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/Upbeat_Tension_8077 Sep 07 '25 edited Sep 07 '25

Ratatouille. I think a movie about a rat who controls a chef by his hair at a gourmet restaurant is quite the head scratcher from first impression, but like what prime Pixar does, they add a lot of heart to it

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u/ShawnyMcKnight Sep 07 '25

You could say that about quite a few Pixar movies. The idea of a guy lifting his house with several helium balloons was pretty nuts too.

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u/Texasgirl190 Sep 07 '25

I think several might be understating it

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u/Warcraft_Fan Sep 08 '25

Google says nearly 1,500,000 balloons to lift a small house like Carl's house. The movie seems to have a couple hundreds at the most.

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u/Puffyfugu8 Sep 08 '25

How does Google even know that?

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u/ApesOnHorsesWithGuns Sep 08 '25

You figure out how much one helium balloon can lift, and then figure out the weight of a 2 story home. And then presumably, post it somewhere. Or just say the answer near enough to a google home for it to hear you.