Most Overrated Movies of All Time

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This is like one massive gigantic honey trap for trolls ...

so here you go, let's finish this quickly

1. 9.2 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 802,965
2. 9.2 The Godfather (1972) 592,785
3. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 377,247
4. 8.9 Pulp Fiction (1994) 630,307
5. 8.9 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 248,851
6. 8.9 12 Angry Men (1957) 198,412
7. 8.9 Schindler's List (1993) 420,271
8. 8.8 The Dark Knight (2008) 766,706
9. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 568,862
10. 8.8 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 407,506
11. 8.8 Fight Club (1999) 613,006
12. 8.8 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 340,440
13. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 591,914
14. 8.7 Inception (2010) 599,548
15. 8.7 Goodfellas (1990) 357,482
16. 8.7 Star Wars (1977) 457,553
17. 8.7 Seven Samurai (1954) 133,602
18. 8.7 The Matrix (1999) 588,174
19. 8.7 City of God (2002) 266,242
20. 8.7 Forrest Gump (1994) 517,220
21. 8.7 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 279,960
22. 8.7 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) 114,077
23. 8.7 Casablanca (1942) 228,119
24. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 510,103
25. 8.6 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 391,655
26. 8.6 Se7en (1995) 466,056
27. 8.6 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 351,069
28. 8.6 The Usual Suspects (1995) 384,164
29. 8.6 Rear Window (1954) 170,535
30. 8.6 Psycho (1960) 210,428
31. 8.6 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 145,086
32. 8.6 Léon: The Professional (1994) 340,738
33. 8.6 Sunset Blvd. (1950) 77,662
34. 8.6 Memento (2000) 429,587
35. 8.5 American History X (1998) 370,294
36. 8.5 Apocalypse Now (1979) 246,468
37. 8.5 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 372,277
38. 8.5 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 207,623
39. 8.5 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 417,682
40. 8.5 North by Northwest (1959) 126,604
41. 8.5 Alien (1979) 277,477
42. 8.5 City Lights (1931) 47,327
43. 8.5 Citizen Kane (1941) 182,065
44. 8.5 Spirited Away (2001) 177,260
45. 8.5 The Shining (1980) 284,978
46. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 435,275
47. 8.5 Taxi Driver (1976) 249,101
48. 8.5 Toy Story 3 (2010) 230,254
49. 8.5 Modern Times (1936) 59,052
50. 8.5 Vertigo (1958) 129,031
51. 8.4 The Departed (2006) 413,609
52. 8.4 The Pianist (2002) 220,055
53. 8.4 M (1931) 56,336
54. 8.4 Back to the Future (1985) 325,477
55. 8.4 Paths of Glory (1957) 63,822
56. 8.4 Double Indemnity (1944) 53,677
57. 8.4 Aliens (1986) 255,336
58. 8.4 WALL·E (2008) 318,304
59. 8.4 Life Is Beautiful (1997) 175,690
60. 8.4 The Lives of Others (2006) 127,182
61. 8.4 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 281,425
62. 8.4 Amélie (2001) 276,800
63. 8.4 The Avengers (2012) 297,270
64. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 116,174
65. 8.4 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 106,350
66. 8.4 Gladiator (2000) 452,573
67. 8.4 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 320,149
68. 8.4 The Prestige (2006) 360,674
69. 8.4 The Green Mile (1999) 328,807
70. 8.4 The Great Dictator (1940) 58,795
71. 8.4 Das Boot (1981) 96,574
72. 8.4 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 292,198
73. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 67,780
74. 8.4 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 340,249
75. 8.4 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 45,597
76. 8.4 Chinatown (1974) 116,162
77. 8.3 L.A. Confidential (1997) 236,273
78. 8.3 Cinema Paradiso (1988) 70,822
