Overhyped Reboots That Totally Bombed
Everyone loves it when a movie reboot hits, but when they miss, they miss big time. Here are some reboots that were incredibly hyped only to spectacularly bomb.
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12 Best Movie Trilogies Of All-Time Ranked
It's hard enough to make one good movie, let alone three. Here are some of the best trilogies in film history.
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11 Best Movies Like National Treasure
If the globe-trotting adventures of Nicolas Cage in "National Treasure" are your thing, here are 11 other movies that will send you on a similar journey.
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The Biggest Box Office Bombs Of 2025 (So Far)
With 2025 already off to a shaky start at the box office, these films in particular failed to find an audience and tanked especially hard.
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Why Snow White Bombed At The Box Office
Disney's live-action remake of its 1937 animated classic "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" has tanked at the box office. Here's why it bombed so hard.
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Marvel Heroes That Won't Survive Avengers: Doomsday And Secret Wars
"Avengers: Doomsday" and "Avengers: Secret Wars" will bring the MCU's Multiverse Saga to an close -- but which heroes are likely to meet their end as well?
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Kids' Movies That Got Pulled From Streaming
One of the hazards of the modern streaming era is that shows or movies can disappear without notice - here are 11 kids' flicks that suffered that exact fate.
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Recast Roles That Won An Oscar
These famous roles earned Oscar wins for the actors who played them -- but none of the actors who played them were the first choices for the parts.
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12 Best Movies Like Scream
"Scream" has a reputation for being one of the best horror films of the 1990s. But if you like Ghostface and co., there's a whole lot more where they came from.
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The 10 Best Documentary Movies Ever Made, According To Rotten Tomatoes
While there are many great documentary films released every year, these are the ten best of all time, according to Rotten Tomatoes.
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Movies With High Rotten Tomatoes Scores That Bombed At The Box Office
From "Iron Giant" to "In the Heights," these films may be critical darlings, but nobody wanted to pay to see them while they were in movie theaters
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Musicals With Terrible Rotten Tomatoes Scores That Are Actually Awesome
These movies may sport embarrassingly bad freshness scores on Rotten Tomatoes, but every one is actually worth watching - yes, even "Cats."
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Actors Who Refuse To Work With Marvel
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has attracted a galaxy of stars to its ranks, but some actors continue to stay far away from the superhero franchise.
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'90s Movies With Terrible Rotten Tomatoes Scores That Are Actually Awesome
Even though critics slammed these movies when they first came out in the '90s, the passage of time has proven much kinder to them.
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The 11 Best Canceled Netflix Shows
Netflix is known for canceling original series even if the show hasn't run its creative course. Here are 11 of the best series that got the axe.
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How The Captain America: Brave New World Post-Credits Scene Sets Up Future Marvel Movies
The post-credits scene of "Captain America: Brave New World" poses some interesting questions about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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11 Best Movies Like The Martian
"The Martian" is one of the finest sci-fi films of the 2010s. Here are nearly a dozen more movies that feature the same combo of smarts, ideas, and emotion.
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Scenes So Bad They Were Pulled From The Movie
These scenes were so misconceived, so inappropriate, or so plain bad that they were removed from their movies -- after the film had actually been released.
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The 10 Best Wes Anderson Movies Ranked
Wes Anderson is one of the most iconic filmmakers of this generation, known for his unique style. These are Wes Anderson's 10 best films, ranked.
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11 Best Jake Gyllenhaal Movies, Ranked
Jake Gyllenhaal has starred in everything from summer blockbusters to surreal art films, and here are 11 of those performances that really stand out.
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The 11 Cringiest SNL Sketches Of All-Time
"Saturday Night Live" has created some of the greatest comedy of the past 50 years, but it's also produced some of TV's most cringe-worthy moments.
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The 10 Best Movies Of The 2000s
From modern animated classics to international hits, these are the best movies of the 2000s, one from each year and selected by critical success.
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How Many Saw Movies Are There?
The "Saw" saga has been playing horrific games with audiences for over 20 years, but do you know just how many entries there are for this horror mainstay?
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Why Kraven The Hunter Bombed At The Box Office
The expanded "Spider-Man" universe was already on shaky ground, but "Kraven the Hunter" served as the nail in its coffin.
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The 15 Best Movie Scenes Of 2024
One great scene can make an already memorable movie last forever in a viewer's mind. Here are some of the very best scenes that did that trick in 2024.
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Every Upcoming Action Movie Sequel Releasing In 2025
There are several big action movie sequels coming to cineplexes in 2025. Here's everything you need to know about them - including when they're set to drop.
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Villains Who Died In 2024
Many movies live or die based on how memorable or evil their villains are, and sometimes those villains have equally memorable deaths as well.
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