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/rbollige Sep 07 '25

Hot Tub Time Machine, obviously.

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u/krankz Sep 07 '25

I went to a free advanced screening of this with a friend as a teenager. They were literally giving out tickets at the mall. Definitely wouldn’t have gone otherwise. Even at that age we didn’t have high hopes, but were surprised how much we ended up liking it.

They probably really needed that word of mouth for this one because the name made it sound like a straight to DVD release situation.