These Are the Most Overrated Movies of All Time

Citizen Kane

No single movie in human history is overpraised as much as Orsen Welles' 1941 classic. Yes, good movies deserve criticism too. It's important to note that the positive energy around Citizen Kane is large because people are told that they should like it by critics and cinephiles. Even Richard Elfman went out and stated that Citizen Kane is massively overrated. 

Mean Girls

Mean girls received an entire generation's praise. But, when it comes down to it, it's just a movie about toxic people treating people poorly and then getting what's coming to them. Critics feel mixed about this one, but viewers tend to love it. 

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The More You Know

  • While filming Rocky IV, Dolph Lundgren punched Sylvester Stallone's chest so hard, his heart slammed against his breastbone, causing it to swell and his systolic blood pressure shot to over 200. Filming was halted as Stallone was flown to a nearby hospital and spent eight days in intensive care.
  • Fantasia (1940) was originally a short called The Sorcerers Apprentice, but Walt Disney overspent on the score and decided to make it feature length film rather than waste money.
  • In 1982, Spileberg’s kids classic stayed in the US top ten for ten months.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio did not do the drawing in ‘Titanic’
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.