15 Once-Beloved Movies That Have Actually Aged Really Badly, According To The People Of The Internet

I’m sure we’ve all experienced watching an age-old, fan-favorite movie through a modern lens and having a few “raised eyebrows” moments. Recently, Reddit users gathered to discuss the films they feel were once super critically-acclaimed, but have unfortunately aged like milk — and here are some of the responses:

“I think, especially with this movie, it ended up hiding how horrendously the Tuohy family treated him. He got stuck in a conservatorship where they basically stole all his money. He thought he was signing adoption papers but they never adopted him, just siphoned money and signed contracts on his behalf.” —u/teachertraveler1

You can read more about that controversy here.

“The movie was very well received by the critics who saw it at Cannes and other film festivals but the moment it became available for everyone to watch it was widely mocked and seen as outright offensive both to transgender people and Mexicans.” —u/TheDLBinc

“Twenty years later I only see people bringing it up to comment on how stupid it was that it beat Brokeback Mountain for Best Picture.” —u/keroppismacaron

“People loved it until they realised the story is made up by the author of the book and doesn’t depict an accurate narrative of the main character.” —u/winterweiss2902

“I don't think this movie is hated, more so criticized and reevaluated for its white savior themes.” —u/Zealousideal-Meet885

“Yes, the Klan movie. It was very popular when it came out and praised for its technical feats. It's now hated for being one of the most racist films ever produced in the States.” —u/Illustrious-Pound266

“Idk a single person nowadays that thinks it deserved the praise it got. Also it was so horribly inaccurate.” —u/AdDecent5237

“Following the BLM movement, a lot of ‘White Saviour’ movies were viewed differently… I think it’d be surprising to see a movie of that kind being made now.” —u/XStaticImmaculate

“It won the Oscar for Best Picture but is also widely criticized for its white savior narrative and condemned by Don Shirley's family for straight-up falsifying his real life claiming the movie was a ‘white man's version of a black man's life.’” —u/JustPiera

"It was the darling of the awards shows and then the next day, like a hangover, everyone woke up and said ‘wait, what the hell did we just do??'" —u/Fluid-Bet6223

“Can’t stand that Weinstein was able to build an award season campaign around such a piece of cinematic fluff.” —u/Groundbreaking_War52

“When it first came out, American Beauty won a ton of awards and everyone thought it was a deep masterpiece. Now, most people find it super cringey and think the ‘deep’ scenes, like the floating plastic bag, are actually just try hard and annoying. Plus, the story about an older man obsessed with a teenager feels way more creepy and gross to modern audiences than it did back then.” —u/jakeseditbay

“Get Him To The Greek was definitely an audience favorite when it came out. That cast has since rendered it an uncomfortable watch.” —u/Chance_Location_5371

15. And finally, Forrest Gump

“Beloved for years, but problematic. A non-disabled actor 'playing' a disability, and it reeks of the ‘disabled people are pure and innocent and childlike and therefore good and we should be nice to them’ narrative. Ick.” —u/owntheh3at18

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