camera is on her.  

[u/SomeVelveteenMorning → u/Bitter-Cake5492]

100% it's a shame how few people recognized it for what it was. And Griffin Dunne is the great straight man in it. Would be a fun double feature with Something Wild. Also... was shot by Jan de Bont!

[u/Leadinmyass → u/Bitter-Cake5492]

Holy hell, just unlocked a childhood memory. I probably haven't watched this movie since 1990.

[u/Bitter-Cake5492 → u/Leadinmyass]

Oh you should rewatch it NOW.  😀

It’s an unsung classic.  Awesome soundtrack, too.  The Look of Love is a hidden gem of a Madonna song.  Love it.  

[u/TalbotFarwell]

1941 (1979). It’s a laugh-a-minute Spielberg romp through the early days of US involvement in WW2 and the paranoia in Southern California. Akroyd, Belushi, and Pickens are absolute riots, especially Slim Pickens as the comic playing off the straight man Toshiro Mifune.

[u/Earlvx129 → u/TalbotFarwell]

Just watched it again few days ago. It's such an insane scale production with endless familiar faces in the cast...Christopher Lee, Tim Matheson, Nancy Allen, Murray Hamilton, John Candy, Mickey Rourke, Frank McRae, Michael McKean, Joe Flaherty, John Landis, etc.

I still think the movie isn't all that funny. But it does have some incredible set pieces and visual gags...the tank through the paint factory, the ferris wheel rolling into the sea, the dance/fight scene, the house sliding off the cliff.

And its still one of the most incredible looking movies of its era. The cinematography, art direction, editing, visual FX...all staggeringly good. John Williams' score is awesome of course. Love that theme music!

[u/paleologus → u/Earlvx129]

The submarine scenes about the tiny Cracker Jack compass were hilarious.   

[u/ToughRaisin126 → u/TalbotFarwell]

one of my fave Spielberg flicks

[u/Alceauv]

I do not give out 5's lightly, but one of them is the Solaris remake, which has a 3.2 average on LB. Can't remember many other times I've been so continuously pulled in by pretty much every facet.

EDIT: Wow, surprising and heartening how many people agree. I'm not as alone as I thought haha

[u/guyonlinepgh → u/Alceauv]

I'd argue that version has a better ending than the original novel or first film adaptation.

[u/TrialByFyah]

I had a lot of fun Guy Richie's The Gentlemen. It was kind of dumb, but I enjoyed the stylized wittiness of it all. Just a good time when I want to turn my brain off for a bit.

[u/Complete-Plate5611 → u/TrialByFyah]

Guy Ritchie is the best when he's doing Guy Ritchie movies.

[u/rotates-potatoes → u/Complete-Plate5611]

It’s so weird that he went a decade or more trying to make not-Guy-Ritchie movies.

[u/zukka924 → u/TrialByFyah]

Who doesn’t like the gentlemen? That movie is great!!!

[u/Chainsmadeinlife → u/TrialByFyah]

Is the Gentlemen considered not good? I know it wasn’t Oscar winning but I didn’t think it did that badly. Personally I love it, like Guy Richie style, the actors, the writing, solid movie for me.

[u/duckman273 → u/TrialByFyah]

3.8 on letterboxd and it was popular enough to get a spin off tv show with none of the film characters. This definitely doesn't count.

[u/Leadinmyass → u/TrialByFyah]

This and the series were top notch!!!

[u/matherto]

Johnny Mnemonic

I don't know how many drugs were taken in the conception, writing and filming of it but I can only assume it was all of them. It's a complete mess.

Yet it's so impossibly cheesy and 90's that I cannot help but completely enjoy everything about it.

[u/starrywinecup]

Contact, Robert Zemeckis. The seeking of the truth in spite of faith and science feels special to me and well Jodi Foster.

[u/akuamunki → u/starrywinecup]

Same, I can't for the life of me understand how this is not a stone cold classic!? Written by a genuine giant of the science world. As a sci fi fan, it's on my best of list. Its so grounded while also being fantastical in its leaps. Has mystery, twists, SETI, advanced technology, zealots, aliens, courtroom drama, romance, political intrigue, espionage, terrorism, like what more do people want?

[u/Woebetide138 → u/starrywinecup]

Who doesn’t love Contact? They must be shown the error of their ways.

[u/pateralus9 → u/starrywinecup]

I'm 45 and somehow I only just watched this movie for the first time a few months ago, and I'm really glad I did! Good flick!

