Highly Rated Movies That People Think Are Average Skip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemap Posted on 10 May 2022 Encanto The Most Rushed Story Made By Disney In A Long Time And 21 Other Hot Takes About Highly Rated Movies"Pulp Fiction is a pointless movie – a lot happens but I have no idea what the conclusion is." by Benjamin DzialdowskiBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink Redditor SuggestionBusy7104 recently asked people What movie has a high rating but you think it s average and some of the answers definitely caused a bit of debate Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures So here are 22 of the most controversial takes take a look and see if you agree 1 Interstellar — won one Academy Award and one BAFTA Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Paramount Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures "It's not even close to scientifically correct. But the music and atmosphere are good. It was decent at the beginning but what happened in the black hole is nonsense." –u/SpookySens 2 The Shawshank Redemption — seven Academy Award nominations Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Columbia Pictures "I get why it's a great movie, but I found the narration by Morgan Freeman jarring. I've watched it more than once, I really wanted to give it a go as everyone loves it, but it's not for me. I don't really think it's the critically acclaimed must-watch for every movie lover people say it is." –u/OoohRickyBaker 3 Soul — won two Academy Awards Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures "The main character is unlikeable, and it’s especially annoying how the movie lets him off the hook despite everything being his own fault. Then the before-life is so uninspired with lazy blob people as characters. The ending is a complete copout." –SaltySteveD87 4 Encanto — won one Academy Award and one BAFTA Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures "They fixed Mirabel's issues with her sister over a single song because she grew a cactus? Incredibly rushed. Then they fixed years of generational trauma with one song after the house was destroyed. They also 'redeemed' the abuela in no time and had absolutely no one take responsibility for Bruno's tragedy. That movie had cool visuals, fun songs, and the most rushed story made by Disney in a long time. " –FrightenedTomato 5 Harry Potter Series — 12 Academy Award nominations Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Warner Bros. Pictures "Outside of the first two movies which adapted short books, the other movies are like Cliff Notes. I honestly don't know how people who hadn't read the books followed them. They like to skip through things so fast that they often didn't make sense. They butchered the story." –endlessly_curious 6 Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse — won one Academy Award Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Sony Pictures Releasing "I get why people like it but it was honestly kind of painful for me just 'cause the overstimulating flashiness was hard on my eyes. Not an enjoyable watch." –quinoa_boiz 7 No Country For Old Men — won four Academy Awards Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Miramax Films "That movie was a big miss for me. The praise I've seen for it usually hinges on the mythical evil-incarnate villain, Anton Chigurh, and how terrifying he is. But personally, I wasn't afraid of Chigurh and hated how him being a metaphor let the plot escape realism." –pubby11 8 Dune 2022 — won six Academy Awards Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Warner Bros. Pictures "I saw it in the theatres, as everybody said I should, but that didn't really help anything. It was interesting in some parts, but a lot of it just felt boring and slow. I went in blind since I'd hadn't seen the trailers or read any news on it, but I still left disappointed. I don't know what I thought I was expecting." –OwenA113 9 A Quiet Place — won a Screen Actors Guild Award Paramount Pictures "The plot holes were too much and took me out of the experience. I’m willing to accept the premise of monsters with amazing hearing, super strength, and speed, but the consequences and adaptations the characters are forced to make have to make sense! It makes no sense how this family survived past the initial appearance of the monsters in the timeline. Doesn’t anyone grunt when they sleep? Or fart at all? Or cough? Or burp? Or yelp when they stub their toe? We had a child this past year so the birth scene was so ridiculous to us."