Top 20 Movies That Exceeded Expectations

[@WatchMojo]

Which movie exceeded your expectations the most? Anything you think we should have included on our list, let us know!

[@gifctdotorgthought-police3706]

"Doctor Sleep". Mike Flanagan may Just have taken Frank Darabont's title for best Stephen King adaption. I'd like to see him tackle Stephen King's "Insomnia" next. I think he maybe one of the few people who could actually pull it off.

[@gifctdotorgthought-police3706]

@a warriorspirit I didn't care for it, but it definitely exceeded expectations

[@keybladewieldersofiathefir9315]

Seriously, how was “Dora & the Lost City of Gold” Not Mentioned!?!? 😳

[@Earth-uu3nf]

How to train your dragon

[@bocollins8233]

Great video

[@lestat2558]

20. Kingsman: The Secret Service 19. Slumdog Millionaire 18. Napoleon Dynamite 17. Saw 16. Star Trek (2009) 15. The Hangover 14. Casino Royale (2006) 13. Get Out 12. The LEGO Movie 11. How To Train Your Dragon 10. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl 09. Batman Begins 08. Rise of the Planet of the Apes 07. 21 Jump Street 06. District 9 05. Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse 04. Iron Man 03. Rocky 02. Mad Max: Fury Road 01. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Honorable Mentions: The Shawshank Redemption Titanic Mean Girls Edge of Tomorrow Deadpool

[@efu2046]

Thank you, kind stranger

[@tonyStorks]

Not all capes are worn by heroes

[@akshay6027]

Thanks mate

[@ryanbothamley5202]

Chez

[@markmacaloi1977]

Thank you this is helpful

[@rubengardiner1046]

Edge of Tomorrow was so underrated it should be a crime

[@ejgaming3401]

fun fact edge of tommorow is base on manga called All You Need Is Kill

[@Neon-Ink]

Fun fact the manga is based on a lightnovel and if you have read the book the movie is kinda bad. In my opinion the movie is too overrated for an book-adaptation. Not because they cast western actors it's because they changed so much logic for the movie.

[@crystalgolemcolossus]

I have that manga

[@TheRumblewagon]

@@crystalgolemcolossus I have the manga and the novel.

[@DeusEx_Machina]

@@TheRumblewagon is the book the same name?

[@justinpettas5490]

I’m surprised that guardians of the galaxy is not on here, reporter’s literally asked Chris Pratt before the movie came out “ how does it feel that your gonna be marvel’s first flop” then it became one of the best marvel movies

[@edmilsonlennon2866]

You're right, but I think they preferred to include iron man since it started it all

[@justinpettas5490]

True, but maybe an honorable mention?

[@edmilsonlennon2866]

Yeah, maybe or they already knew it would be a great movie

[@justinpettas5490]

Ya, maybe your right

[@kingmerck1538]

Naw, from the first trailer alone, people knew that gotg was gonna be successful

[@noone-eq1ws]

20. Kingsman: The Secret Service 0:33 19. Slumdog Millionaire 1:48 18. Napoleon Dynamite 3:19 17. Saw 4:31 16. Star Trek (2009) 5:32 15. The Hangover 5:37 14. Casino Royale (2006) 7:48 13. Get Out 8:50 12. The LEGO Movie 10:06 11. How To Train Your Dragon 11:18 10. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl 12:20 09. Batman Begins 13:22 08. Rise of the Planet of the Apes 14:38 07. 21 Jump Street 15:51 06. District 9 17:05 05. Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse 18:10 04. Iron Man 19:21 03. Rocky 20:38 02. Mad Max: Fury Road 21:36 01. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 2437 Honorable Mentions: 22:57 The Shawshank Redemption Titanic Mean Girls Edge of Tomorrow Deadpool I just edited a comment of Lestat.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Edge of Tomorrow, one of the only good live action adaptations of a light novel. Closest we'll get to a good live action anime movie, and the thing never even had an anime.

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

Edge of tomorrow and oldboy. Best manga live action films

[@andrekertesz9474]

Guess you never saw Alita Battle Angel then

[@tallerwarrior1256]

Speed Racer was better than the anime oh and Alita Battle Angel

[@JameAndy-be1pv]

Unfortunately Abrams royally screwed up that second cherished sci-fi series

[@illipticaltm6550]

Completely forgot about speed racer and alita

[@henrymorel4282]

I am surprised that Paranormal Activity didn't make the cut here. Budget: 15,000 USD and Box office: 193.4 million USD sounds like something to admire.