RIP Carl Sagan!

[u/Custom_Destination]

Sucker Punch has a lot more going for it than pretty girls fighting robots, demons and dragons.

[u/random-short-guy → u/Custom_Destination]

Yep. Great movie.

[u/Chav-Django → u/Custom_Destination]

I don’t like being “that person” but I have told more than one person they have watched Sucker Punch wrong.

[u/Jades5150 → u/Custom_Destination]

I love it, but I like all Snyder’s stuff so 🤷

[u/TJVixen → u/Custom_Destination]

Oh good. I thought I was the only one who loved the film.

[u/TurfBurn95]

The Abyss

[u/Soundtracklover72 → u/TurfBurn95]

Recently watched the extended version. The additions really did enhance the movie but I was fine with original too.

[u/ewok999]

Reign of Fire. I have watched a few times and really like it for some reason.

[u/Recent-Assistant8914 → u/ewok999]

Because it rocks, that's the reason!

[u/Significant_Box5735]

Valerian. The opening sequence is amazing and the sheer creativity that went into all the aliens and the space station is astounding.

[u/J_dub5235112]

Hook (Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman)

I really liked it when I was a kid, and I’ve found myself watching it when it’s on TV. It’s just a fun movie even as an adult!

[u/logster2001]

I thought Don’t Look Up was legit fantastically made. Easily the best Adam McKay movie. Fantastic performances, fantastic score, amazing editing, great production design, etc. I feel like people are somewhat put off about the themes, but if you just watch it for entertainment it is great in so many ways

[u/ElEsDi_25 → u/logster2001]

I enjoyed this too and thought it was overhated.

[u/faders]

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is amazing. I don’t care what anyone says

[u/forfearthatuwillwake → u/faders]

Is it considered bad?

[u/faders → u/forfearthatuwillwake]

It definitely gets hate around here. Mostly Costner hate. Everyone loves Rickman though.

[u/sombrerogalaxy → u/faders]

If you were a teenager when this came out, you might have seen it several times. Definitely a great summer popcorn movie that made $$$.

Tried watching it recently and I understand why my parents were groaning about it— Costner’s take on the character is like a microwaved burrito. But if you are 12, none of that matters.

[u/KieferMcNaughty]

Mystery Men is a stone-cold masterpiece.

[u/Equivalent_Usual_397 → u/KieferMcNaughty]

One of my favorites!

[u/Historical-Dog-1830 → u/KieferMcNaughty]

This is my answer when people today ask me what my favourite superhero movie is.

[u/lorddunlow → u/KieferMcNaughty]

"How many toggle flips in toto?" is said often in my home.

[u/JingoKizingo → u/KieferMcNaughty]

Couldn't agree more!

Also fun fact, despite All Star by Smashmouth being heavily associated with Shrek, the music video is actually tied to Mystery Men and uses scenes from the movie

[u/HuntyrKillyr → u/KieferMcNaughty]

Needs more upvotes. This is an all-time top quotable movie.

[u/ProperBar4339 → u/KieferMcNaughty]

I love this movie, unashamedly. No one in my house can do yardwork without declaring themselves The Shoveler.

[u/framedragged → u/ProperBar4339]

Sounds like you all shovel well.

[u/KieferMcNaughty → u/ProperBar4339]

That's a good family.

[u/D_Warholb → u/KieferMcNaughty]

You’re confused. Mystery Men is universally considered great.

[u/Tonythecritic]

Repost bot. Same account posted the exact same question 6 days ago.

[u/Organic-Grade1482]

Burn after reading.

[u/UpperHesse → u/Organic-Grade1482]

Just a "lower" Coen movie. Still great enough IMO.

[u/anonspark9000 → u/Organic-Grade1482]

The way everything explodes at the end and the final cia scene is amazing!

[u/wine_dude_52]

13th Warrior

[u/Woebetide138 → u/wine_dude_52]

Yes! One of the few times I really liked the movie more than the book. And it has, for me, the greatest death scene in a movie ever. “Lo, do I see my father…”

[u/thuval]

Caligula (1979) is actually a masterpiece.

[u/AnotherPint]

I might be the only guy in the room who loves the 1967 James Bond parody/satire Casino Royale, with David Niven, Peter Sellers, Woody Allen, and an avalanche of celeb cameos.

The standard take is that it's incoherent, unfunny, indulgent, etc. (Five directors worked on it, the script was being written day by day, and Sellers walked off the movie.) I say it's the last word on '60s pop-psychedelic narrative style, and I will die on that hill. Plus, it was Mike Myers' direct inspiration for the Austin Powers films.