79. 8.3 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 112,769
80. 8.3 The Intouchables (2011) 71,975
81. 8.3 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 236,805
82. 8.3 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 215,859
83. 8.3 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 317,951
84. 8.3 Braveheart (1995) 370,549
85. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 96,445
86. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 79,173
87. 8.3 The Lion King (1994) 261,231
88. 8.3 Oldboy (2003) 162,099
89. 8.3 Amadeus (1984) 143,092
90. 8.3 Rashomon (1950) 56,164
91. 8.3 Metropolis (1927) 59,679
92. 8.3 Bicycle Thieves (1948) 43,966
93. 8.3 All About Eve (1950) 47,506
94. 8.3 Raging Bull (1980) 129,333
95. 8.3 Unforgiven (1992) 150,174
96. 8.3 The Apartment (1960) 55,574
97. 8.3 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 83,354
98. 8.3 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 222,236
99. 8.3 The Sting (1973) 94,109
100. 8.3 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 260,133
101. 8.3 Princess Mononoke (1997) 103,409
102. 8.3 A Separation (2011) 58,889
103. 8.3 Pan's Labyrinth (2006) 242,271
104. 8.3 Die Hard (1988) 297,175
105. 8.3 Downfall (2004) 130,521
106. 8.3 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 27,569
107. 8.3 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 45,313
108. 8.3 Batman Begins (2005) 446,575
109. 8.3 Inglourious ******** (2009) 352,733
110. 8.3 The Great Escape (1963) 89,032
111. 8.3 Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 56,394
112. 8.3 Up (2009) 255,914
113. 8.3 The Elephant Man (1980) 88,220
114. 8.3 For a Few Dollars More (1965) 72,617
115. 8.3 On the Waterfront (1954) 56,724
116. 8.3 Yojimbo (1961) 40,821
117. 8.3 Snatch. (2000) 292,457
118. 8.2 The Seventh Seal (1957) 58,666
119. 8.2 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 68,116
120. 8.2 Heat (1995) 227,143
121. 8.2 Gran Torino (2008) 259,781
122. 8.2 Rebecca (1940) 49,190
123. 8.2 The General (1926) 28,342
124. 8.2 Toy Story (1995) 269,707
125. 8.2 Blade Runner (1982) 263,500
126. 8.2 Wild Strawberries (1957) 32,685
127. 8.2 Fargo (1996) 230,639
128. 8.2 Touch of Evil (1958) 44,038
129. 8.2 The Big Lebowski (1998) 269,144
130. 8.2 The Kid (1921) 25,559
131. 8.2 Ran (1985) 46,086
132. 8.2 Scarface (1983) 255,806
133. 8.2 Cool Hand Luke (1967) 67,330
134. 8.2 Sin City (2005) 369,015
135. 8.2 The Deer Hunter (1978) 129,710
136. 8.2 Strangers on a Train (1951) 50,419
137. 8.2 Jaws (1975) 206,575
138. 8.2 The Gold Rush (1925) 32,297
139. 8.2 No Country for Old Men (2007) 308,306
140. 8.2 It Happened One Night (1934) 35,203
141. 8.2 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 141,307
142. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 46,775
143. 8.1 The Sixth Sense (1999) 368,937
144. 8.1 Platoon (1986) 161,493
145. 8.1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 82,700
146. 8.1 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 150,215
147. 8.1 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 210,170
148. 8.1 The Thing (1982) 135,568
149. 8.1 Notorious (1946) 42,774
150. 8.1 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 358,585
151. 8.1 Trainspotting (1996) 235,291
152. 8.1 Annie Hall (1977) 98,952
153. 8.1 The King's Speech (2010) 195,449
154. 8.1 Casino (1995) 167,875
155. 8.1 Warrior (2011/I) 112,914
156. 8.1 The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) 52,604
157. 8.1 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 33,702
158. 8.1 Black Swan (2010) 265,374
159. 8.1 Gone with the Wind (1939) 117,950
160. 8.1 Into the Wild (2007) 190,165
161. 8.1 Life of Brian (1979) 143,512
162. 8.1 Good Will Hunting (1997) 258,607
163. 8.1 The Big Sleep (1946) 39,017
