Top 10 most boring Movies

To each their own...

I’m writing this from memory, mostly because I haven't taken movies seriously in years (as a certain Frenchman once put it, "Film is a picture book of life for the illiterate."). I've moved past that phase where I was some wide-eyed cinephile kid watching Akira Kurosawa and Ingmar Bergman with deadly seriousness. Those were boring films—and I’ll go ahead and add any movie that is senseless or overblown beyond reason:

1. Casablanca (gag)
2. Citizen Kane (yawn)
3. Wild Strawberries (a geriatric epic)
4. plenty of Claude Chabrol's work (revolting, promiscuous bourgeoisie)
5. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (great title, tedious Luis Buñuel masturbation)
6. all those "superhero" flicks (Spider-Man, Superman, ... pure idiocy)
7. every single movie claiming to "uncover" conspiracies involving the Catholic Church against Gnostics, Cathars, or Templars
8. racially conscious Black cinema in the vein of Spike Lee
9. romantic comedies (gag)
10. pretty much all porn (Eros said goodnight, leaving nothing but a butcher shop)

redowl90 said:Hmm... I don't know. An excellent script, maybe? A solid thriller-style climax? Great performances?

"Magnolia" definitely isn't trying to be deep. It's just a straightforward film about people and human nature. I'll give you that it ends with a pathetic song, but everything leading up to it (including an incredible Tom Cruise) is great. The directing is almost flawless, even if the script might have one too many characters.

What kind of thriller? What are you talking about? All the President's Men is a political drama.

Whatever, man. If "The Exorcist" is too boring for you, go watch Jason X. Or Dracula 2000.

Look, you can call it a drama if you want, but to me? It’s a documentary. Not that it really matters...
I’m just honestly shocked that... So, I was looking over AFI's list of the 100 most suspenseful movies... just sitting here thinking about how much tension they managed to squeeze into those frames. It's a hell of a lineup. Some of them hit you like a freight train, while others just simmer under the surface until you can't take it anymore. Makes you wonder if we even appreciate that kind of pacing anymore... or if everything just has to be loud and fast these days. Not that there's anything wrong with loud, but there's an art to the slow burn... a certain kind of dread that stays with you long after the credits roll. Think about movies like Planet of the Apes, The Dirty Dozen, Halloween, Dog Day in Afternoon, Blade Runner, Terminator 2, Night of the Living Dead, or Blood Simple...

redowl90 said:Hmm... I don't know. An excellent script, maybe? A solid thriller-style climax? Great performances?

"Magnolia" definitely isn't trying to be deep. It's just a straightforward film about people and human nature. I'll give you that it ends with a pathetic song, but everything leading up to it (including an incredible Tom Cruise) is great. The directing is almost flawless, even if the script might have one too many characters.

What kind of thriller? What are you talking about? All the President's Men is a political drama.

Whatever, man. If "The Exorcist" is too boring for you, go watch Jason X. Or Dracula 2000.

Why on earth "Jason X," for crying out loud? I mean, that's your absolute favorite movie...
Look, if we’re talking about movies hitting that same theme, I’d have to bring up Poltergeist... honestly, it’s ten times more tense and gripping than The Exorcist.

wearytinker8 said:Look, you can call it a drama if you want, but to me? It’s a documentary. Not that it really matters...
I’m just honestly shocked that... So, I was looking over AFI's list of the 100 most suspenseful movies... just sitting here thinking about how much tension they managed to squeeze into those frames. It's a hell of a lineup. Some of them hit you like a freight train, while others just simmer under the surface until you can't take it anymore. Makes you wonder if we even appreciate that kind of pacing anymore... or if everything just has to be loud and fast these days. Not that there's anything wrong with loud, but there's an art to the slow burn... a certain kind of dread that stays with you long after the credits roll. Think about movies like Planet of the Apes, The Dirty Dozen, Halloween, Dog Day in Afternoon, Blade Runner, Terminator 2, Night of the Living Dead, or Blood Simple...

