My Boxoffice Failures Are More Beautiful Than Your Billion Dollar Movies

68 movies  

Box-office success ≠ Good Movie. . . Many of these movies are considered as cult/classics now and were in the past highly influential for cinema and pop culture in general and will be so in the future.

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The 13th Warrior (1999)
The 13th Warrior WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 7.1 8 ratings
other title: 第十三个勇士 / 终极奇兵 …
A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them. As they travel together, they learn of a legendary evil closing in and must unite to confront this formidable force.

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John Carter (2012)
John Carter
★ 6.1 169 ratings
other title: 异星战场 / 异星战场: 强卡特战记(台) …
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.

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Cloud Atlas (2012)
Cloud Atlas
★ 8.2 1393 ratings
other title: 云图 / 雲圖 …
A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.

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Game Night (2018)
Game Night
★ 6.9 314 ratings
other title: 游戏之夜 / 遊戲夜殺必死 …
Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.

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The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
The Chronicles of Riddick
★ 6.4 69 ratings
other title: 리딕: 헬리온 최후의 빛 / リディック …
After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, reluctant hero will emerge as humanity's champion - and the last hope for a universe on the edge of annihilation.

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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road
★ 8.6 1633 ratings
other title: 疯狂的麦克斯4:狂暴之路 / 末日先锋:战甲飞车(港) …
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.

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Mean Creek (2004)
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雅各布·艾伦·埃斯戴斯 actor: 罗瑞·卡尔金 / 瑞恩·凯利 …
other title: 湖群狗党 / 민 크리크 …
Teenagers living in small-town Oregon take a boat trip for a birthday celebration. When they get an idea to play a mean trick on the town bully, it suddenly goes too far. Soon they're forced to deal with the unexpected consequences of their actions.

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The Last Unicorn (1982)
The Last Unicorn
★ 7.7 26 ratings
other title: 最后的独角兽 / 最后独角兽 …
From a riddle-speaking butterfly, a unicorn learns that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a now middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.

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Upgrade (2018)
Upgrade
★ 7.5 554 ratings
雷·沃纳尔 actor: Logan Marshall-Green / 梅拉里·沃列何 …
other title: 업그레이드 / アップグレード …
A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.
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