20 Most Horribly Misleading Movie Titles
16. Heavenly Creatures
What It Sounds Like: A young Kate Winslet. A young Melanie Lynskey. All of the elements were in place for a telling drama about a couple of fallen angels adjusting to an Earthly existence amongst us non-winged mortals.
What It Actually Is: Peter Jacksons 1994 drama couldnt be farther from the truth. Based on a true story, Heavenly Creatures tells of schoolgirls Pauline Parker (Lynskey) and Juliet Hulme (Winslet) and their plot to kill Parkers mother.
Theres nothing heavenly about the pair, except for the idyllic dreamworld to which they retreat. In reality theyre a couple of entitled brats who go much farther than feet stomping and bedroom huffs. When Parkers mother refuses to let her go overseas with Juliet, they carry out her murder. Its a gruesome, heart-breaking scene.
What It Should Have Been Called: Horrendous Creatures.