Why on earth "Jason X," for crying out loud? I mean, that's your absolute favorite movie...
Look, if we’re talking about movies hitting that same theme, I’d have to bring up Poltergeist... honestly, it’s ten times more tense and gripping than The Exorcist.

Well, that’s interesting, because I actually found "Poltergeist" pretty boring.
I guess we're even now. 😬

I think talking about "boredom" just leads people straight into a dead end. It’s impossible to debate which movie is boring and which isn't because "boredom" is strictly tied to whatever an individual happens to care about. I'm sure there's someone out there who finds Terminator boring. I mean, watch out, it's TERMINATOR!!! If Terminator doesn't grab someone, then what? ...I guess it's enough 😁

Anyway, stay away from these kinds of malicious lists. The only thing this kind of ordering and categorization does is cause misunderstandings and fights over nothing but personal taste...

For example, personally, I find that one—which is supposedly one of the most intense according to AFI's list (the 🙄 list), Dog Day in Afternoon—to be a bit of a snooze. It's a good film, but at times it's just boring. Go ahead, crucify me 🙂

edit: and the same goes for Odyssey on the intense list and A Clockwork Orange 🙄

Hey, let’s get serious for a second, without throwing out those "good" movies just to stir up an argument... you guys really aren't, but you haven't actually sat through a boring movie if you haven't watched this right here 🙂🙂

Jerry Martin19 said:I think talking about "boredom" just leads people straight into a dead end. It’s impossible to debate which movie is boring and which isn't because "boredom" is strictly tied to whatever an individual happens to care about. I'm sure there's someone out there who finds Terminator boring. I mean, watch out, it's TERMINATOR!!! If Terminator doesn't grab someone, then what? ...I guess it's enough 😁

Anyway, stay away from these kinds of malicious lists. The only thing this kind of ordering and categorization does is cause misunderstandings and fights over nothing but personal taste...

For example, personally, I find that one—which is supposedly one of the most intense according to AFI's list (the 🙄 list), Dog Day in Afternoon—to be a bit of a snooze. It's a good film, but at times it's just boring. Go ahead, crucify me 🙂

edit: and the same goes for Odyssey on the intense list and A Clockwork Orange 🙄

Nobody's going to crucify you here, because claiming Dog Day in Afternoon is a "tense" movie is just plain silly. Where exactly is the tension? Don't get me wrong, it’s definitely a high-quality film—it absolutely is—but it isn't tense. Even All The President's Men doesn't really fit that description either.

I honestly think that AFI's list of most suspenseful films is total garbage. They didn't even bother to define what they actually mean by a "suspenseful" movie. At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if they tucked American Beauty somewhere in their top 50 all-time thrillers. Or maybe even Million Dollar Baby.

Nonsense.

Carol Lewis said:Hey, let’s get serious for a second, without throwing out those "good" movies just to stir up an argument... you guys really aren't, but you haven't actually sat through a boring movie if you haven't watched this right here 🙂🙂

Oh, absolutely! Yeah, this definitely makes the top 5 most boring movies ever. For sure.

redowl90 said:Nobody's going to crucify you here, because claiming Dog Day in Afternoon is a "tense" movie is just plain silly. Where exactly is the tension? Don't get me wrong, it’s definitely a high-quality film—it absolutely is—but it isn't tense. Even All The President's Men doesn't really fit that description either.

I honestly think that AFI's list of most suspenseful films is total garbage. They didn't even bother to define what they actually mean by a "suspenseful" movie. At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if they tucked American Beauty somewhere in their top 50 all-time thrillers. Or maybe even Million Dollar Baby.

Nonsense.

Personally, I don't find it tense either, but I'm not judging anyone who does. I mean, come on, some people find a still life painting intense. It all depends on what hits you and how... Saying Dog Day in Afternoon lacks dynamism is one thing, but dynamism and tension are two totally different concepts. They can overlap, but they don't have to. 🙂

8. Dawn of the Dead (1978) - four people with enough ammo to take over the world, fighting away to some 70s "Starsky & Hutch" style tunes, against dangerous zombies moving at a brisk 0.1 km/h.

