15 "Iconic" Movies That Are Actually Really Boring

Well, not all movies can be for all!

According to the folks in the comments of this BuzzFeed quiz and this Reddit thread, these iconic movies are actually boring, and I kinda agree with most of them.

Some movies gained notoriety for their cast or the director. Or maybe critics just loved the film for some mysterious reason. However, these "iconic" movies are really just...boring. 

1. Pulp Fiction

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"I tried watching Pulp Fiction several times. Every single time, I fell asleep within the first half hour." —purplepaperplane.

2. Casablanca

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"Can we talk about a classic movie that really is just BORING? Casablanca. Good GOD, I was bored to tears." —ElizaWithaZ

3. Citizen Kane

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"Ugh, Citizen Kane. Sooooo incredibly boring." —Draco

4. Avatar

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"The fact that so many of y'all say Avatar isn't boring is so baffling to me. That movie felt like it was 12 hours long. For me, it was just absolutely boring, and the only parts I remember were the parts I thought were wildly stupid." —Nisha M

5. Forrest Gump

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"Sorry, but I truly don’t get the hype with Forrest Gump... Truly one of the most boring movies I have ever seen, but I mean, OK." —Sab

6. The Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise

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"I know it is super popular, but I think that the Pirates movies are so boring. Maybe because I’m not really a Johnny Depp fan?" —disneygirl13

7. The Shining

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"As a huge fan of horror that will openly admit that I fell asleep like four times during my first watch of The Shining, yes, it is boring." —logana44da5858b

8. The Lord of the Rings

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 "LOTR is soooo boring." —KatrisPriordeen

9. Boyhood

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"Boyhood, I remember reading about the movie and how long it took/using the same actors/blah blah blah, and I just couldn't bring myself to like them during the movie. It bored the shit out of me from start to finish." —u/Jordy87Nelson

10. The Harry Potter Franchise

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"I'm a huge fan of the books; I have been since I was 12, and I'm in my 30s now, but the movies were just always kind of meh to me. They don't have the same magic that the books do." —annabanana8000

11. Eat Pray Love

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"Eat Pray Love was dull as dirt. One of very few movies that I didn't bother to finish." —u/zyd_the_lizard

12. Suicide Squad

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"Suicide Squad. Shit was awful." —u/EmbraceTheDepth

13. 2001: A Space Odyssey

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"Yes, I know it's a masterpiece, but for me, it was boring as hell. There was some great cinematography, but Kubrick lingers on some shots way too long. Like I get it — stuff floats in space. Sometimes I think he just fell asleep and no one woke him to shout, 'Cut.'" —u/rattatally

14. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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"The most curious thing is how I could read the short story quicker than the movie's runtime." —u/southson

15. Dunkirk

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Personally, I loved the movie, but redditor u/GoldPisseR says, "Dunkirk had me looking at the watch quite a few times. The movie is shot beautifully, but the dialogue felt too mechanical and rehearsed, and I didn't give a shit about what happened to anyone. And goddamn that ticking background score — they were trying really hard to make you feel the intensity."

16. Are there any "iconic" movies that you just can't stand? Let me know in the comments below!