These Are the Most Overrated Movies of All Time

American Hustle

For a movie about a real-life FBI sting, American Hustle wasn't exactly authentic. This heavily stylized film relies more on its star-studded cast than the story it's supposed to be about. Also, this movie tries way too hard to be funny but the comedy is undermined by the wold production value and the severity of the plot itself. 

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The More You Know

  • A "Harry Potter" stunt double was paralyzed on the job.
  • Stanley Kubrick had all the sets and models from the filming of 2001: A Space Odyssey destroyed to prevent a sequel from being made.
  • The director of Cannibal Holocaust had to prove in court that the actors were still alive and didn’t get killed during the movie.
  • Fantasia (1940) was originally a short called The Sorcerers Apprentice, but Walt Disney overspent on the score and decided to make it feature length film rather than waste money.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.