21 Movies We Still Can't Believe They Actually Made

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While some films have been exalted as the saviors of theatrical exhibition this past year, other movies have not been as lucky, with the likes of Don’t Worry Darling, Amsterdam, and Moonfall having been fully rejected by audiences during their big screen run.

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In fact, some of these films raise the question: who exactly thought this movie idea was good in the first place? With this in mind, I’ve assembled 21 movies that we still cannot believe got the green light.

1.Nothing But Trouble (1991)

A scared couple stares behind them in a bisected car with fright

2.Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

A stoic cowboy holds up a glowing extraterrestrial weapon

3.Battleship (2012)

Two naval soldiers plot their next strategic moves

4.Mars Needs Moms (2011)

Two aliens observe a quarrel between a child and his mother

5.The Happening (2008)

A scared man stands in a field while a woman and her son run to a nearby house

6.Shallow Hal (2001)

A woman paddles on a see-saw canoe with her boyfriend in the air

7.Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island (2020)

Three women look at a map in the middle of the jungle

8.Serenity (2019)

Two men stand pensively on a fishing boat while a man desperately reels in a catch

9.The Lone Ranger (2013)

A Native American and a Cowboy walk out of a smoky background

10.The Love Guru (2008)

A bearded man covered in fur and blood makes a threatening face

11.Southland Tales (2006)

A concerned man with a camera follows closely behind a young police officer

12.Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984)

The cast of "Voyage of the Rock Aliens" assemble for a promotional photo

13.Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

Abraham Lincoln examines an ax in a dark room

14.S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale (2008)

A young woman is approached by a priest while sitting in the remains of a decrepit building

15.Epic Movie (2007)

Two pirates speak on a galleon

16.Little Man (2006)

A little person pretending to be an infant winces when forced to wear a teddy bear onesie

17.The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

Three people in various fashion styles examine a potential threat

18.The Ringer (2005)

A man gears up to participate in a race in the Special Olympics

19.The Dark Tower (2017)

A man in a leather jacket holds two guns in some kind of ornate temple

20.Mac and Me (1988)

Two kids sit in a pink convertible with a family of formally-dressed aliens

21.Ready to Rumble (2000)

Goldberg and Mene Gene Oakerland hang around a medieval-themed pro wrestler
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