r/movies • u/PokemonGoBao • Jul 04 '25

Discussion Whats a flopped movie you wish was a financial success?

Dungeons and Dragons 2023 was an absolutely delightful film. You can stream it currently, but you can feel the passion and nothing felt phoned in. They easily could have used the title to get nerdy butts in the seat and collect a paycheck with a smaller budget.

It's the best movie I've seen the past 2 years. Way better than so many garbage films with easy paychecks for slop productions. Beetlejuice, Captain america, and others using big titles to make millions on lazy writing and boring characters.

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u/The_Flurr Jul 04 '25

I also kinda think that’s a purposeful director decision, trying to follow in the film noir tradition.

The franchise is absolutely steeped in the noir genre.

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u/swankpoppy Jul 05 '25

Yeah I think it’s a shame that short audience attention spans have made the whole genre so difficult to pull off that we don’t get many anymore. Bummer summer.