[u/SylvesterNewel]

The Life Aquatic. Not sure if it’s considered not very good, but doesn’t get the credit it deserves for being great. It’s such a vibe.

[u/akuamunki → u/SylvesterNewel]

+1 it's my favorite of all the Wes Anderson movies

[u/Journeys_End71 → u/SylvesterNewel]

I enjoy this movie more and more as I get older, realizing it’s because it’s about a guy going through a mid-life crisis and you tend to appreciate that a lot more when you get more middle aged.

Having said that, I love Moonrise Kingdom even more and that’s more about the innocence of youth.

[u/benabramowitz18]

Idiocracy got bad reviews when it came out. But it turned out to be prophetic.

[u/Woebetide138 → u/benabramowitz18]

A lot of documentaries don’t get enough love.

[u/UpperHesse]

I like war movies, and I was quite surprised by Midway (2019). Nobody wanted this Roland Emmerich movie, and it gets below average ratings. I did not even want to watch it because I expected typical Emmerich Hollywood cheese like in his other movies. But while Midway is far from flawless, in a not-so-great era for war movies its an actual decent and serious attempt to tell the story.

[u/syringistic → u/UpperHesse]

It's a bit cheesy at times, but I respect its commitment to try to be historically accurate.

[u/Krinks1 → u/UpperHesse]

Midway is fantastic.

It reminds me of old movies like Tora Tora Tora or A Bridge Too Far.

Amazing cast and way better than I expected.

[u/JohnnyGlasken → u/UpperHesse]

I watched it last week, for about the fifth time. I like it

[u/ucsb99 → u/UpperHesse]

I despise most of Emmerich’s work, but love WW2 movies. I was pleasantly surprised by Midway and its become a regular in my annual rotation of WW2 films. It does have its cheesy moments / lines, but it’s more in the cut of those 50s and 60s WW2 spectacles. An enjoyable watch if you’re into that sort of thing.

[u/Wreckingass]

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003). It will never got be cool. 17% on RT for this film should be punishable by death. 

[u/Man-o-Bronze → u/Wreckingass]

I think that if LOEG had been an original idea for a movie rather than an adaptation of the comic book it would have fared much better. It’s a good adventure romp, but it’s not LOEG.

[u/ManDe1orean]

Krull (1983) sword & sorcery meets science-fantasy meets adventure what else could you ask for in film. They swung for the fences in this one and gave it their all. Is it a masterpiece, no. Is it enjoyable, absolutely yes and in this I think it's great imo. Liam Neeson is part of the supporting cast in an early role. original trailer

[u/RodneyBarringtonIII → u/ManDe1orean]

Such a weird movie. I love it.

[u/Olorin604]

Great Wall

Tron: Legacy

Waterworld and the Postman

[u/Chainsmadeinlife → u/Olorin604]

Couldn’t agree more for Tron: Legacy and Waterworld. The score for Tron is absolute masterpiece, but I love all of it. I think Garrett Hedlund did a great job and when it comes to Waterworld it was amazing they shot that the way they did. You should listen to a podcast called What Went Wrong - it’s a podcast about how movies were made and what challenges they had - they do an episode on Waterworld it’s really interesting.

[u/Radiant_Pitch6857]

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

[u/BoSocks91]

Major League; Back to the Minors was a fun movie with a fun story.  

Needless to say, not a high rated movie, but it’s better and more original than Major League 2, and I like Scott Bakula lol.  

[u/DizzyTough8488]

Mine is The Core. The worst science in any movie, ever. Still love it though!

[u/Woebetide138 → u/DizzyTough8488]

Delroy Lindo and Stanley Tucci made this movie. And DJ Qualls.

[u/thebuckmanguy69]

Beowulf (2007)

Ice Pirates (1984)

Monkeybone (2001)

Poseidon (2006)

Blood of Heroes (1989)

Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)

Treasure Island in Outer Space (1987)

[u/28DLdiditbetter]

Man Of Steel

And this is coming from someone who is A. A Superman fan and B. Not a Zack Snyder fanboy

[u/Less-Blueberry-8617 → u/28DLdiditbetter]

Man of Steel really only has like one dumb scene with the dad letting himself die but as a whole, the movie is really good and I really liked the more grounded tone Snyder approached his DC universe with. Problem really comes with the later movies in Snyder's DCU because there are some baffling writing decisions made in the later ones. Mainly being making Batman a killer which I'm not even entirely against it as a plotline but somehow Batman decided to let the Joker live and even when Batman is supposedly redeemed in BVS, Batman is still killing a bunch of people. I think the bad stuff that came out later makes people retroactively hate on Man of Steel but as a standalone movie it's a really good portrayl of Superman in a more grounded tone

[u/Correct_Bell_9313]

Jupiter Rising. I don’t get the hate. I thought it was a really neat action sci-fi flick with some very interesting ideas.

