Box Office Bombs That Are Secretly Awesome. What makes some films blockbusters and others flops?

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It’s a good question, and the answers aren’t always so clear. Sometimes it’s bad marketing. Sometimes it’s a bad title. Maybe it’s a trailer that doesn’t reflect the finished product.

And sometimes, it’s just pure random misfortune. The truth is that you can have a critically acclaimed film that bombs, and a critically loathed film that rakes in the bucks. There is no exact science–each film is a gamble, with its fate resting in the hands of potential audiences.

And sometimes, the moviegoing public just doesn’t get it right. We’ve covered films that bombed upon their release (like The Wizard of Oz, Blade Runner and It’s a Wonderful Life), only to become cult classics, but what about some genuinely great movies that flopped that are still underappreciated? Rather than wait for movie critics and audiences to come around, we’re here to champion releases that deserve a second look. While each film on our list may have sunk like a stone upon their original release, they’ve all aged like a fine wine, and you need to check them out. Without further ado, here are 1.

Box Office Bombs That Are Secretly Awesome (and be sure to check out part 2 afterwards). The Guest (2. 01. When you talk about modern ’8. The Guest, starring Legion‘s Dan Stevens as David, a military veteran from Afghanistan paying his respects to his fallen comrade by visiting their family. But something just doesn’t check out with David’s story, and he becomes more unhinged as the movie progresses, becoming oddly possessive of his army buddy’s family while pursuing some murky, black ops agenda spun out of control.

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Blending elements of The Terminator and Halloween with subversive humor, The Guest is an absolute riot, but it didn’t even make back its $5 million dollar budget. Here’s hoping the film will find a larger audience now that director Adam Wingard (You’re Next) is attached to Netflix’s upcoming horror film Death Note as well as the long- awaited Godzilla vs.

Kong. 1. 4. Reign of Fire (2. In a future dystopia ruled by fire scorching dragons, fire chief Quinn (Christian Bale), does his best to keep his struggling British community alive. But desperate times call for desperate measures–when mysterious drifter Van Zan (Matthew Mc. Conaughey) arrives with a group of Americans, and a seemingly crazy plan to stop the beasts, Quinn teams up with them to try to end the threat once and for all. Reign of Fire combines a variety of sub- genres (post- apocalyptic, fantasy, disaster movie) into an odd but winning mix, ably directed by Rob Bowman (The X- Files Movie), but the film only grossed $2. Look, we’re not saying Reign In Fire is Citizen Kane, but it’s a really fun flick, and Bale and Mc.

Conaughey make for an engaging onscreen duo. Plus, dragons. 1. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2.

With a 3. 6% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a gross of just $2. The Incredible World of Burt Wonderstone was a miserable excuse for a comedy. And while it won’t be remembered as an outright classic, it’s far better than its reviews and box office haul suggests. Taking a swipe at the Las Vegas magician industry, Wonderstone is full of great gags. Watch Badmaa$H Company Online Hulu'>Watch Badmaa$H Company Online Hulu. Wall Street Warriors Season 3 Episode 10. Watching a past his prime magician (the title character, played by Steve Carell) having a meltdown is entertaining enough, but the real star of the show (and what makes the film worth the price of admission) is Jim Carrey as Steve Gray, who hosts the show Brain Rapist, a hilarious mockery of Criss Angel’s Mindfreak.

Toss in a stellar supporting cats including Olivia Wilde, Steve Buscemi, Alan Arkin, and James Gandolfini (in one of his last roles), and Burt Wonderstone is totally worth catching late night on cable. Sunshine (2. 00. 7)2. Days Later director Danny Boyle re- teamed with writer Alex Garland for Sunshine, a sumptuous sci- fi thriller about a crew of astronauts tapped with saving the sun from burning out and dooming the Earth to an icy death.

The dangerous task of the crew (composed of surprisingly big name stars like including Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Rose Byrne, and Michelle Yeoh) is further hampered by structural damage to their ship and a dangerous stowaway with a serious axe to grind. Will their mission be in vain? Sunshine’s storyline is hampered by a pseudo- supernatural villain–the story of a space crew tasked with saving the sun is all the story the film needed to work, and as a result, it never becomes the pure classic sci- fi film that it should have been. Perhaps that’s the reason it only made $3. That being said, its one of the most gorgeous sci- fi films ever made, and it has a unique tone and structure that makes it fascinating despite its flaws. Slither (2. 00. 6)Before director James Gunn hit the big time with Guardians of the Galaxy, he helmed this delightfully disgusting B- movie, a sci- fi horror comedy taking place in the sleepy burgh of Wheelsy, where the townsfolk keep to themselves.

This becomes problematic when extraterrestrial parasites invade the town, infecting the local used car dealer, and turning him into a murderous, grotesque monster. Soon, he begins slaughtering livestock and infecting the town’s populace. It’s up to the hyper- likable Police Chief Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillon) to combat the alien menace and save his town from becoming hell on earth. Slither is a loving tribute to the monster movies of the 1. A film that balances scares and laughs, it proved too quirky for audiences in 2. Gunn has become an A- list director, its time for it get a new lease on life. Miracle Mile (1. 98.

Perhaps Miracle Mile’s legacy is less about how bad it bombed (pun intended), and more that it was ever greenlit in the first place. A truly unsettling film, this ’8. But don’t get hung up by the box office receipts: Miracle Mile is a thriller of the first order. It’s also groundbreaking–presenting the “real- time” concept long before it was popularized by 2. The plot revolves around Harry (Anthony Edwards), smitten with his new girlfriend Julie (Mare Winningham). But their fledgling romance is threatened when Harry overhears that a nuclear war is imminent, and the U.

S. will be hit in 7. It’s then a race against time as Harry and Julie try to escape before their hometown L. A. is atomized. It’s easier said than done.

Miracle Mile is a bleak, unnerving tale that any fan of uncompromising cinema should check out. The House of the Devil (2. Retro ’8. 0s horror movies and TV shows like It Follows and Stranger Things are currently all the rage.