21 Popular Movies People Only Pretend to Love

I’m convinced that a large number of popular movies are actually despised by a majority of people.

I get it; it’s easier to go along with the crowd than risk having an unpopular opinion. Sometimes, you need to stand up for these people, though, and put your foot down. I guess that person’s gonna be me.

Despite the popularity of these movies, I’m calling them out; there’s no way that many people actually love them.

50 Shades of Grey

For a few years in the 2010s, you couldn’t go anywhere without a suburban mother talking about the 50 Shades series and how much they couldn’t wait to see the movie.

I’m convinced that they weren’t entertained by the actual content; they were just bored with the current state of their lives. These movies and books left pop culture just as fast as they burst onto the scene.

Twilight

It’s only fair that I bring up Twilight since 50 Shades began as Twilight fanfiction.

Yes, I’m fully aware of how popular Twilight was in its heyday, but now that we’re older, we can just admit it was a silly teen franchise that was in no way deserving of that much success, right?

Grand Budapest Hotel

I’ve tried to watch Grand Budapest Hotel many times, but I just can’t do it.

The movie takes far too long to get going, and its pacing issues are prevalent throughout. Remarkably, it only has a 100-minute run time, even though it felt like an eternity.

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The Blind Side

I love talking about movies that inexplicably won Best Picture before. Thankfully, The Blind Side isn’t one of those movies, but somehow Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for her performance in it. It should have gone to Gabourey Sidibe for Precious, for what it’s worth.

The Blind Side was nominated for Best Picture, though. Its controversial nomination resulted in the Academy changing the rules, stating that five to ten films will be nominated, depending on the voting results. The only thing The Blind Side is good at is being a preachy white savior movie.

Silver Linings Playbook

I hated everyone in this movie. They’re all miserable people who deserve to live in misery, not get a happy ending.

Jennifer Lawrence’s character is insufferable, Bradley Cooper’s makes me want to punch a hole in the wall, and his parents (Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver) aren’t much better.

I understand that you must find the silver linings during the worst moments of your life, but I need something redeemable about these people.

American Hustle

Maybe I just don’t like David O. Russell, or maybe I don’t like period pieces whose characters and costume design stick out like sore thumbs.

The accents are too over-the-top; the entire cast and script are trying too hard, and the overarching plot is meandering. This is the type of movie that tries so hard to be intelligent but fails in the end.

The English Patient

Elaine Benes said it best: “Quit telling your stupid story about the stupid desert, and just die already!”

Look, I can deal with movie runtimes that border on three hours, but I need something to happen in those three hours. I need something that captivates me. Making an ambitious movie just to say you made an ambitious movie doesn’t mean anything.

Citizen Kane

Regarded as one of the best movies ever made, I just can’t see it with Citizen Kane.

It’s boring, it drags on far too long, and there’s little to no reason to care about Charles Foster Kane outside the hook from the opening scene. Critics at the time were right with their mixed opinions. It’s Orson Welles’ most well-known film, but by no means his best.

Gone with the Wind

It’s long, the subject matter has not aged well at all, and it constantly overstays its welcome.

I don’t care if it’s also regarded as a classic from Old Hollywood, Gone with the Wind needs to be, well, gone with the wind.

Sin City

It is one of two movies I’ve fallen asleep to while in theaters, and the only movie I’ve ever walked out on.

Sin City is all style and no substance, failing to deliver a modern comic book noir story that lacks the grounded reality that makes these movies work.

Avatar

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Let’s talk about the other movie I fell asleep through in theaters.

Avatar is just a big-budget version of Dances with Wolves or Pochantos. It offers nothing new to a story that’s been told countless times. No matter how impressive its visuals and 3D are, they don’t make up for a film that constantly overstays its welcome.

Lost in Translation

I don’t care how artistic or clever a movie is; it still needs to be entertaining.

Yes, Lost in Translation is both of those things, and yes, it’s nice to see Bill Murray in a serious role, but that doesn’t excuse the fact that the movie is boring.

Jurassic World

I’m sorry, but I will never understand how anyone can be happy with the modern-day Jurassic Park movies.

They all pale in comparison to the original Jurassic Park, though, to be fair, most movies do. But hey, it’s got dinosaurs!

2001: A Space Odyssey

Visually, 2001 is in a league of its own. There is no other movie that comes close to looking this stylish.

Unfortunately, that can’t make up for the fact that the actual content in the movie is lacking. But hey, it looks good and it’s from an acclaimed filmmaker, so it’s got that going for it.

Napoleon Dynamite

Is it possible that I wasn’t the target audience for Napoleon Dynamite upon release? Sure, but I was also still in high school, so who knows?

To me, the movie is just boring. I don’t get the humor, the jokes fall flat, and there’s nothing interesting happening. Its devoted fans will strongly disagree with me, but hey, it’s my list!

Joker

I’ll admit that Joker was an okay movie, but one of the greatest comic book films of all time? Give me a break.

Joker tries hard to toe the line between a sympathetic villain and real-life commentary, but ultimately, it’s carried by the strong performance of Joaquin Phoenix. Still, even an actor as talented as him can’t save the movie. But hey, what do I know; this thing made over $1 billion at the box office!

Iron Man

Call me crazy, but I’m not the biggest fan of the MCU’s theatrical debut.

Iron Man lets Robert Downey Jr. successfully revive his career; there’s no doubt that he is Tony Stark, but beyond that, the plot and characters are a little too over the top for my tastes. I’m someone who enjoyed the more grounded, gritty feel of the Russo Bros. era of Marvel movies.

I guess, then, that my last movie shouldn’t be much of a surprise.

The Avengers

When The Avengers was released in theaters, I “celebrated” by watching Watchmen instead.

There’s no denying how impactful The Avengers was for the industry, but the first major team-up had a little too much winking and nodding at the audience for my tastes.

Infinity War, though, is now one heck of a film.

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi

I love Star Wars. The prequels aren’t as bad as you remember them, and I’ll defend The Last Jedi until the day I die.

Having said that, we need to have an honest discussion on Return of the Jedi. Even as a kid, the movie bored me to death. How do we go from the masterpiece that is the original, the all-time classic The Empire Strikes Back, into the slow-moving Return of the Jedi?

The Blair Witch Project

At the time, there was nothing else like it. Today, though, the horror genre is stuffed to the brim with found footage movies.

When you get over the initial hook and viral marketing campaign, Blair Witch is a pretty generic horror film where very little substance actually happens.