Yeah, I have to agree. Though there’s that Argento version where they cut out all those tedious scenes, which actually gave the movie some much-needed pace and action. 😁

Hm, Schramm, is that your way of saying it was total garbage? 😂 😂 I don't know, maybe I'll give it a look once I've seen Necromantik 2...

Oh right, and Cannibal Holocaust—another one of those tedious, dragging films. Kudos for the sick scenes, I guess, but most Italian movies back then were just plain boring.

wearytinker8 said:You really... actually, you don't need to bother watching "Schramm," from the same director.
redowl90 is wondering how a 90-minute movie can be boring. Well, this one's only 60 minutes long, yet it feels like three hours...

Anyway, here are my TOP 10:

1. Lolita (1962) — a massive milestone in cinema history, sure, but try sitting through it twice...

2. Mean Streets (1973) — Scorsese has plenty of dull entries, but man, this one just drags...

3. Traffic (2000) — I think I fell asleep about ten times during this one.

4. All the President's Men (1976) — believe it or not, this documentary-style thing is ranked 57th on the AFI list of most suspenseful movies ever.

5. The Exorcist (1973) — hands down the most tedious horror flick in history.

6. The Conversation (1974) — compared to this, Warhol's "Empire," which is just eight hours of the Empire State Building, feels like a high-octane action thriller.

7. Ken Park (2002) — honestly, I was just screaming in frustration...

8. Dawn of the Dead (1978) — four people with enough ammo to take over the world, fighting off zombies who move at a snail's pace while 70s "Starsky & Hutch" style music plays in the background...

9. Magnolia (1999) — three hours of pure, pretentious self-indulgence.

10. The Crying Game (1992) — (SPOILER!!!) The girl has a dick! Is that really why we have to endure all that misery?

*The Conversation* was boring? What kind of stuff are you on? Someone might claim *Cool Hand Luke* is a drag, but they're wrong. Just don't come at me talking trash about *The Conversation*. It’s easily the most tedious thing I've seen.
The lineup includes 2001: A Space Odyssey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Casablanca.
If you're looking for the ultimate thrill, it’s Vertigo. Period.🙏

Eh, Hellraiser III had a truly tedious start. 😁

hollowsailor19 said:*The Conversation* was boring? What kind of stuff are you on? Someone might claim *Cool Hand Luke* is a drag, but they're wrong. Just don't come at me talking trash about *The Conversation*. It’s easily the most tedious thing I've seen.
The lineup includes 2001: A Space Odyssey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Casablanca.
If you're looking for the ultimate thrill, it’s Vertigo. Period.🙏

This thread is honestly pointless. To me, The Conversation is boring (though that doesn't mean I think it's a bad movie), but I would never say that about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It all comes down to personal taste.

EDIT: Forgot to mention. Vertigo is also a boring and exhausting film for me. 😬

Vertigo was a snooze, 2001 is an absolute Odyssey of boredom, and honestly, anything else on that list felt tedious. Casablanca, The Third Man, I even sat through Alien 3... I suspect someone will inevitably chime in soon about No Country for Old Men, The Godfather, or There Will Be Blood... those are the only ones I'm actually waiting for.

I have just one question for everyone here:

Does it even make sense to keep debating this thread? Because, frankly... it feels a bit silly to me.

For some, Magnolia will be a masterpiece (it certainly is for me), while for others, it’ll be total nonsense.

To my mind, 12 Monkeys is boring to the point of pain and wildly overrated, yet someone else will undoubtedly call it a masterpiece.

I mean, this is the only way we can end up bickering... everyone is going to have their own unique Top 5, Top 10, or even Top 100 list of the most boring films ever made.

And that list above, the one in the very first post? It's pure nonsense, as I've already said.☕

Alexander Peterson7 said:The Thin Red Line!!