164. 8.1 Donnie Darko (2001) 314,408
165. 8.1 How to Train Your Dragon (2010) 161,162
166. 8.1 Ben-Hur (1959) 84,926
167. 8.1 Network (1976) 54,235
168. 8.1 Finding Nemo (2003) 293,849
169. 8.1 V for Vendetta (2005) 379,681
170. 8.1 The Terminator (1984) 289,507
171. 8.1 The Night of the Hunter (1955) 36,108
172. 8.1 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 231,266
173. 8.1 Stand by Me (1986) 139,387
174. 8.1 Dial M for Murder (1954) 48,674
175. 8.1 My Neighbor Totoro (1988) 60,708
176. 8.1 Groundhog Day (1993) 218,168
177. 8.1 There Will Be Blood (2007) 196,159
178. 8.1 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 96,844
179. 8.1 The Artist (2011/I) 83,162
180. 8.1 Twelve Monkeys (1995) 249,401
181. 8.1 Amores Perros (2000) 95,870
182. 8.1 The Graduate (1967) 117,918
183. 8.1 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 246,453
184. 8.1 Gandhi (1982) 82,185
185. 8.1 Mary and Max (2009) 45,409
186. 8.1 Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 314,926
187. 8.1 The 400 Blows (1959) 36,148
188. 8.1 The Killing (1956) 35,999
189. 8.1 Persona (1966) 27,510
190. 8.1 8½ (1963) 43,840
191. 8.0 The Princess Bride (1987) 167,320
192. 8.0 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 45,501
193. 8.0 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) 30,198
194. 8.0 The Hustler (1961) 35,649
195. 8.0 La Strada (1954) 25,886
196. 8.0 Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 86,416
197. 8.0 District 9 (2009) 283,648
198. 8.0 Stalag 17 (1953) 27,590
199. 8.0 The Wild Bunch (1969) 42,352
200. 8.0 Rocky (1976) 164,456
201. 8.0 The Exorcist (1973) 165,291
202. 8.0 A Beautiful Mind (2001) 242,095
203. 8.0 Rope (1948) 49,995
204. 8.0 Barry Lyndon (1975) 56,096
205. 8.0 Stalker (1979) 33,545
206. 8.0 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 31,908
207. 8.0 Ratatouille (2007) 231,592
208. 8.0 Infernal Affairs (2002) 51,175
209. 8.0 Roman Holiday (1953) 48,567
210. 8.0 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) 52,966
211. 8.0 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 48,792
212. 8.0 The Truman Show (1998) 283,281
213. 8.0 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) 202,058
214. 8.0 The Wrestler (2008) 162,995
215. 8.0 Ip Man (2008) 53,258
216. 8.0 Star Trek (2009) 247,413
217. 8.0 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 391,854
218. 8.0 Harvey (1950) 30,327
219. 8.0 Rosemary's Baby (1968) 79,902
220. 8.0 Beauty and the Beast (1991) 135,700
221. 8.0 A Fistful of Dollars (1964) 59,597
222. 8.0 Bringing Up Baby (1938) 29,316
223. 8.0 Monsters, Inc. (2001) 229,436
224. 8.0 Nosferatu (1922) 41,856
225. 8.0 In the Name of the Father (1993) 43,533
226. 8.0 Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 28,522
227. 8.0 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 30,926
228. 8.0 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) 38,231
229. 8.0 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003) 31,078
230. 8.0 Manhattan (1979) 59,628
231. 8.0 Mystic River (2003) 194,936
232. 8.0 Rain Man (1988) 191,906
233. 8.0 Let the Right One In (2008) 107,542
234. 8.0 Shutter Island (2010) 297,766
235. 8.0 La Haine (1995) 45,542
236. 8.0 La Dolce Vita (1960) 26,461
237. 8.0 Big Fish (2003) 218,642
238. 8.0 In the Heat of the Night (1967) 29,750
239. 8.0 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) 37,868
240. 8.0 The Searchers (1956) 39,165
241. 8.0 Rio Bravo (1959) 26,028
242. 8.0 Ed Wood (1994) 100,682
243. 8.0 His Girl Friday (1940) 27,767
244. 8.0 In the Mood for Love (2000) 37,715
245. 8.0 King Kong (1933) 47,892
246. 8.0 The Untouchables (1987) 123,600
247. 8.0 Patton (1970) 52,468
248. 8.0 Castle in the Sky (1986) 39,328
249. 8.0 The Philadelphia Story (1940) 35,045
250. 8.0 Papillon (1973) 43,803

