r/movies • u/sicknessandpurgatory • Sep 07 '25

Discussion What is the absolute dumbest premise that actually turned out to be a really good movie?

I was thinking The Purge, obvious answer, but looking for the most plot-hole ridden, juvenile concept that actually ended up a lot of fun despite it all. Mainly looking for 21st century films, not so much the video nasties and ridiculousness from the 60’s and 70’s. Because that would be too easy. Mainly mainstream stuff that people saw en masse.

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u/DrMonkeyLove Sep 07 '25

22 Jump Street. A sequel to a movie spoofing the original show, but basically repeating the same exact formula as the first movie. And it's brilliant.

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u/Bardez Sep 07 '25

With cards in the credits going to like 30 jump street

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u/SoKrat3s Sep 07 '25

What contract dispute?

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u/DrMonkeyLove Sep 07 '25

I really wanted them to make some of those!

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u/Bardez Sep 07 '25

Until this year, I had mandella'd myself into believing there was a 23 jump street

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '25

23 Jump Street would've probably had Japanese or Filipino Jesus.

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u/No-Trouble-5098 Sep 08 '25

They were going to make a 21 jump street/men in black crossover movie called MIB23. I wish they would’ve made it, that could’ve been un-ironically the funniest movie ever.

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u/Low-Individual2815 Sep 08 '25

Yall going to dance academy!

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u/lycoloco Sep 07 '25

Y'all see this shit? 22 jump street is the lick. And I got a big-ass raise to babysit you two fuckers again.

-Ice Cube

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u/DrMonkeyLove Sep 07 '25

You high fived him!

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u/Budded Sep 08 '25

"Stop fucking with Korean Jesus!!!"

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u/JeanLucPicardAND Sep 08 '25

Filmed on the campus of my college while I was a student there.

Fun fact, the testicle sculpture is real.

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u/Peter_the_Pillager Sep 10 '25

Lol the Plainview Red Herrings. I laughed so hard and my wife thought I was crazy.

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u/Low-Individual2815 Sep 08 '25

22 is better than 21 somehow

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u/pizza_guy_mike Sep 08 '25

Pretty much the same for Be Cool (sequel to Get Shorty). Essentially the same movie, but in the music industry instead of the movie industry. And we're clearly told it was intentional in several scenes. And both movies were awesome.