[@HeavenTheWorld70hjs]

Wtf

[@HeavenTheWorld70hjs]

That sounds insanely good

[@ChatPOPPAT]

The Blair witch project popularized the found footage genre.. It earned $250 million on a $500k budget.. I thought it was going to be no 1..

[@monkeymonkey8526]

It was still a shitty movie

[@_mider_]

That what blumhouse does. They do low budget films that do well.

[@vishweshpv2518]

Iron man just blew RDJ's career and life to the heavens.

[@Josh-ut4wv]

it was the second best thing to happen to him with the first going to jail which both of those things got him away from the drugs

[@tiffprendergast]

The Lone Wolf yup

[@TheOneManWhoBeatYou]

Annnnnd then he did Dr. Doolittle...

[@guddurathore2015]

@@TheOneManWhoBeatYou it happens sometimes, sometimes we take wrong decisions.

[@guddurathore2015]

@@TheOneManWhoBeatYou now he will be seen in Sherlock Holmes 3 , all star weekend, John Brinkley biopic, etc .

[@PyrrhaNikos115]

Fun fact: The original actor who played as ObiWan Kenobi, or “Old Ben”, was one of the only few people who predicted Star Wars would be a big hit, so he asked George Lucas for 2% of the movie’s revenue for his role. This made him a very rich man

[@syuhaimiadnan5751]

He's a wise Jedi, indeed...

[@bembolbug]

Wasn’t it other way around? It is said that he didn’t like the movie at all and it was just another role he did to pay the bills and he only warmed up to it after it really blew up in the box office and into the pop culture.

[@PyrrhaNikos115]

@@bembolbug I never heard that story before

[@bembolbug]

@@PyrrhaNikos115 just saw it in another mojo top list just the other day that’s why i remembered when you commented. Try searching for their top list of actors who took in roles just for the pay or blockbuster actors who were not happy of their roles

[@ochoymedio78]

@@bembolbug It is both. He disliked the character and was almost ashamed of it, but was clever enough to struck a percentage deal that, ironically, made him super rich, besides already being a renowned actor

[@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom]

John Wick. Come on, it starred a past-prime Keanu with the premise of a man taking revenge for his dog.

[@UncenXsored]

BABA YAGA

[@thekrustaceox5181]

so true. At first i thought it was going to be a drama movie with his dying wife on a hospital bed . Boy was i SEVERELY wrong.

[@shivkumarusture8602]

I agree

[@timothyshorts8768]

Naw alot of people automatically knew John Wick was gon be successful jus kuz is was Keanu

[@mr.boombastictm4080]

Amen

[@Sci-Fi_Freak_YT]

The movie that exceeded my expectations was Alita: Battle Angel, I went and saw it because nothing else was in theaters and it ended up being my favorite movie of all time next to Alien.

[@donaldmaroschek3120]

It was great. I do hope it gets a sequel

[@SuperMurray2009]

Man that movie is so overrated

[@Sci-Fi_Freak_YT]

Battle Rifle “So you have chosen death?”

[@SuperMurray2009]

@@Sci-Fi_Freak_YT Haha I'm sorry man I dont get the appeal behind that movie. It's good in spots.

[@Sci-Fi_Freak_YT]

Battle Rifle people have different tastes in movies.

[@colinbell2983]

Truman Show People were like "Jim Carrey in a dramatic role, no way" Say that to its 3 Oscar nominations and 3 Golden Globe wins including one for Jim himself

[@VBabis]

Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind as well

[@saikikusuo7937]

Yeah Truman show was a masterpiece

[@shawnphanphotographyfilm5326]

Edge of Tomorrow was personally my favorite Tom Cruise movie. And he has a lot of epic movies. It's a movie you can watch again and again because of how intense it was. TC character development from start to finish is a pleasure to witness. And the Emily Blunt was so sexy/badass.

[@hhjk377]

I just rewatched District 9 and it blew me away how well it still holds up.

[@siriusblack7714]

Definitly one of my top fav movies of all time.

