10 Terrible Horror Movies Everybody Loves

10. Bird Box

Everything about 2018's Bird Box screams spectacular success. Boasting an impressive ensemble cast featuring America's Sweetheart Sandra Bullock and the inimitable John Malkovich to name but a few, Bird Box swiftly became the most watched film on Netflix at the time of its release.

The movie's harrowingly unique premise and white-knuckle set-pieces meant that it became a fan favorite in short order. Indeed, many viewers acclaimed the chilling dystopian horror as the sight-based equivalent of genre redefining installment A Quiet Place, released to rave reviews earlier in the same year.

To say that such lofty praise was a laughably over-the-top exaggeration is akin to saying Joe Exotic was mildly flamboyant. Bird Box is a thoroughly entertaining, gripping experience carried by some strong performances, but make no mistake - this is your classic horror crap-fest dressed up behind gargantuan viewing numbers and an A-list lead. The characters are weak and undeveloped, a status quo that is compounded by significant elements of the overall narrative coming across as lazily flimsy.

The irony of Bird Box is that the movie's success actually lies at the heart of its shortcomings. The sequences that embrace the tropes of the genre, placing an emphasis on scare and shock factor over dramatic quality, are what make Susanne Bier's nail-biting offering such a fan favorite.

Bird Box is not a good movie, but frankly, it doesn't have to be.