8 Overrated Fantasy Movies Everyone Pretends to Love

Magic, swords and huge IMDb numbers. Critics watched the same movies and shrugged. Here are 8 that get more love than they earned.

Number one made your parents cry, and I'm still checking my watch.

1. 8
   The Mummy (1999)5.3

   A fun ride everyone remembers as a masterpiece.

   7.1 on IMDb from 510,678 fans, but critics rank it above just 41% of notable movies. Nostalgia is carrying it like a sarcophagus.
2. 7
   Big Fish (2003)6.9

   Gorgeous fairy tales wrapped around a pretty thin story.

   7.9 on IMDb from 480,881 fans, but Metacritic says 58. Ewan McGregor charms everyone for 125 minutes while the actual story waits in the car.
3. 6
   Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)5.4

   Bigger budget, longer runtime, and the fun walked the plank.

   7.2 on IMDb from 754,854 fans, but Rotten Tomatoes says 43%. Chow Yun-fat is in it, and the movie somehow forgets to use him.
4. 5
   The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)7.1

   One small book, stretched until you could hear it squeak.

   169 minutes, and the first hour is dwarves doing dishes. Audiences rank it above 92% of notable movies, critics just 49%. That gap is the size of the Misty Mountains.
5. 4
   Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)7.9

   Jack Sparrow is carrying a very normal pirate movie.

   Audiences rank it above 94% of notable movies, critics just 64%. Take Johnny Depp out of its 143 minutes and it's Orlando Bloom being very earnest at a boat.
6. 3
   Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)7.4

   Fans begged for it. It answered with 242 minutes.

   Audiences rank it above 96% of notable movies, critics just 49%. The fans won the campaign, and the rest of us lost an entire evening.
7. 2
   Return of the Jedi (1983)8.1

   Luke's all-black look rules. A second Death Star does not.

   8.3 on IMDb from 1.23 million fans, but Metacritic says 58. Most of that love was locked in before anyone could read a review.
8. 1
   The Green Mile (1999)7.7

   Fans say 8.6. Metacritic says 61. I'm with Metacritic.

   1.59 million IMDb fans, yet critics rank it above just 57% of notable movies. The movie milks every scene like it's paid by the tear.

$92.94 says you've cried at number one more than once and told nobody.

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