[@lordshinumbra6441]

District 9 was amazing

[@alextownley9388]

Jon Favreau is a phenomenal director, writer, and visionary.

[@barbarahultman3699]

Alex Townley agreed! He had the vision enough to insist on RDJ and basically creates the MCU we have today. And his work on Mandaloian brought great storytelling back to the Star Wars franchise. That’s what happens when a man with talent also has passion and a true love for the source material!

[@adityabhalekar3506]

but he does stuff like IM2 and Lion King LOL. perfectly balanced

[@connoisseur1595]

@@barbarahultman3699 this vision of MCU was created by Kevin Feige, not Jon Favreau, yes Favreau is a great director but he was not the one who created MCU. It's Kevin Feige.

[@Sachin-pt1op]

@@adityabhalekar3506 i love both of them

[@Solus5048]

Chef is still my fav of his movies

[@elijahyoung1963]

Do Top 10 animated movies that exceeded expectations

[@olleselin]

@Mohibullah khan Spider-Verse

[@Motivatedragon]

Kimi no na wa

[@RS-qc4tg]

I know people don’t love it anymore, but when it came out, Frozen shocked everyone with how good it was and how much of a box office hit it became.

[@oliverfletcher8535]

Ryan Schon 13 that's true, it was heavily praised it's just the songs got so overused that it eventually became annoying

[@1234566890jt]

Ryan Schon 13 Big Hero 6 was surprisingly why better then I expected and it was actually a really deep emotional movie with a deep message especially for being a kids animated movie!!

[@billybutcher8584]

Kingsman turned out to be one the greatest movies of all time. That church scene is epic af.

[@scottbarkley496]

EDGE OF TOMORROW IS JUST AN HONOURABLE MENTION ?? WHAT A JOKE 😂

[@lestat2558]

Click bait

[@rehmanibaba]

just finished watching it the 13th time too much underrated movie and watchmojo is always a joke mentioning edge of tomm in honorable Trueman what we do in the shadows should also be in that list

[@kayruwijaya3901]

Its too underrated

[@user-ri7qy1en7l]

It's not good enough

[@THEBIGGAME683]

@@user-ri7qy1en7l yeah but atleast its awsome right?

[@socialnews1447]

"Edge of tomorrow " is one of the greatest movie . It's concept is beyond imagination . If u haven't watched it, then u have missed something really great

[@AA-xk1uv]

No, concept is very similar to "Source Code"

[@MJYADHUKRISHNA]

@@AA-xk1uv I have watched Edge of tomorrow after source code ... Source Code was good movie but Edge of tomorrow felt like a whole new concept , I didn't feel any connection of this movie to source code except the revive concept . A+ in my opinion

[@pete3198]

It's not really original at all. It's pretty much just groundhog day set during a future alien war. I was eager to see it after all the hype ot got and was honestly very dissapointed. Like it was OK dont get me wrong, but nothing standout IMHO.

[@jcjunited8585]

Very bored

[@xx3astmanxx928]

That iron man post credits scene with fury still gives me chills bc I knew what was coming down the pipeline. Favreau did an INSANELY good job with that movie

[@peter-paulkutschlojenga7336]

It's shameful how much Johny Depp brought Disney and how fast they dropped him after the lawsuit with his ex-wife.

[@minaminastheanimationfan7909]

And Warner Bros kicked him out of Fantastic Beasts! 😡

[@pat72396]

And he was innocent. That's the craziest part

[@luiswayne640]

Disney is such a joke

[@dhruvgadia6830]

if u want him back theirs a whole petition on a website

[@connordiaz8575]

Dude edge of tomorrow is so frickin good

[@bravehome4276]

It's probably difficult for anyone who didn't see Star Wars E4 in theaters in 1977 to understand just what an amazing movie this was. Other movies of the 70s lacked the pace, excitement and technical virtuosity of this film. and it simply exploded onto our cinema awareness when it came out. I was 26 at the time, and it remains the only movie I've ever paid to see 7 times (including bring in all the friends/relatives I could muster). Great #1 pick!

[@studgerbil9081]

I was in college in San Francisco at the time and yeah, there were lines around the block to see it, just about all summer. It was the definition of a blockbuster.

