10 Most Overrated Films Of All Time- By Michael J. Carlisle

Many pictures are box office successes, as well as critical hits, and rightfully deserve their place (Victor Fleming's Gone With the Wind) Other films achieve both critical and commercial success but are still awfully made pictures despite it, and therefore can be deemed "overrated". Of course, everybody will have their own feelings on this subject, but this is The Good, The Bad, and the Critic's official "Hall of the Overrated". Overrated doesn't mean "bad", just simply that it received far more acclaim than the film deserved (Although #1, #4, #7 & #9 are pretty terrible flicks)

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1. Fight Club (1999, Fincher)

2. Shawshank Redemption (1995, Darabont)

3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975, Forman)

How is Nicholson's character not the villain? He joins a mental hospital as an alternative to prison, then proceeds to wreck the patient's lives by creating a chaotic atmosphere. He's not rebelling against oppressive authority, the patients are there VOLUNTARILY. They want & need stability & organization.

4. The Matrix (1999, Wachowski Brothers) 

The Matrix has aged so poorly over the span of less than 20 years. The Lego Movie does its message better.

5. Star Wars (1977, Lucas)

6. Pulp Fiction (1994, Tarantino)

7. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961, Edwards)

8. Blow Up (1966, Antonioni)

9. Donnie Darko (2001, Kelly)

The plot is riddled with holes. This is just an angsty teenage movie with no purpose other than to be depressing for the sake of  being depressing. Good soundtrack though.

10. It's A Wonderful Life (1946, Capra)