8 People On What Reddit-Recommended Movie They Ended Up Loving

"Sorry To Bother You. Wild story, very fun but has something to say. Reminds me stylistically of a blend of people like Kevin Smith, Jordan Peele and Charlie Kaufman."

By Molly Burford

Updated 5 months ago, September 23, 2024

Sometimes, majorly hyped movies end up being a huge disappointment because of expectations. Luckily, that’s not always the case. Here, eight people share the movies they watched because of Reddit that they ended up loving.

1. Hereditary

“And Reddit was RIGHT! I can’t get that movie out of my head. It was so good I had to watch the 4-hour explanation video on YouTube explaining how deep the movie really is, and I loved that too.Not gonna lie, it will be one of my favorite movies forever. Nothing could top this in my mind.”–Tinkerer0fTerror

2. About Time

“Charming movie that I would not have watched without a Reddit recommendation.”–Alarming_Serve23

3. Predestination

“I had already considered watching it numerous times in the past but I can be a little indecisive, so many people suggested for me to finally give it a go and gladly I wasn’t disappointed!”–HipHopGurl

4. Ikiru

“Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa. I was looking for a film on death and existentialism and I found this film as a suggestion on Reddit. This is easily my favorite films of all time!”–TaranMenon

5. Midsommar

“There was a thread raving about it and it was still in theatres so I called a couple friends and asked if they wanted to go see a movie. We all went in blind and we still talk about how horrible/hilarious that was.”–Sundae7878

6. Midnight in Paris

“Comfy, nostalgic, romantic and full of surprises.”–Otherwise_Horror_183

7. Sorry To Bother You

“Wild story, very fun but has something to say. Reminds me stylistically of a blend of people like Kevin Smith, Jordan Peele, and Charlie Kaufman. Solely off how much I loved this film, I feel like anything Boots Riley does from now on will go straight to the top of my ‘to watch’ list.”–professor_buttstuff