Movies 'everyone' likes/loves but you don't

[Jaxcat]

I'll start with 3, in no particular order:

1. Fargo - even though I'd heard how awesome the wood chipper scene was, I couldn't make it that far. The characters and their nasal accents were SO annoying that I couldn't stand another minute of it after about 40 mins. I was fervently wishing every character would die and they'd start all over.
2. Princess Bride - finally watched it not too long ago and it definitely lived down to my expectations. It's billed as a comedy and, yet, I literally didn't so much as smile or even smirk a single time. Didn't entertain or amuse me in the least. Almost nodded off before the end. For the life of me, I don't understand people who've have told me 'it's one of my all-time favorites'.
3. The Gods Must Be Crazy - a true WTF was that? kind of movie for me. I felt like the entire movie was a running inside joke that I didn't get. Maybe the joke was, 'You believed other people when they said this movie was good - ha, ha!' Complete nonsense and boring as hell. 100 mins of my life I would truly like to get back.

There are plenty of others, of course, but those 3 immediately popped into my head when I thought of the topic.

[WeWant9]

Avatar was a movie I could never get into.

[Jaxcat]

Avatar was a movie I could never get into.

IIRC, Avatar was something of a technological advance. As a movie, though, I totally agree. Much ado about nothing, imo.

[Bluehausen]

I thought Napoleon Dynamite was stupid.

[Old School]

Star Wars episodes I-III and VII-IX.

Maybe its a stretch to say those are movies everyone likes, but sone people do waaaaaay more than I do.

[Truebluephil]

I don't have a clue why people like Forest Gump. I really hated that movie

[Jaxcat]

I don't have a clue why people like Forest Gump. I really hated that movie

Count me among those that enjoyed that movie. Not a deep, meaningful movie at all. Just an ironic view of that time period and someone who happened to be in the right place at the right time over and over. I found it charming/endearing and never tried to look any deeper than it was good entertainment. My sister is in your camp - rolls her eyes whenever anyone mentions it. Thought it was stupid and dull.

[Pete Hogwallop]

The list would be exhaustive. There have been very few movies I've truly liked in a long time. Probably 1 or 2 per year tops. And I probably watch no more than 10 a year anyway. Tried to watch 3 or 4 of the Oscar Best Picture Nominees last year and I think we turned off 2-3 of them. The only 2026 nominee I've tried to watch was One Battle After Another and I turned it off after 20 minutes.

And I don't think I've been to an actual movie theater in at least 10 years. There is nothing about that experience that is better than being at home.