[@RS-qc4tg]

Lord and Miller have three movies on this list. We literally shouldn’t be surprised by them anymore.

[@annafowdy]

You're damn right.

[@threesmallpeopleinabigtren5056]

I'm still sour we didnt get to see they're han solo movie

[@michaelholly4866]

@@threesmallpeopleinabigtren5056 The Solo movie bombed at the box office.

[@InfiniteUmbra]

It's so crazy to look back at how Iron Man was so risky for everyone involved with RDJ rebounded his career after years of drug abuse and how that movie launched the beloved MCU and gave us so many of our favorite characters appearing on film together. Who would have thought it would lead to all of this? I'm just grateful it did.

[@Aiphiae]

Edge of Tomorrow is an absolutely fantastic movie.

[@cubefarmerhkc9105]

I saw batman begins in the movie theatre back in 06 or 07. When it was over, lots of people applauded before leaving. It was an excellent film, and one of the best trilologies ever.

[@ElliYeetYT]

It’s even more impressive by the fact that while Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron didn’t get along well, they still did an amazing job in Mad Max:Fury Road.

[@mubasshiraal]

Why?

[@Erasureeraser]

@@mubasshiraal well according to their co-star Zoe Kravitz, they didn't get along with director George Miller because of the shooting location. They shot Mad Max Fury Road in a hot, sunny, less water dessert and they must be tired for doing many stunts. Until then they argue each other maybe because they are tired for shooting Mad Max Fury Road

[@secretlythreeducksinamansu3546]

There were tensions during filming, but apparently they made up and became good friends afterwards.

[@Erasureeraser]

@@secretlythreeducksinamansu3546 the filming location is probably what made them so intense with each other and director George Miller. Filming in a hot dessert can be tired and stressful especially when Charlie and Tom did their own stunts

[@madtitan0825]

I mean if u think about it that’s why their acting is so great in it cuz the rage is real and the title is literally FURY ROAD so they did live up the name😂

[@WestcoastAudiGuy]

I get goosebumps every time I hear Craig say "Bond. James Bond" followed by the theme...

[@CinKaiDRocks]

Edge of tomorrow completely took me by surprise.. great movie!

[@laerciomabota2117]

A Quiet Place Parasite Taken Dont breathe Train to Busan Joker Matrix Kickass Guardians of the Galaxy Upgrade Ip Man 300 Sin City In my very humble opinion those movies just come out of nowhere and did amazing, they deserve some place on that list

[@joaquincalderon4602]

"Blade Runner" (1982) "Paddington" (2014) "Zombieland" (2009) "The Blair Witch Project" (1999) "Frozen" (2013) "The Terminaror" (1984)

[@laerciomabota2117]

@@joaquincalderon4602 good list, but actually Blade Runner 1982 was a huge flop when realised the movie and ofcourse with time became the Masterpiece and a great reference for a noir and scifi movie. Is definitely on my list of great movies beyond de genre

[@joaquincalderon4602]

@@laerciomabota2117 Very good description and i select these films for another Top 20: #1: "The Terminator" (1984) #2: "The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring" (2001) #3: ""There Will Be Blood" (2007) #4: "The Social Network" (2010) #5: "The Invisible Man" (2020) #6: "Superbad" (2007) #7: "Sin City" (2005) #8: "A Quiet Place" (2018) #9: "Frozen" (2013) #10: "The Matrix" (1999) #11: "Parasite" (2019) #12: "Jurassic World" (2015) #13: "Ip Man" (2009) #14: "Kick-Ass" (2010) #15: "Paddington" (2014) #16: "Sonic The Hedgehog" (2020) #17: "Zodiac" (2007) #18: "Toy Story" (1995) #19: "Borat" (2006) #20: "Zombieland" (2009)

[@saunderss25]

Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle. Everyone thought it was going to be utter shit, and it was pretty great tbh.

[@Erasureeraser]

Sometimes Dwayne Johnson never dissapoints in his movies and adding a professional comedians like Kevin Hart and Jack Black made the movie better

[@WatchMojo]

Agreed! But that's the case for any sequel so many years later with a different cast and new premise...and no Robin Williams...

[@leobuscaglia5576]

Nothing beats the original Jumanji. Robin Williams was an acting genius. Dwayne is all right as an entertainer but he can't hold a candle to Robin's immense talent, it would be like holding a candle to the sun.