You just claimed it's the greatest war or anti-war movie ever made, and you're being boring. This film is a masterpiece; there isn't a single dull moment in the whole thing.

redowl90 said:Nobody's going to crucify you here, because claiming Dog Day in Afternoon is a "tense" movie is just plain silly. Where exactly is the tension? Don't get me wrong, it’s definitely a high-quality film—it absolutely is—but it isn't tense. Even All The President's Men doesn't really fit that description either.

I honestly think that AFI's list of most suspenseful films is total garbage. They didn't even bother to define what they actually mean by a "suspenseful" movie. At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if they tucked American Beauty somewhere in their top 50 all-time thrillers. Or maybe even Million Dollar Baby.

Nonsense.

Every single time I sit down to watch this movie, it keeps me right on the edge of my seat from the opening frame until the very last minute...
The main thing is probably that gut-wrenching fear for those two robbers... you know, that tension that kicks in once you realize they aren't just walking out of the bank with the cash. It’s easy to get sucked into their struggle, especially with performances from Pacino and Cazale that feel so incredibly raw and real...
Jerry Martin19 hit the nail on the head... dynamics and tension are two completely different beasts.
For instance, like, 95% of *Deliverance* doesn't even have any actual action in it... yet it’s still easily the most nerve-wracking movie I've ever seen.

redowl90 said:Nobody's going to crucify you here, because claiming Dog Day in Afternoon is a "tense" movie is just plain silly. Where exactly is the tension? Don't get me wrong, it’s definitely a high-quality film—it absolutely is—but it isn't tense. Even All The President's Men doesn't really fit that description either.

I honestly think that AFI's list of most suspenseful films is total garbage. They didn't even bother to define what they actually mean by a "suspenseful" movie. At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if they tucked American Beauty somewhere in their top 50 all-time thrillers. Or maybe even Million Dollar Baby.

Nonsense.

The jury's whole mission was to nail down the "100 greatest American heart-pounding and adrenaline-inducing films, regardless of the genre"... which basically means finding those hundred movies that actually get your pulse racing and your adrenaline pumping, no matter what kind of flick they are...
Look, you can totally disagree with certain picks—for instance, I’ve always found things like *The Wizard of Oz*, *E.T.*, *Rocky*, or *Raging Bull* to be pretty questionable... But calling the entire list a massive pile of garbage? Saying it's completely unprofessional just because it was compiled by some group of 1,800 actors, directors, writers, producers, historians, and critics? That's a bit much...

wearytinker8 said:You really... actually, you don't need to bother watching "Schramm," from the same director.
redowl90 is wondering how a 90-minute movie can be boring. Well, this one's only 60 minutes long, yet it feels like three hours...

Anyway, here are my TOP 10:

1. Lolita (1962) — a massive milestone in cinema history, sure, but try sitting through it twice...

2. Mean Streets (1973) — Scorsese has plenty of dull entries, but man, this one just drags...

3. Traffic (2000) — I think I fell asleep about ten times during this one.

4. All the President's Men (1976) — believe it or not, this documentary-style thing is ranked 57th on the AFI list of most suspenseful movies ever.

5. The Exorcist (1973) — hands down the most tedious horror flick in history.

6. The Conversation (1974) — compared to this, Warhol's "Empire," which is just eight hours of the Empire State Building, feels like a high-octane action thriller.

7. Ken Park (2002) — honestly, I was just screaming in frustration...

8. Dawn of the Dead (1978) — four people with enough ammo to take over the world, fighting off zombies who move at a snail's pace while 70s "Starsky & Hutch" style music plays in the background...

