21 Movies That Critics Loved, But Viewers Hated

    American Hustle blows.

    Daniella Emanuel
    by Daniella Emanuel

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Reddit user undeadgaming2006 recently asked readers quite the divisive question: "What is a movie you find terrible but critics seem to love?"

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    Here are some of the most interesting submissions:

    1. Frozen (2013). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 90%

    Disney

    "The story is mess, the characters are boring to me, and I hate the design of the trolls."

    —AngelBlackCat13

    2. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 96%

    Sony

    "In my opinion, Tom Hanks didn’t accurately portray Fred Rogers at all. Rogers was in no way as eccentric as the persona portrayed by Hanks in the film, but was his own breed of human..."

    —bubbabonanza

    3. Crash (2004). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 74%

    Lionsgate

    "I challenge you to write a more pandering movie. But impossible character arcs and junior high–level storytelling is apparently Oscarworthy if you spend enough money on bankable actors."

    — Broken_castor

    4. Girl on the Third Floor (2019). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 81%

    Netflix

    "I don't understand how this giant piece of shit has 81% on Rotten Tomatoes."

    —Lwyld

    5. The Shape of Water (2017). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 92%

    Searchlight

    "It honestly might have been a good movie to address the way humans treat animals, but they fucked it up by having them fall in love. Like, what the actual fuck?"

    —imInsanelyRich

    6. American Hustle (2013). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 92%

    Sony

    "One of the most boring movies I have ever watched."

    —80srockinman

    7. A Star Is Born (2018). Rotten Tomatoes: 90%

    Warner Bros.

    "I just don’t get the hype. Almost no conflict in her rise to stardom, and the ending seemed so predictable the closer I came to it that I had a hard time even finishing it. It was just boring."

    —Honey_Magnolia

    8. Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 88%

    Disney

    "This one crushed me because I absolutely love Wreck-It Ralph. The sequel was just a hot mess with too many references crammed in to appeal to the kids."

    —FiliaDei

    9. Snowpiercer (2013). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 94%

    The Weinstein Co.

    "My dad absolutely hates Snowpiercer, but it’s got fantastic ratings and a great director. Even after rewatching, he still just can't get into it."

    —stotts-tots

    10. Happy Feet (2006). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 76%

    Warner Bros.

    "Someone was high when they wrote Happy Feet. It's the only logical explanation."

    —xploding_gatsby

    11. Titanic (1997). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 89%

    Paramount Pictures

    "Most of the special effects are amazing (some shots have too much of that '90s CGI look), but the actual movie was an extremely generic love story with nothing new."

    —Yserbius

    12. Ad Astra (2019). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 84%

    20th Century Fox

    "The whole movie was a waste of time. I'm surprised I didn't fall asleep."

    —sossololpipi

    13. Gravity (2013). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 96%

    Warner Bros.

    "I genuinely think that Gravity is one of the worst movies to ever hit the big screen."

    —pipsternick

    14. Toy Story 4 (2019). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 97%

    Disney

    "It breaks so many rules and is such an insult to the characters."

    —Henry-the-Anglerfish

    15. The Irishman (2019). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 96%

    Netflix

    "It's the same gangster movie with octogenarian actors that we’ve seen a thousand times before. But critics seem to eat that stuff up."

    —elmo-is-your-god

    16. Tree of Life (2011). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 84%

    Searchlight

    "It was pretentious dog shit."

    —felipe_the_dog

    17. Avatar (2009). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 82%

    20th Century Studios

    "It's a mediocre story counting on CGI to hold it up."

    —Cryptids4Sale

    18. Lady Bird (2017). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 99%

    A24

    "Lady Bird was a super-OK coming-of-age story. The acting was fine, but I don’t get where all of the award season hype came from."

    —Djason_Unchaind

    19. A Quiet Place (2018). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 95%

    Paramount Pictures

    "I really didn't understand the love for A Quiet Place. It relied overwhelmingly on cheap jump scares."

    —Personage1

    20. Boyhood (2014). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 97%

    IFC Films

    "What a snoozefest."

    —blondie_bleu

    And finally...

    21. Avengers: Endgame (2019). Rotten Tomatoes rating: 94%

    Disney

    "I just found the plot to be a bit rubbish — especially how they brought back a different version of Thanos that didn’t have the same effect as the one from Infinity War."

    —BenJacobs04

    Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.