[@redhood7650]

I think it's a sequel to the original one

[@leobuscaglia5576]

@@redhood7650 Yeah but the original is by far the superior movie.

[@deepbiswas5711]

Edge of tomorrow should be appreciated it's brilliant

[@alanv3185]

Man I need more movies like the hangover. You're just left feeling good after the movie ends.

[@escott1981]

When I saw this video, I was hoping Star Wars would be No.1 and it was! It's the most surprising success in the history of cinema. Not because it is a bad movie, it's one of the greatest movies ever, but no big wig wanted to give it a shot. But it wound up revolutionizing movies in literally every way! People never thought of movies the same way ever again!

[@LightBluly]

Everyone was surprised about SpiderVerse. This was made by Sony Pictures Animation. The same studio that make Emoji Movie a year before. The worst animated movie ever made became one the best animated movie of that decade. It's just mindblown. Heck, even ElectricDragon505 wish the studio to be closed cause of Emoji, he probably regret saying that now.

[@chriscoombes6751]

Comic-book movie wise, I seem to remember 'V for Vendetta' doing a LOT better than expected at the box office despite production issues, some political backlash & even the comic book creator of the source material not wanting to be associated with the film in any way!

[@12thMandalorian]

So strange hearing Pirates of the Caribbean not being pronounced "Carrie Be Un"

[@ssh1487]

CHRYBIAN lmfao is that a us/Canadian thing or what

[@bigmansam18]

Yeah it sounds so weird lol

[@KITTY10171]

Made me cringe 😬

[@heeeeeresrossy]

Indeed. Those darn Americans, lol.

[@lukethighwalker6518]

Nolan + Zimmer = Masterpiece 👍

[@rwwilson21]

Can anyone tell me why the hell The Blair Witch Project isn't on this list(not even in the honorable mentions)!?!? A film with a box office of 249 million dollars, under a budget of around 500,000 dollars. that's 498:1.

[@joester4life]

i was surprised too.

[@Solus5048]

This is about movies that exceeded expectations...not small budget, more revenue... I'm guessing it was expected to do good

[@rwwilson21]

@@Solus5048 How is making 249 millions on a budget under 500,000 dollars not exceeding expectations? I'm sorry I don't understand...

[@RajKumar-yq8ry]

@@rwwilson21 Low budget doesn’t mean less expectations. You can’t measure a movie success with the production money spent. Movies with no VFX and having to not create giant sets and props may have caused less budget.

[@rwwilson21]

@@RajKumar-yq8ry What in a way was a student film made 249 million dollars. You never see that happen, but whatever you say.

[@humbertperez8904]

1:21 Now that you mention it, I felt the same way with First Class. I remember watching the trailer and thinking: "Oh, no. This is going to be bad" and then was completely impressed with the movie.

[@NoahDaArk]

Yeah I agree. First Class was a really good movie

[@DebzLife]

*_when I saw the sonic movie trailer, I was convinced it would be trash._* *_boy was I wrong._*

[@Eldergodconsultant]

Right? It’s one of the best video game movies

[@edmilsonlennon2866]

When I saw the first trailer yes When I saw the 2nd, I knew they would blow us up

[@mattmccomas1]

It was a fun little flick, nothing more, nothing less. So yeah, that definitely fits the criteria. Like you, I thought it was going to be garbage. Just being pretty good is a small miracle.

[@RiversEagle_]

@@Eldergodconsultant a) that doesn't really say much, b) It was ok at best which compared to the steaming dumpster fire people expected it to be I suppose it was surprising.

[@Eldergodconsultant]

@@RiversEagle_ I mean, yeah I know it's not saying much but yeah, compared to what we thought it was gonna be, I actually had a good time watching it. Also, I'm glad that people liked it after all the criticism for the first design and all the money and time they spent to fix it.

[@Duelinator]

Star Wars A New Hope was “One in a Million” indeed!

[@yondu689]

Makes you wonder how much 500 million would be in to todays currency.

[@red94mr28]

Drop the New Hope bs, it's just Star Wars

[@Kritacul]

Think for Deadpool should be, test footage “leaking” and a LOT of giving it approval. Can lead a dead movie into a Blockbuster Franchise.