–downspin 10 Logan — one Academy Award nomination Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20th Century Fox "It almost had me sleeping and the characters often made confusingly stupid decisions." –Patatokeftes "Yeah, I found it to be a strange combination of bleak and bland. It wasn’t a horrible movie, just not nearly as good as I had been led to believe." –JerichoJonah 11 The Princess Bride — one Academy Award nomination Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20th Century Fox "Everyone I talk to LOVES it. I can’t stand it! Honestly, it’s not funny and it’s annoying. I understand the point of the movie is to be a silly kids movie and people mainly enjoy it because of nostalgia. I just never liked it as a kid." –WinterNebula9615"So many people are gushing over this but without the nostalgia factor, it’s not great." –No-Significance-7355 12 Captain America The Winter Soldier — one Academy Award nomination Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures "Gaaah. I was walking into the theatres expecting to be blown away. What a letdown." –wombat-72"A friend of mine took me to see this, and I was bored. You know a movie is bad when you see Washington DC get blown to bits and you're trying to force yourself to stay awake. It just doesn't do anything for me." –westcoastpizzarat 13 Pulp Fiction — won one Academy Award Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Miramax "For me, the movie tells some stories, but I have no idea what they are about. I call it a pointless movie — a lot happens but I have no idea what the conclusion is." –Jarl_Fenrir 14 Shaun of the Dead — three BAFTA nominations Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Universal Pictures "Basically, everyone tells me it's one of the best comedies of all time, but it just fell flat to me. I sat and watched it all the way through, and the only thing I can remember is the secondary protagonist being Shaun's pet zombie at the end. I just recall everything else being 'meh' to me." –u/Rakanadyo 15 Arrival — won one Academy Award seven other nominations and one BAFTA Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Paramount Pictures "It was pretty underwhelming for that hyped of a movie. The problem with Arrival is the somewhat predictable ending. Plus, for me, the movie is not that emotional, I would rate it about 6/10, I was surprised when I found out that I got almost an 8/10 on IMDb and is highly recommended." –olgnolgnall 16 Knives Out — one BAFTA and one Academy Award nomination Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Lionsgate MRC "It was so disappointing! They were making it seem it's like an Agatha Christie story, but in the end, it was just another really boring case. Ana de Armas' character is just too bubbly and nice for this type of story." –Gray_Angus 17 The Batman — TBC but it s earned an AMC Artisan Film label which is a pretty big deal Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Warner Bros. Pictures "They were trying to cram too much into one movie. It felt like I was watching the original Batman trilogy, Saw, and a generic detective thriller all at the same time. And the costumes left much to be desired. It’s hard to take Batman, Catwoman, and the Riddler seriously when one of them literally has a binbag strapped over his head." –DUDEAVERAG3 18 Frozen II — won two Annie Awards Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures "I thought I was going crazy when Frozen 2 was released and had such a great reception... I really thought that it was OK at best, it seemed so much like a cash-in to me. Me and my sister were making fun of so many parts of the movie." –TheKingJest 19 Mad Max Fury Road — won six Academy Awards Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Warner Bros. Pictures "It was presented like some epic story, while in reality, it was just an action flick with cool shots of cars chasing each other. Well made and fun to watch, but storywise it wasn't all that." –lukyboi 20 La La Land — won six Academy Awards Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Lionsgate "Everyone raved about it, but honestly, I couldn’t even finish watching it. It was so slow and monotonous. I also didn’t particularly feel the chemistry between them." –MaidennChina"Just aggressively mediocre singing and dancing wrapped in a pretentious concept of a film. I thought the ending salvaged it from being a completely unwatchable movie, but in general, it was very hard to get through and I almost turned it off." –theragu40 21 Donnie Darko — three Independent Spirit Award nominations Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Pandora Cinema Newmarket Films "It has an 8.0 rating on IMDb. I recently watched it for the first time. I found it quite boring and meaningless." –Sloppy_Donkey "My mum's favourite film ever and I just.. didn’t get it. I felt kinda stupid for it but it just seemed way too self-congratulating to me? And it doesn’t really make any sense?" –h0n3yst 22 Black Panther — won three Academy Awards Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Disney Studios Motion Pictures "Is it as incredible as some people make it out to be? No. Not even close. Its generic storyline along with an average plot could fit literally every cookie-cutter superhero movie ever. The acting was great but again, not top tier. It’s a C-tier movie in the grand scheme of current marvel movies." –Live_While_9713 Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity. What highly rated movies do you think are bang average Let us know in the comments below Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink TV and MoviesGet all the best moments in pop culture & entertainment delivered to your inbox.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.