Top 10 Movies Loved By The Audience But Panned By The Critics

Critics have a significant influence on the audience. Many viewers decide whether they want to watch a film or not based on the critics’ reviews. Therefore, all the critics must provide a true and accurate insight into the movies so the audience can make a rational decision. But critics are not right all the time and many times. There have been many incidences where critics and audiences don’t agree with each other. Let’s take a look at some movies the audience loved, but the critics didn’t.

1. Satyamev Jayate (2018)

Satyameva Jayate Click to look into! >> Read More... , released in 2018, received terrible reviews from critics. The movie was said to be boring, with mindless action and having no reason to exist, with one critic even giving it 0 stars out of 5. Whereas the audiences liked the film, many viewers gave it 4 stars or so. The movie managed to collect around 90 cr at the domestic box office and became a hit.

2. Kabir Singh (2019)

The audience loved the movie Kabir Singh, which is clear from the fact that it grossed more than 300 cr. at the box office. But the critics gave it negative reviews, with criticisms regarding the film being misogynist and glorifying toxic masculinity. No doubt Shahid Kapoor’s performance was powerful, and the film’s soundtrack was also soulful, but the movie as a whole is just problematic.

3. Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018)

Bhavesh Joshi is one of India’s best superhero origin stories. But the critics didn’t think so. Many critics gave the film negative reviews and bad ratings, and were not impressed by it. Despite being liked by the audience, it remains one of the most underrated movies in Bollywood, and sadly it failed at the box office.

4. Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)

Uri was a powerful movie that traced the surgical strike that the Indian Army performed on a terrorist base in Pakistan in response to a terrorist attack on an Army base. It won over every viewer in the country, earning great numbers at the box office. But apparently, the critics didn’t like it. Many critics gave it a rating of 2 out of 5, which is too low for such a fantastic movie, calling it toxic hyper-nationalism.

5. Karwaan (2018)

Karwaan garnered praise from every member of its audience. It is a fun and new watch which revolves around two friends who take a road trip to Kochi with a chirpy teenager. But many prominent critics didn’t like this one, giving it bad ratings and criticizing the script, saying it didn’t achieve its full potential, although the performances of the cast were appreciated. It remains an underrated film to date.

6. Guzaarish Click to look into! >> Read More... (2010)

Probably the least critically panned movie on this list, Guzaarish still received some negative reviews from prominent critics, calling it emotionally sterile. And it resulted in the film being a box office disaster. But the audience loved this movie. Everyone praised Hrithik and Aishwariya’s performances, with Hrithik even winning a few awards. It remains a hugely underrated movie, and the critics judged this one wrong.

7. Super 30 Click to look into! >> Read More... (2019)

Super 30 is a biographical film based on the life of brilliant mathematician Anand Kumar Anand Kumar is a prominent Bollywood director, pro >> Read More... , who helps underprivileged students prepare for the JEE exam. All the critics gave it horrible reviews, calling it a drag, dubious, and non-engaging. But the audience loved the film. The movie collected around 147 cr at the domestic box office and was declared a super hit, Hrithik’s performance also received praise. Super 30’s reception was highly polarizing among the critics and audience.

8. Ready Click to look into! >> Read More... (2011)

Ready got slammed by critics upon release, which it should have been. But the audience loved it, at least at the time of release, as it collected 121 cr at the domestic box office, which was a massive deal in 2011. Salman Khan Salman Khan is a very famous Indian actor and a pr >> Read More... only has to show up on the screen, and his fans would gladly go to the theatres to watch him. Ready mainly received criticisms for its script and length.

9. Housefull 4 Click to look into! >> Read More... (2019)

Housefull 4 was a complete joke of a movie, and the critics panned it wholeheartedly. It was review bombed, with critics calling it senseless and an embarrassment. The dialogues were pure cringe and the performances were horrible and over the top. Still, the audience went to see the movie in great numbers, with the film earning over 300 cr. at the box office, becoming a massive hit. We wonder why so many people went to see it when movies like Saand Ki Aankh and Made In China Click to look into! >> Read More... released alongside. We stand with the critics on this one.

10. Parmanu: The Story Of Pokhran (2018)

Parmanu was a great movie that detailed India’s first nuclear test in 1998. All the audience members loved the film, and it earned 195 cr worldwide at the box office. But most of the critics didn’t like the movie and gave it negative reviews, calling it flat and criticizing the performances. It also received criticisms for playing the patriotism card unashamedly.