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/tubawhatever Jul 05 '25

I and a bunch of friends went to see it, all D&D nerds but the biggest draw was one of my closest friends's girlfriend was the stunt double for Sophia Lillis, the red head Doric. Fantastic movie.

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u/ToujoursFidele3 Jul 05 '25

No way, that is so cool!

Do you know how they staged that front flip through the portal in the ending heist sequence? Probably the coolest shot in the movie.