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movies that were really popular just a few years ago that seem to have already been forgotten?

posted 9 months ago by filmgeek99 (671)
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What are some movies that were really popular when they first came out in the past ten years or so that seem to have already been forgotten? This isn't necessarily about whether they were any good or not, just where they currently stand in terms of relevance and significance in film culture.

Here's a few that come to mind:

Bird Box (2018)
The Babadook (2014)
Zootopia (2016)
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
Moonlight (2016)

What others come to mind?

[–] spacecomedy (2062) 9 months ago

Every Fast & Furious movie is alike. Loud, annoying, forgettable, and yet they all make truckloads of money.

[–] MaximRecoil (4846) 9 months ago

Almost every movie from the 21st century has been forgettable for me. There have been several comedies that were funny (e.g., O Brother, Where Art Thou? [2000], though technically the 21st century didn't start until 2001), and the only non-comedies I can think of off the top of my head that I really liked were The Prestige (2006), Moon (2009), Rambo (2008), Flash of Genius (2008), and Gangs of New York (2002).

[–] jriley555 (8544) 9 months ago

Moon was tremendous. Agreed.

[–] mikethemartian (6998) 9 months ago

Moon was fantastic.

[–] chilidoggg (14595) 9 months ago

There aren't many, that's for sure.

50 Highest Grossing Films 2000's

https://m.imdb.com/list/ls026040250/

50 Highest Grossing Films 2010's

https://m.imdb.com/list/ls026040906/

50 Highest Grossing Films 2020's

https://m.imdb.com/list/ls565349251/

I've liked some - most of Clint Eastwood's movies, V For Vendetta, the first Pirates of the Caribbean, The Golden Compass, the first Harry Potter... 150 highest grossing movies listed, I've seen very few, I liked pretty much every Jason Statham movie, every Adam Sandler movie.

[–] Tina (725) 9 months ago

The Avengers