10 Movies That Take Themselves Way Too Seriously

10. The Room (2003)

Before we get into the films that actually suffer because of how seriously they take themselves, it feels appropriate to mention The Room, the perfect example of a film boosted to unintentional greatness by its self-seriousness.

Written, directed, produced and edited by its star Tommy Wiseau, The Room is the pinnacle of cult classic trash, an objectively terrible film about a love triangle too convoluted and unnatural to effectively follow.

Thanks to Wiseau's bizarre script, though, the intensity of the story is actually its saving grace, making every aspect of the film -- from its oddly unfinished subplots, melodramatic acting, discomforting sex scenes and ugly visuals -- extremely entertaining.

The ultimate "so bad it's good" movie ever made, The Room takes itself too seriously, but that's what makes it such an enduring piece of cinema.