[@tomassevcik5219]

Man that Hans Zimmer soundtrack always gives me goosebumps

[@MarkLaw13]

1. Captain America The Winter Solider (laughing stock, silliest of the Avengers) 2. Guardians of the Galaxy (said to be risky, who are they?) 3. Avengers Assemble(It's not going to work, too many characters. spiderman 3) 4. X-men First Class (Arrgh... Not another X-Men film. No one saw it)

[@hksalsatom]

It seems that, when handling right, you can have many protagonists sharing the stage, because we can always see how good team work compensates the shortages and how potential conflicts play out. But when you have multiple villians, you lose focus in the storyline.

[@lowk3y216]

Fun fact. That line Johnny Depp said " now bring me that horizon" is where the band "bring me the horizon" got their name

[@forsho7123]

I love that DEADPOOL is in your list...

[@michaelharris9938]

I remember when Star Wars first came out; me, my brother, and a couple of friends were going to go to see a movie. I had suggested seeing it and had to convince everyone else to go see it. I remember my brother saying, "It better be as good as you said it will be." And as the saying goes, the rest is history. It's one of our favorite movies ever.

[@amitpadhan4034]

I have watched Shazam 8 times, really never bored. When I checked out its box office collection, I was surprised. Shazam really deserve more than $800 million. Seems like they release Shazam at wrong time, Shazam Ought Have To Released In Christmas Time (Perfect Fit). I am still watching its clips, it Rewatchable and never bored me

[@joshex534]

Definitely Shazam Is Far Way Better than marvel's captain marvel..

[@marvelansh1569]

@@joshex534 You did it to embarrass her fans right lol.

[@BlazerK1914]

I really enjoyed Shazam, and it’s probably the best DCEU movie.

[@edmilsonlennon2866]

Shazam came out in the wrong time , that movie really deserved a good box office

[@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom]

@@joshex534 Even MCU fans would agree. Well, I do at least.

[@just1blackman8]

You forgot Avatar. It exceeded everyone's expectations.

[@jannelaineeleodinmuo2442]

Are you kidding me?!?! Everyone expected that movie to be so good; there was so much money poured into advertising, it opened everywhere etc etc

[@minaminastheanimationfan7909]

James Cameron or M Night Shaymalan?

[@michaelholly4866]

Screw Avatar! Too much CGI and a crappy SJW political plot. At least, Stephen Lansing did good as the villain.

[@LOREWITHBLAZER]

I’m glad they include LEGO MOVIE

[@Soldier-Boy1954]

LEGO movie: that lego CGI was one of the best i ever seen... Get out: really mysterious horror love it... Edge of Tomorrow: so much underrated idea + that action was awesome... Casino royale: one of the best James bond movies i ever seen... How to train dragon's: is one of my best childhood memorie's... Nolen's batman: Is one of my favorite trilogys' of all time... Planet of apes remake trilogy: was so much sad in last movie + love that realistic war scenes... District 9: was really awesome and i want sequel so much... Spiderman into spider verse: was like Christmas to me that animation + we finnaly get Miles Morales Spider man... Iron man: is legendary movie for me + it starts MCU... Rocky: is classic... Mad Max Fury road: is my favorite part of series... Shoshenk redemption: is really sad + intelligent movie... Deadpool: even my mom enjoy that jokes in this movie... Star wars: is my childhood...

[@nicolassalvadores932]

good list, i would include shrek here, it sure blew my expectations

[@jevgeek7674]

I really liked this list, great work!

[@RadJack14]

If Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides never existed he franchise would have gone of on a high note

[@trferguson22]

Shawshank Redemption... Incredible!!! I've seen it 100x and I'd still watch it again. And each time, I discover something new.

[@laustcawz2089]

Have you seen "Escape From Alcatraz"? This is where "...Shawshank..." got a lot of it's ideas.

[@nanouklezaf4273]

I'm really annoyed that Edge of tomorrow is just an honorable mention, I was very surprised by how good this movie was, I was excepting another Oblivion (which was very decent) but it was really entertaining, as viewers we knew the issue with time but we were constantly put behind Cage's experience with the lapses, I loved that dynamics.

