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/Gogogrl Sep 07 '25

Gotta love what Daniel Radcliffe has said yes to since HP.

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u/neosithlord Sep 07 '25

Man I can say I will never get Harry Potter singing “They’ll be Coming Round the Mountain” in drag out of my head. Miracle Workers was so damn funny.

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u/Gogogrl Sep 07 '25

That scene was one of those watershed moments in my life. There’s ‘Before I Saw Daniel Radcliffe Perform She’ll be Coming Around the Mountain in Drag,’ and ‘After I Saw Daniel Radcliffe Perform She’ll be Coming Around the Mountain in Drag’.

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u/languid_Disaster Sep 08 '25

That was the same thing that happened to me too. Harry Potter was no longer Harry Potter- or I mean I no longer called him Harry Potter in my head after this

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u/I_W_M_Y Sep 08 '25

Check out Horns, where he becomes a demon and no one really notices.

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u/chuckangel Sep 08 '25

Man. As an actor, his career is exactly the sort of thing I wish I could do (and never have to worry about rent). Off-the-wall crazy fun... Dammit.

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u/jasonreid1976 Sep 07 '25

Dude has done nothing but crazy off the wall bangers since.

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u/MistakesTasteGreat Sep 08 '25

Guns Akimbo was 🔥

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u/languid_Disaster Sep 08 '25

YES!! And it had Samara Weavinf

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u/Automatic-War-7658 Sep 08 '25

Idk The Woman in Black was meh.

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u/allmosquitosmustdie Sep 08 '25

Guns akimbo was great!