There’s a thin line between a “bad” movie and a fun one, and no one understands that better than the internet. This week, a thread blew up after one user asked film fans to reveal their favorite movies, not from the 2025 movie schedule, but the ones that critics absolutely destroyed. What followed was a surprisingly passionate (and often hilarious) defense of films that don’t just have great plots, but are awesome despite most reviewers writing them off decades ago. And, honestly, some of the picks are kind of bangers.
The viral thread began on Reddit’s r/movies subreddit, where user u/disablednerd asked, “What’s your under 20% on Rotten Tomatoes ‘hear me out?’” They kicked things off with Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (18% on RT), calling it “kind of kick-ass” and praising Nicolas Cage’s gloriously unhinged performance. As they put it, “Are you there for the story, or to see Ghost Rider piss fire?”