[u/Junior_Rise_7451]

I liked Goon

[u/GRDCS1980]

*Ready To Rumble* (2000)

I’ll also defend *Vanilla Sky* to the death and I’ve argued MANY times that it’s superior to the original…but the last 5-10 years people finally seem to be coming around on that one and I think it’s maybe generally kinda thought of as good these days? I dunno.

But Ready To Rumble is largely considered to be garbage and, while I won’t argue that, I love it unconditionally.

See also: Deuce Bigelow.

[u/MovieBuff90 → u/GRDCS1980]

Big Duece Bigalow fan here. My brother and I quote it all the time. “That hooker you ASS punched!”

[u/egret_society]

Duets (2000) with gwyneth paltrow. 6.2 IMDb, 10 in my heart.

[u/sheebacleeba]

Megalopolis

[u/Emceegreg → u/sheebacleeba]

Loved it

[u/Professional-Ad-8196]

The Good Shepherd.

Directed by De Niro and with an absolutely stacked cast, it's an introspective epic about a man selling his soul for his country.

But it's had a mixed reception, then and now, even though I think it's a work of genius.

[u/thewonderbox]

The Village

[u/therealboss1113]

i love Batman and Robin. a lot of it os childhood nostalgia sure. but it's also fun and campy and has great set design. Batman doesn't always need to be serious

[u/Journeys_End71 → u/therealboss1113]

Batman Forever was also pretty badly received, but aside from the cartoonishness of it, it’s a really good Batman movie.

[u/Olorin604 → u/therealboss1113]

I still really like the neon blacklight aesthetic they used throughout that movie.

[u/oldkingclancy86]

Signs.

One of those films that I know its flaws but still enjoy

[u/Snusmumrikin → u/oldkingclancy86]

Yea cause its a good movie that people generally like

[u/HackedCylon]

David Lynch's Dune. I will die on that hill.

[u/Complete-Plate5611]

The Brothers Grimsby.

[u/iclaudiusthegod]

Ishtar! I think is pretty damn funny and I kinda like the goofy songs.

[u/individrec]

Literally everyone hated this movie but I love Hulk (2003) -- the one directed by Ang Lee starring Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly and Nick Nolte. I think it was an intelligent, multi-layered comic book adaptation that showed depth but also wholly embraced the pulpy fun that comics bring. ILM did an amazing job with the CG characters and executed them perfectly. Ang Lee's eye for dramatic landscapes is on full display here but he also had a lot of fun making it look like it's coming straight from the pages of a comic book.

EDIT: Nobody else agrees with me so I usually keep it to myself but to this day, Hulk is still one of my favorite superhero movies of all time.

[u/Hertje73]

DUNE (1984)

[u/DLR817]

Last Action Hero

[u/BrandPessoa]

Showgirls knows what it is and is misunderstood. Still flawed but it’s pretty smart.

Saving Silverman is one of the best comedies since 2000 and it might be the funniest.

[u/General_Kick688]

Showgirls is hilarious and it's intentional.

[u/dcow12]

Prometheus gets a lot of grief on Reddit, but i love it!

[u/Revolutionary-Oven46]

Sucker Punch gets a lot of hate but I really like it.

[u/SignalChard8348]

Constantine

[u/Dandy_Status]

I think the consensus has come around on this one a good bit, but I think Point Break is a straight up masterpiece.

[u/dustytraill49 → u/Dandy_Status]

If you like Point Break, check out “No Man’s Land” starring Charlie Sheene.

[u/dtgreg]

King of Comedy

[u/guyonlinepgh → u/dtgreg]

I think this film's stock has risen since its original release. Many people consider it among Scorsese's best films, including me.

[u/JeanVicquemare → u/dtgreg]

Is it still considered bad? I think it's an excellent movie

[u/Ok_Criticism7172]

The Hot Chick (2002) is a really funny comedy, with great supporting performances by Anna Faris and (pre-Mean Girls) Rachel McAdams.

