8 Movies That Will Start a Fight at Thanksgiving Dinner

Critics loved some of these. Audiences loved the others. Nobody agrees on any of them. Here's which relative brings each one up at dinner.

Number one has the worst CinemaScore here and the best movie.guru score.

1. 8
   Equilibrium (2002)5.2

   Your cousin swears it's better than The Matrix. It isn't.

   Critics rank it above 14% of notable movies, audiences 83%. Christian Bale does gun kata for 107 minutes, and it made just $5.37 million worldwide. Cult classic, fair. Matrix, no.
2. 7
   The Blair Witch Project (1999)6.1

   Your uncle says nothing happens. Critics say that's the point.

   Critics rank it above 85% of notable movies, audiences 31%. Made for a reported $60 thousand, it grossed $248.6 million worldwide. Your uncle still half believes it was real footage.
3. 6
   Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)6.9

   Grandma calls it the best movie ever. Critics shrugged.

   Audiences rank it above 98% of notable movies, critics stop at 40%. An 8.1 on IMDb from 349,571 people. Richard Gere, a very good dog, and nobody at the table stays dry-eyed.
4. 5
   Annihilation (2018)6.4

   Your brother-in-law will explain it. Do not let him.

   Critics rank it above 84% of notable movies, audiences 35%, and opening crowds gave it a C. Gorgeous, cryptic and a little terrifying, which is exactly why he won't stop talking about it.
5. 4
   The Notebook (2004)6.6

   Mom has seen it more times than her own wedding video.

   Audiences rank it above 92% of notable movies, critics just 35%. 704,758 IMDb votes, an A CinemaScore, and Ryan Gosling building a whole house to make a point.
6. 3
   The Witch (2015)6.5

   Your film school sister calls it a masterpiece. She's right.

   Critics rank it above 88% of notable movies. Audiences gave it a C minus CinemaScore. Made for a reported $4 million, 92 minutes, and she will absolutely pause it to talk about the candlelight.
7. 2
   Law Abiding Citizen (2009)5.0

   Dad thinks it's genius. It's a revenge fantasy with plot holes.

   Critics rank it above just 11% of notable movies, the lowest here. Audiences, 86%. Gerard Butler outsmarts an entire city from a jail cell for 109 minutes, and Dad cheers every time.
8. 1
   Hereditary (2018)7.3

   You picked it for family movie night. Nobody has forgiven you.

   Critics rank it above 92% of notable movies. Audiences gave it a D plus CinemaScore. Do not, under any circumstances, put this on after pie. Grandma will never look at you the same.

$3,228 says you send this to the family chat with one relative tagged and zero explanation.

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