[@sandeepchaudhary9670]

Edge of tommorrow was lying around in my laptop since 2014-15. Couple of weeks ago I have nothing to do so i decided to watch it. It is one of the unique sci fi action thriller movie and it's extremely underrated.

[@hksalsatom]

Star Wars iV legacy is many many things, and among them you cannot forget John William's music! As legendary as the movie itself!

[@bradleymcavoy3432]

Dark City! I went in the movie theater not knowing what to expect and that Film kind of blew my mind! Also the Original RoboCop, Peter Weller and Kurtwood Smith ( Red Foreman 😆) on Fire! 🔥

[@alyssinwilliams4570]

Iron Man is still my favorite of all the MCU films.

[@matthewmcguirk5287]

The Godfather. Considering all the obstacles they had to hurdle over, it was apparent nobody wanted the film to be made. It's success and artistic merits surpassed anybody's expectations. It is one of the best of all time. Most of the films on this list, I am not sure how high the expectation was. This list is more 'unexpected successes'. There are so many successful films that came close to never being made, whose expectation are we being defined by here?

[@ruby-py7fx]

kingsman the secret service is such an underrated movie omg

[@rojo8675]

6:25 Finn: what about the sequel trilogy? Rey: that one's garbage. TIE fighter (representing Disney): *destroys most of the Star Wars content.* Rey: sequel trilogy will do. I don't hate on it and pretty much like it, it's just that I don't like how much of a copy it is

[@melishamitchell1485]

Should've included the Lion King. Disney employees were more into Pocohantas, and they had no high hopes for Lion King

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

Melisha Mitchell Should I also mention that first-time animators were sent to Lion King while seasoned animators were sent to Pocahontas?

[@rrivals126]

6:26 I feel like this scene is very much intended 😂😂

[@richg4189]

Die Hard anyone? Movie is epic with a hero who was a comedic tv star. No huge stars to the greatest action movie maybe ever

[@danasaeed9018]

I Love This Top 20 That You Guys Recently Doing Phoebe, Keep It Up.

[@mietitore1823]

I’m shocked that Snow White and the Sven Dwarfs isn’t mentioned. It’s a beloved movie, a treasured film that nobody that it could happen. Walt Disney took a chance on making the first animated featured film which nobody thought it can work but it did.

[@red94mr28]

" the Sven Dwarfs"? Was this the Scandinavian version of the Disney classic?

[@_Larzy]

I remember being very young and terrified of Curse of the Black Pearl when I was young. That skeleton scene when they marched underwater gave me nightmares.

[@anactualapple6375]

I just watched "soul" by pixar and watchmojo logo looks like one of those Jerry's

[@malachilatroy]

fr lol

[@Disconnected2024]

watchmojo: lego movie exceeded expectations in 2014 me in 2014: *laughs in over optomistic 8 year old*

[@arcticgumby3542]

I remember dismissing The Lego Movie when I first saw the poster. After watching the movie I was pleasantly surprised

[@yourciaagent3303]

Then number two came ...

[@eyfbiopenup2174]

1: American pie 2:The wolf of wall Street 3: Titanic 4:I origins 5: Pursuit of happyness 6:The Shawshank redemption 7:Snowpiercer 8:shutter Island 9:drag me to hell 10: final destination/NFS

[@MonyXChan]

I would have put Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) on here, and IT (2017) as well. Sonic, because it was a surprisingly fun and easy watch. IT, because I so clearly remember people saying it didn't need to happen, and that Tim Curry's Pennywise was too iconic and no one could match up to his performance. Now it is the highest grossing horror movie.

[@megluu884]

IT is amazing

[@sparkypekka5141]

I agree sonic exceeded all expectations I loved it!

[@cassiecraft8856]

I’m really glad that Star Wars was NUMBER1!!! I remember seeing it at the Drive-In on Hey. 98 in Durham,N.C. when I was 5 years old. Twice that summer in fact. Then waited in line for 2 hours to meet Darth Vader at South Square Mall a year or two later. Neither of those two places exist anymore. We used to play Star Wars all the time.

[@pronunciationpolice6530]

17:32 Aesthetic is commonly mispronounced as "ass-tet-iK" while the correct pronunciation is "ess-thet-ik." It's never too late to learn

[@joannfrost4880]

Excellent excellent list. Thanks for including Rocky. Gonna cry now.!!!.