9. Magnolia (1999) — three hours of pure, pretentious self-indulgence.

10. The Crying Game (1992) — (SPOILER!!!) The girl has a dick! Is that really why we have to endure all that misery?

Aaaaaa... I honestly thought I was the only person on this planet who found that movie incredibly grating... usually, when I bring it up, people just fall asleep on me. 🙏

It was such a tedious watch... Last Days... OMG... Okay, fine... the pacing is slow... nobody actually talks... I get it, I really do... it's about Blake's final days... he's lost, detached from everything around him... slowly drifting toward death... I suppose they mumble the whole time because they can't manage a real human conversation with one another... but good grief, why does that bush stay in the frame for a full minute? It felt like an eternity... and what was with that damn Take That music video? (Though, perhaps that's meant to symbolize the decline of real music and the rise of boy bands, but did I really need to sit through the entire clip?)... Ughhghjjhjdf 🙂

I was practically praying for the character to die just so it would end... 🙄

The only redeeming quality in the film: "Venus in Furs"

EDIT : being Boyz II Men instead of Take That... 🙂

wearytinker8 said:Every single time I sit down to watch this movie, it keeps me right on the edge of my seat from the opening frame until the very last minute...
The main thing is probably that gut-wrenching fear for those two robbers... you know, that tension that kicks in once you realize they aren't just walking out of the bank with the cash. It’s easy to get sucked into their struggle, especially with performances from Pacino and Cazale that feel so incredibly raw and real...
Jerry Martin19 hit the nail on the head... dynamics and tension are two completely different beasts.
For instance, like, 95% of *Deliverance* doesn't even have any actual action in it... yet it’s still easily the most nerve-wracking movie I've ever seen.

The jury's whole mission was to nail down the "100 greatest American heart-pounding and adrenaline-inducing films, regardless of the genre"... which basically means finding those hundred movies that actually get your pulse racing and your adrenaline pumping, no matter what kind of flick they are...
Look, you can totally disagree with certain picks—for instance, I’ve always found things like *The Wizard of Oz*, *E.T.*, *Rocky*, or *Raging Bull* to be pretty questionable... But calling the entire list a massive pile of garbage? Saying it's completely unprofessional just because it was compiled by some group of 1,800 actors, directors, writers, producers, historians, and critics? That's a bit much...

The exact same people pick the Oscars, so you tell me if they’re actually the gold standard for quality.😉

wearytinker8 said:Every single time I sit down to watch this movie, it keeps me right on the edge of my seat from the opening frame until the very last minute...
The main thing is probably that gut-wrenching fear for those two robbers... you know, that tension that kicks in once you realize they aren't just walking out of the bank with the cash. It’s easy to get sucked into their struggle, especially with performances from Pacino and Cazale that feel so incredibly raw and real...
Jerry Martin19 hit the nail on the head... dynamics and tension are two completely different beasts.
For instance, like, 95% of *Deliverance* doesn't even have any actual action in it... yet it’s still easily the most nerve-wracking movie I've ever seen.

The jury's whole mission was to nail down the "100 greatest American heart-pounding and adrenaline-inducing films, regardless of the genre"... which basically means finding those hundred movies that actually get your pulse racing and your adrenaline pumping, no matter what kind of flick they are...
Look, you can totally disagree with certain picks—for instance, I’ve always found things like *The Wizard of Oz*, *E.T.*, *Rocky*, or *Raging Bull* to be pretty questionable... But calling the entire list a massive pile of garbage? Saying it's completely unprofessional just because it was compiled by some group of 1,800 actors, directors, writers, producers, historians, and critics? That's a bit much...

When someone uses terms like "heart-pounding" and "adrenaline-inducing films," I’m looking for names like John Woo and Michael Bay. Are they represented here by their work? Because if they aren't—then the whole list falls apart.

Dog Day in Afternoon and All The President's Men definitely don't fit that description. It just seems off.

redowl90 said:When someone uses terms like "heart-pounding" and "adrenaline-inducing films," I’m looking for names like John Woo and Michael Bay. Are they represented here by their work? Because if they aren't—then the whole list falls apart.

Dog Day in Afternoon and All The President's Men definitely don't fit that description. It just seems off.

😂🤣

I honestly can't believe what I'm reading here... this film is an absolute masterpiece.🙏

velvetcrane57 said:😂🤣

I honestly can't believe what I'm reading here... this film is an absolute masterpiece.🙏

But this is exactly what people mean when they ask for heart-pounding and adrenaline-inducing films .