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Movies That Lived Up to the Hype - Page 3

These are all movies that—for whatever reason—were hotly anticipated by large audiences and were expected to meet expectations based on the first movies/the book/the director's previous work/the symbolism the movie itself represented.
I'm specifically referring to pre-release hype, meaning the kind where people were excited but still nervous because no one knew if the movie was going to be good or not.
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Pacific Rim (2013)
Pacific Rim (2013)
81
72%6.9
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
82
95%8.2
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
83
85%7.9
Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
84
65%6.4
The Princess Diaries (2001)
The Princess Diaries (2001)
85
49%6.4
The Revenant (2015)
The Revenant (2015)
86
78%8.0
The Road (2009)
The Road (2009)
87
73%7.2
Room (2015)
Room (2015)
88
93%8.1
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
89
98%9.0
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
90
82%7.5
Selma (2014)
Selma (2014)
91
99%7.5
Serenity (2005)
Serenity (2005)
92
82%7.8
Sex and the City (2008)
Sex and the City (2008)
93
49%5.7
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
94
91%9.3
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
95
84%8.4
Shrek 2 (2004)
Shrek 2 (2004)
96
89%7.2
Sicario (2015)
Sicario (2015)
97
92%7.6
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
98
96%8.6
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
99
92%7.7
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
100
86%8.1
Skyfall (2012)
Skyfall (2012)
101
92%7.8
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
102
91%8.0
The Social Network (2010)
The Social Network (2010)
103
96%7.7
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man (2002)
104
90%7.3
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
105
93%7.4
Split (2017)
Split (2017)
106
77%7.3
Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek (2009)
107
94%7.9
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
108
86%7.7
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
109
93%7.8
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
110
89%7.8
Superman (1978)
Superman (1978)
111
94%7.3
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
112
93%8.5
Titanic (1997)
Titanic (1997)
113
89%7.8
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
114
98%8.2
Unbreakable (2000)
Unbreakable (2000)
115
70%7.3
V for Vendetta (2005)
V for Vendetta (2005)
116
73%8.1
Wadjda (2012)
Wadjda (2012)
117
99%7.5
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
118
98%8.0
Wonder Woman (2017)
Wonder Woman (2017)
119
93%7.4
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
120
91%7.4
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