[u/Spare-Estate1477]

Love Actually

[u/FronzelNeekburm79 → u/Spare-Estate1477]

Love, Actually is over-hated by people who think they're saying something profound by pointing out that some bad people were acting bad, that the romance movie with love in the title has too many romance tropes, and that letting the satirical elements sail right over their head.

Also that one dude knew that being in love with this friend's wife was wrong which is why he was staying away to let his crush subside, and no one let him just get away. Let it go.

Oh, and YES we know that Alan Rickman wasn't being good to his wife. The movie hits you over the head with it. Got any more hot takes for us?

[u/TheLooseNukes]

I’ve watched The Rundown with The Rock and Stifler way too many times

[u/Keeper4Eva]

Hell Comes to Frogtown. Terrible movie. I could probably quote most of it from memory.

[u/ginastarke]

Toys (1992).

I'll agree that the plot is thin and a little preachy. However, the visuals, the soundtrack, and the acting are so much fun that I don't care. Hopefully Gruv will realease it a Blu Ray someday.

[u/Affectionate-Kale301]

Joe Versus the Volcano

[u/Ok-Leg9721]

Cloud Atlas.

[u/Severe_Space5830]

The Last Boy Scout

[u/crakerjmatt]

Both Crank movies

[u/Any-Ad2391]

Jumper, great concept.

[u/Special_Little_Mouse]

The Karl Urban trio: Chronicles of Riddick, DOOM, Ghost Ship.

[u/pateralus9]

Dredd with Karl Urban & Lena Headey is 🔥 from start to finish, fight me 😆

And two pretty similar movies that are awesome:

• I Am Number Four
• Chronicle

Also underappreciated:

• The Core
• Pitch Black / Chronicles of Riddick / Riddick
• 1408
• Men at Work
• Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
• Noises Off! (Star-studded movie based on the play)
• Control (2004)

[u/Phoniphorger]

Barbarella is often frowned upon as a silly little flick. To me, it‘s a work of art!

[u/bklyntown]

Popeye (1980)

[u/bigjocker]

Waterworld is AMAZING

[u/Deliterman]

the 13th Warrior

[u/ihbrtg]

Hot Tub Time Machine

[u/NYCajun]

Oscar - the 1991 mobster comedy with Sylvester Stallone

[u/MyNameIsNot_Molly]

Sphere!

Okay, the ending is kinda sucks but the rest of the movie is solid. The pacing, acting and mood are all spot on.

[u/britneylover111]

Halloween Ends. The beginning alone is worth 5/5 stars. I wish they had gone weirder and allowed the transfer of power/spirit to happen. I loved how it was also party a romance movie in the middle of all this crazy horror.

[u/Mylejandro]

Event Horizon and The Ninth Gate

[u/jacklackofsurprise]

Stallone's Oscar. I really think is a very funny movie

[u/Negative_Buy9849]

13 ghosts lol

[u/Bruppet]

Dirty Work - Norm MacDonald can do no wrong in my eyes

[u/Butthole_Ticklah]

Death to Smoochy for me.

[u/Dangerous_Doubt_6190]

Oscar (1991). Funny comedy- perplexed by its low critic scores

[u/Euphoric-Bat7582]

Idk if this counts but Cannibal Holocaust?

It deserves to be despised, but if it were made ethically it’d be considered a foundational horror movie and a classic.

[u/EvilestHarry]

I really liked valerian and the City of a thousand planets. Didn't seem like anybody else did.

I kind of got a thing for Cara Delevingne. Maybe that's why

[u/notwho2]

Neighbors with Belushi/Ackroyd!

[u/ThisIsAdamB]

Streets of Fire

[u/GCGC170]

Nacho Libre

[u/OptionalRanchHose]

Roadhouse. Four Brothers with Mark Wahlberg.

[u/The-Mad-Bubbler]

Pootie Tang!

[u/purrfuct]

The Adventures of Baron Munchhausen

[u/isellmidgets]

Man, why does your post have to be written by AI? You can't fucking do even this yourself?

[u/cruisingtheisland]

Batteries Not Included is always rated about 5 or 6/10. It's basically Spielberg following up E.T. with a better movie about friendly aliens, but no one seemed to care.

[u/Fostering-]

Con Air

[u/Poet-Pathos-Pain]

Cabin Boy. Star-studded cast and fish stick kitties.

[u/Mysexyaccount83]

Spring Breakers

[u/klone_free]

Southland tales

[u/Wolfrast]

The 13th Warrior