Not everyone will always agree when it comes to movies. Not only do the tastes and opinions of moviegoers differ, but they can also change over time.
What people liked twenty or thirty years ago can be vastly different from what people like today.

It should come as no surprise, then, that on the topic of overrated movies, audiences, as well as critics, have some very, very strong opinions. We’re not talking about the types of views that have become mainstream, such as Crash, which won Best Picture at the 78th Academy Awards and is now seen as incredibly overrated, or how The Blind Side, along with Sandra Bullock’s Oscar for Best Actress, hasn’t aged well.

These are the opinions of moviegoers of all shapes and sizes that are brave enough to go against the norm and say these films aren’t as good as people think they are. To compile this list, we’ve used a variety of sources, including critical reevaluations, audience polls, and modern-day moviegoer sentiments.

Gravity

Alfonso Cuaron’s space drama is undeniably stylish and tense, but it’s a far cry from being the best movie of 2013.

Over time, audiences have become less interested in the film. They’re no longer impressed by its visuals, realizing that at its core, it pales in comparison to other similar films such as Interstellar.

The Revenant

Speaking of Cuaron, this is the movie that finally won Leo his Oscar, so it has that going for it.

On the other hand, this is nowhere close to his best performance. It’s just another stylish movie that was hyped up because of its lead actor finally taking home an Academy Award.

Shakespeare in Love

Acclaimed filmmaker David Cronenberg said it best when he called the movie “deconstructionist film-making, but it’s also just Romeo and Juliet again.”

Sure, it won Best Picture, but that’s more due to the aggressive campaign from Harvey Weinstein. This movie is absolutely not better than Saving Private Ryan.

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Slumdog Millionaire

From one overrated Best Picture winner to another, Slumdog Millionaire has quickly become lost over time despite the praise it saw in the late 2000s.

Its Letterboxd rating is better than the ones already mentioned, but its Oscar success is less due to the movie itself and more because of a weak field.

The Irishman

There was honestly no chance that The Irishman was ever going to live up to the hype.

Yes, the cast is impressive, and yes, it’s Martin Scorsese, but he’s capable of so much more than this. The Irishman is too long for its own good.

Braveheart

Being compared to movies like Crash and Green Book is never a good thing. That’s the case with Braveheart‘s critical evaluation.

Once lauded as a masterpiece, critics now view the film as the worst Best Picture winner of all time.

Jurassic World

The world is so desperate for another good Jurassic Park movie.

It’s okay to admit that the only good one is the first. There’s no shame in acknowledging that an all-time classic is the only good one.

The Notebook

While many view The Notebook as a timeless romantic classic, its popularity stems from the chemistry between its lead actors.

The actual story, however, is clichéd and filled with tropes. Plus, Noah is lowkey abusive and manipulative!

Grease

Here’s a fun fact: despite the musical’s popularity, reviews for Grease are lukewarm at best, averaging only a 65% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Roger Ebert infamously said it was “just an average musical.”

Titanic

Yes, it won 11 Academy Awards in 1997, tying a record with Ben-Hur and later tied by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. That doesn’t mean Titanic is immune from a critical reevaluation that has us wondering if we were hypnotized by the film’s spectacle.

Its runtime is bloated, the romance between Jack and Rose builds at breakneck speed, and some of the dialogue is incredibly cheesy.

Oh, and don’t get me started on that song.

Frozen

Yes, we’ve all heard “Let It Go” a million times, but beyond that, go ahead and name another song from the Frozen soundtrack.

Or, for that matter, go ahead and explain the plot of the film. There’s a lack of memorable characters (particularly the villain) or songs compared to Disney’s best films.

Forrest Gump

It’s hard to believe that Forrest Gump won Best Picture at the 1995 Oscars over films like Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption.

The Hollywood Reporter polled hundreds of Academy members who admitted that, if given the chance to do things over, Shawshank would have won.

American Beauty

In 2019, Time magazine infamously said that American Beauty was “bad 20 years ago and it’s bad now.”

Yes, the film won five Oscars at the 72nd Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, but Time magazine has a point: it’s rarely mentioned on anyone’s best movie lists.

Silver Linings Playbook

The film that won Jennifer Lawrence her Academy Award feels like a prime example of Oscar bait.

While critically acclaimed at release, its audience rating has done nothing but decline over the years, averaging a 7.7/10 on IMDB.

American Hustle

Sure, American Hustle was nominated for ten Academy Awards.

It won zero, though, and since its release, David O Russell’s pedigree has taken a huge hit.

Avatar

There’s no denying that James Cameron’s Avatar is one of the most visually impressive movies of all time.

Once you get past that, however, it’s just the same story as Dances With Wolves or Pocahontas.

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