[@TONY_4444]

WB: marvel Studios made it in a cave with some scraps DC: we are not marvel Studios

[@februhandsome]

Batman trilogy?

[@mr.sisterfister7577]

"What were you thinking when the buzzer went off--" "ADRIENNE!!" That's why Rocky is so good. It's about love, not the fight.

[@Aditya_Kumar_12_pass]

I remember watching avengers 1 in cinema. that was the biggest thing happened in history of cinema

[@irregulargamer1352]

Spiderverse taught me to never trust a marvel trailer. They knew the movie was good but decided to make a half-assed stuttery trailer in order to boost ratings by lowering expectations.

[@eversuperman]

Am I the only one who got hung up on Phoebe's pronunciation of Caribbean?

[@speedemon_8425]

I mean that’s how it’s supposed to be said.

[@vineshen3599]

100% accurate review, every movie on the list was awesome.

[@AzaleyaReid]

Somebody disliked the video in less than 2 minutes.

[@preyansh2196]

Someone really hates watchmojo 😂

[@AzaleyaReid]

@@preyansh2196Yet they're probably subscribed and have notifications turn on. xD

[@_ian_wick_]

I dislike it cause I disagreed alot of movies that there good and also John Wick isn't in the list.

[@wittyroark]

What an amazing list... After every movie I was like..."oh yeah."

[@abellewis3062]

Happy Death Day should've been an honorable mention. That movie was so good it got a sequel. And possibly a third movie can be in the works.

[@zionpiercefield1523]

Tucker and dale vs evil is the best shocker of a movie I have ever saw it's super surprising how good it is

[@jaysin197800]

The whole reason I watched this video is because Edge of Tomorrow was the thumbnail and it only gets “honorable mention”? 🙈

[@n.l.4626]

It's funny, most of the movies on that list I only saw a few years after they aired and was legitimately surprised how entertaining they were.

[@MRKYootube]

Top 10 non-linear timeline movies (Inception, Pulp Fiction, Memento, Tenet)... PLEASE

[@anuragkat66]

Batman Begins, Spiderverse, Deadpool, 21 Jump Street, Kingsman, Casino Royale, How to Train your Dragon So many of my favorites made the list

[@shaylawilliams4345]

Shawshank is only an honorable mention?!?!? It didn't do amazing in theater, but has since become known as one of the greatest movies ever made!

[@flex97]

I think doing well in the box office is how they are mainly defining exceeding expectations for this list. I will pretty much watch Shawshank, Good Fellas & The Usual Suspects from any point in the movie if I'm flipping channels and see either of them playing. The God Father is another, but only if its not too late in the evening or the week end.

[@Takisan111]

I was so sure Sonic would have been on here somewhere. Almost no one thought that movie would do well, even after the character design improved.

[@saikikusuo7937]

Yeah but even though it was way better than i thought it was gonna be, it still wasn't that great

[@igortolstov487]

How is Matrix not on the list? It has to be number 1 twice.

[@thehardyfan9908]

Igor Tolstov because people thought it would be good

[@ABeardedDad]

Actually, now that you've said, it's kind of sad to think the matrix is slowly being forgotten. I wonder why though?

[@warrenreid6109]

I can't believe it. They actually got this list right. About time.

[@Erasureeraser]

After years and decades of delays Mad Max Fury Road became one of the best action movie and it'll become a cult classic

[@mypetcerberus13]

Good list. For honorable mentions, I'd suggest Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (~215M on a 15M budget, ~130m US, unheard of for a subtitled wuxia film) and My Big Fat Greek Wedding (~370M on 5M budget). Paranormal Activity (~200M on 215k, with 200k being a new ending) and Blair Witch (~250M on 60k) were also big surprises but that seems to happen more with horror, where something new and fresh is often more important than big budgets or big name actors.

[@ma7ur97]

The best one for me was the gentlemen

[@DHynes5]

Oh absolutely. The only other Guy Ritchie films I had seen beforehand were both Sherlock Holmes movies (which I liked) and King Arthur (which I didn't like) so I was unaware of his style from films like Snatch. Needless to say my mind was completely blown and it quickly became my favourite film of 2020 so far!