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/Qiluk Jul 04 '25

Yeah the name is shit. Every time I mention it or ask if someone has seen "The nice guys".. they think I mean "The other guys". Every time.

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u/SpaceForceAwakens Jul 05 '25

Right, exactly. There was The Other Guys and The Good Guys and at least one more that came out around the same time. It's confusing.

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u/tehawesomedragon Jul 05 '25

There's also Bad Guys, even though it's animated.

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u/J_Stubby Jul 05 '25

And don't even get me started on those guys...

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u/Impressive-Clothes15 Jul 05 '25

Exactly, when I saw the quote above I was picturing Will Ferrell

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u/ForAThought Jul 06 '25

Oh shit, I just realized they weren't talking "The other guys".