30 Movies That People Didn’t Think Were Cringey Until They Rewatched Them As Adults, Shared In This Online Community
Kids can get interested in the strangest things that adults wouldn’t even give a second thought to. And they often get obsessed with something very easily, like Disney princesses or other cartoon characters.
It’s amazing how they can watch and rewatch something they like over and over again to the point that they memorize all the lines. But sometimes they don’t even really understand what they are watching or can’t look at it critically, so when they come back to it in their adult years, people get disappointed.
This is actually more common than you would think as more than 20k people joined a thread on Reddit answering the question “What's a movie you loved as a child that you now consider to be cringeworthy?” What would you add to the list and which ones do you agree with? Let us know in the comments!
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alvin and the chipmunks. holy s*** those guys are annoying
Percy Jackson movies, you read the books, re watch the movies, and wonder what the hell went so wrong
I was the dumba** kid that thought the last airbender was a good movie. Jesus I was dumb
Commando, i thought it was great as a kid and I watched it again and... it's even f*****g better!!!
Any of the Steven Seagal movies from the late 80s/early 90s. Jr High school me thought he was the biggest bada** ever born. Thinking about that now that feels like the most neckbeard fandom ever.
Shark Boy and Lava Girl. That s*** was the coolest thing I’d ever seen.
G-Force. That one Disney movie about the guinea pig spies? I thought that movie was the best as a kid.
I got through about 10 minutes of it when I tried to rewatch it a few months ago. Man, that movie is weird...
Drop Dead Fred but it’s still on my list of favorites
This really dates me but Mannequin was my favorite growing up
Cat In The Hat. Now that I think about it, it technically isn't a kids movie
It’s not a kids movie, but I watched it as a kid. And I wonder why I’m so messed up
Not even a kid, the 2002 movie Queen of the Damned. I was in my early 20s and thought it was so sexy and cool. I watch it now and it’s so campy and cringey and God bless Aaliyah but her performance was…eesh lol
Indian in the Cupboard. No idea why but I liked it a lot as a kid. Watched it a few years ago with my nephew and hated it
Blank check. The thought of being rich as a kid made me love the movie when I was younger. Watched it a couple years ago and got some real predator vibes between the kid and the lady FBI agent. Really hard to watch the ending where they kiss.
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. Although it is beautiful cringe.
Master of Disguise. Loved it as a kid. Holy s*** is it a terrible movie
My daughter begged me to take her to see this when she was a kid. She apologized to me as we were leaving the theater. I'm still trying to forgive her.
I feel like i used to watch Garfield a lot, didnt realise it was bad until that Zombieland moment lol.
Any of the first three Spy Kids movies. I remember the second one being one of my favourites and now it’s genuinely painful.
The horrid Dungeons and Dragons movie with Jeremy Irons, Thora Birch, and one of the Wayans brothers. Absolute garbage but I loved it for some reason. I earned some late fees for not returning the VHS on time.
Any of the Mary Kate & Ashley movies.
I’d like to make it clear that I grew up with these movies, loved the Olson twins, and there is a lot of nostalgia that comes with the memories of their movies. I just don’t think as an adult now they would be as great as I thought they were 20 some years ago.
Catwoman (2003) haunted my childhood. I didn't realise the terrible special effects weren't real so I jumped around my living room trying to imitate her.
The Phantom…Billy Zane! Totally cheesy when I rewatched it but LOVED it as a kid
Idk if anyone's said it yet but Agent Cody Banks is pretty cringe. Used to love them as a kid but looking at them now its not the same as before.
Mac and Me
5 year old me used to make my parents rent it all the time. It’s now used as a joke movie for bad Sci-Fi
The Covenant. It was a relatively early Sebastian Stan movie that I was obsessed with in middle school. I rewatched it a few years ago and it is easily one of the worst acted movies I've watched. Definitely the worst I've seen in a good decade. I really thought those guys were so cool. I just cringe thinking about how often I watched it and convinced myself that it was even halfway good just because there were hot guys.
Swim Fan. Just watch it. I don't want to spoil it but...that movie has aged so badly.
Kangaroo Jack. Loved that s***. Watched it so many times as a kid. Tried to watch it as a freshman in college and had to stop after 15 mins because the cringe levels were too high.
My parents were as unfortunate as this person's. The only thing I can figure out is that kids just like kangaroos.
16 Candles
I loved that movie when I was in high school. It...has not aged well. At all.
3 Ninjas High Noon at Mega Mountain.
Home Alone 3.
I was obsessed with both of these movies as a kid. I loved all the 3 Ninjas movies which are probably all not so great, but I remember that one the most and I’ve heard people say it’s by far the worst.
And boy did I want an RC car with a camera on it to drive at ridiculously long ranges.
KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park
I clearly remember seeing it at the time and liking the Beth song, but it's so so bad. so bad.
Mars needs moms, became my obsession and made my dad watch it atleast twice a day with me until he hid it from me when i was 9 and told me he lost it. I watched it again holy c***. EDIT: seems i offended people when it came to Mars needs Moms i like it just too corny for me personally and i hate being sad.
The Little Vampire
Favourite of my MOTHER! She was always in love with his little sister Anna. We got the DVD, man, I feel you!
My kids were talking about Osmosis Jones today. They were surprised at the lyrics from the song of Kid Rock. I didn’t know it was that bad when we would watch it when they were children.
Mortal Kombat Annihilation I tried to watch it once as an adult and turned it off after 15 minutes, cause it made cringe too hard
Son of the mask, I loved the first one and got hyped when I saw there was a sequel. I was the kinda hyped where I brainwashed myself into liking it
Monkey Bone
I seriously thought this movie was just some weird dream I had as a child 🤣 stuck w me for yeaaars
Robot Jox.
Didn't listen to it for like 15-20years. I regret rewatching it, ruined my nostalgia.
Robin Hood: Prince of thieves. It was my favorite. Watching today many of the performances seem wooden, however, I will die by the statement that Alan Rickman plays the greatest version of the Sheriff of Nottingham ever. That guy had the Midas touch with any role he played.
I had, still have, a weird obsession with Ferngully... Man, it's got a good message but it's a pretty cringy movie. To be fair, I want to be an animator & it showcases different methods of animation so I can just say I'm watching it for studying purposes... but in reality I just love Ferngully.
Yo, the name is Batty, the logic is erratic, potatoes in a jacket, toys in the attic!
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Robin Hood: Prince of thieves. It was my favorite. Watching today many of the performances seem wooden, however, I will die by the statement that Alan Rickman plays the greatest version of the Sheriff of Nottingham ever. That guy had the Midas touch with any role he played.
I had, still have, a weird obsession with Ferngully... Man, it's got a good message but it's a pretty cringy movie. To be fair, I want to be an animator & it showcases different methods of animation so I can just say I'm watching it for studying purposes... but in reality I just love Ferngully.
Yo, the name is Batty, the logic is erratic, potatoes in a jacket, toys in the attic!
Load More Replies...im ashamed too admit that i liked the eragon movie(before i read it), the master of disguise, and spy kids