What makes great guilty pleasure movies? This is a movie that you love to watch, but won't display on your DVD shelf... or maybe you will stop to watch when you flip by it on TV, but never if someone else is in the room. These movies are not always bad movies per se, but our cultural zeitgeist has determined that they are corny, dumb, or cheesy movies - badly done horror flicks, overdone dramas, overwrought or made entirely of syrup. But, still, these movies draw you in. You love them. Secretly. You're not exactly bragging about how many times you've watched them—or maybe you are, if self-deprecation is your thing.
What are the best guilty pleasure movies? This list of guilty pleasures is bound to be emotionally personal, so odds are, your #1 might not even be listed! Vote on this list and then rank your own list and add your missing faves.
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1,8351,148Ghostbusters
Bill Murray, Sigourney WeaverReleased: 1984
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
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1,221498Alita: Battle Angel
Rosa Salazar, Christoph WaltzReleased: 2019
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
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930527Raiders of the Lost Ark
Harrison Ford, Alfred MolinaReleased: 1981
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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1,034659Mrs. Doubtfire
Robin Williams, Pierce BrosnanReleased: 1993
Directed by: Chris Columbus, Chuck Jones
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1,200847Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Johnny Depp, Keira KnightleyReleased: 2003
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
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1,241864National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chevy ChaseReleased: 1989
Directed by: Jeremiah S. Chechik
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1,337778Home Alone
Macaulay Culkin, Joe PesciReleased: 1990
Directed by: Chris Columbus
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1,077672Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Gene Wilder, Jack AlbertsonReleased: 1971
Directed by: Mel Stuart
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747403The Mummy
Rachel Weisz, Brendan FraserReleased: 1999
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
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1,8731,414Independence Day
Will Smith, Jeff GoldblumReleased: 1996
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
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111,070630Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Harrison Ford, Sean ConneryReleased: 1989
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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1,3661,034The Lost Boys
Kiefer Sutherland, Corey FeldmanReleased: 1987
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
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1,3901,099Point Break
Keanu Reeves, Gary BuseyReleased: 1991
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
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14514375Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Johnny Depp, Keira KnightleyReleased: 2006
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
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989799The Karate Kid
Elisabeth Shue, Ralph MacchioReleased: 1984
Directed by: John G. Avildsen
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1,3871,092Armageddon
Ben Affleck, Bruce WillisReleased: 1998
Directed by: Michael Bay
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1,6141,331Grease
John Travolta, Olivia Newton-JohnReleased: 1978
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
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1,3791,096Top Gun
Tom Cruise, Meg RyanReleased: 1986
Directed by: Tony Scott
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1,4231,166Starship Troopers
Neil Patrick Harris, Denise RichardsReleased: 1997
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
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580300Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Harrison Ford, Steven SpielbergReleased: 1984
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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21342171Cool Runnings
John Candy, Malik YobaReleased: 1993
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
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1,008729Pretty Woman
Julia Roberts, Richard GereReleased: 1990
Directed by: Garry Marshall
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350253Tommy Boy
Dan Aykroyd, Rob LoweReleased: 1995
Directed by: Peter Segal
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24370243Underworld
Kate Beckinsale, Michael SheenReleased: 2003
Directed by: Len Wiseman
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687551School of Rock
Sarah Silverman, Jack BlackReleased: 2003
Directed by: Richard Linklater
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