 

[krooton]

Go go gadget subjectivity. It's pointless to discuss this, as thinking something is overrated stems from the same subjectivity that determines how much you like or dislike a film.

 

[robgmun]

Anchorman - Some people treat this as the funniest movie of all time, it's ok and has some funny parts but that's it

Dumb and Dumber - Even less funny then Anchorman and even more overrated! And i love Jim Carrey too!

Citizen Kane - Tried to watch it 5 times and every time i either fall alseep or give up after 20mins, it's just so incredabily dull and unengaging

Shawshank Redemption - Just so overrated, it's a well made film and is worth a watch but it's not in the top 20 for me

 

[sigma]

I like how you're suddenly a troll if you don't think some films are great! :\

What ever happened to people being allowed to have opinions?

Go go gadget subjectivity. It's pointless to discuss this, as thinking something is overrated stems from the same subjectivity that determines how much you like or dislike a film.

What's wrong with discussing it?

Isn't that what the whole idea of the forum is about?


Why is it OK to like different types of music, other than pop music, but if you dislike popular films then you're suddenly a troll?

 

[Grandmaster Fap!]

Gone with the wind, regarded as one of the best films ever made, makes me fall asleep every time.

 

[krooton]

Of the big list posted, the only ones that I have seen that I didn't think much of were Kill Bill and Life of Brian.

 

[Gilly]

Apocalypse Now.

 

[Erich Kriegler]

I don't understand why so many people like the Big Lebowski.

 

[One]

Citizen Kane - Tried to watch it 5 times and every time i either fall alseep or give up after 20mins, it's just so incredabily dull and unengaging

I don't know if that 20 minutes was just for example, but I would suggest you watch it a little longer. The film is quite weird at first with the back story and what-not but it does get a lot better. I turned it off after the first 10 minutes the first time, but then decided that I couldn't call it overrated or dislike it if I haven't actually seen it.


I'd like to go against the grain here and offer a film that is under-rated: Rocky V.

 

[Gilly]

How can you under-rate something that bad?

 

[Beerbaron]

Fight Club
Oldboy

 

[boxman2000]

This is like one massive gigantic honey trap for trolls ...

so here you go, let's finish this quickly

But when you look at some of those top films, it isn't necessarily that they were popular in the same way as some of the older films bumped lower down the list were. Could it not be (in part) put down to the huge marketing budgets spent on these newer films?

I mean if marketing didn't work and they didn't get good takings they wouldn't spend as much as they do, would they?

 

[shipinabottle]

This thread is going to be a mess, people will always buck the trend.

Avatar - yes it's not a ground breaking story, screenplay or direction. But that's not the point, the technology created to bring this to the screen is what was so impressive, a massive jump in film making. that's why it's a staple in modern cinema, just like;

Titanic - This was UTTER TOSH, they took a disaster and romanticised it so much so that some of the modern generation think the actual disaster was fiction... Impressive creation, but by god this film sucked ***** as a story, screenplay or in the acting department. But hell the technology created and used was a big step in film, so has to be respected for that alone. Plus you got big 'date points' if you took a girl to see this!

Lord of the Rings - you may not like the story, but you have to respect, the detail that Peter Jackson brought to a very big adaptation. Nobody will match this as far as books to films go, at 11 Hours, 22 minutes long, the amount of material produced at such a high standard, is just insurmountable in my opinion.

 

[mrthingyx]

Titanic. I struggled because I just didn't see the point? Does this count as me not liking it? No idea.

Saving Private Ryan (apart from the first ten minutes - after that, just watch "A Bridge Too Far").

 

[gigeorge]

Expendables, all my mates harped on about it... What a load of BS.
Big Lebowski.
Blade runner..

 

[One]

How can you under-rate something that bad?

It's easily a 6. The film is above average, it has Stallone in it and street fighting and Rocky wins, that makes the film above average, in the original Rocky didn't even win and it is rated really well.

 

[Jano]

Donnie Darko

 

[Kimi]

THe Grey

Blade Runner

 

[Moothead2]

I've never been able to sit through a Star Wars film since I was about 10 when I went to watch the third in the cinema . Just find them boring.

 

[Sefirosu]

The Deer Hunter
Once Upon a Time in America