# What is your favorite "okay" movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [June 21, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171 "2024-06-21T18:47:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/1 "2024-06-21T18:47:25Z")
I was recently re-watching the movie “Galaxy Quest” and mentioned to my GF how good it was. She has only seen bits and pieces and was dubious about its excellence. Which got me thinking… I think “Galaxy Quest” is a very good movie. I enjoy it a lot. But is it a great movie? Oscar worthy? (or name your award) Probably not that good. It is fun and really well done but it’s not a movie that bowls you over either. So, what movies would you nominate as, “really good but not award worthy or life changing?” The movie you don’t think to look for but when you come across it while channel surfing you stop to watch it? ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/2 "2024-06-21T18:49:56Z")
_Con Air_ with Nicholas cage and John Malkovich ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/3 "2024-06-21T18:59:04Z")
Major League. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/4 "2024-06-21T19:10:59Z")
_The Hudsucker Proxy_ ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/5 "2024-06-21T19:32:23Z")
Ooh…I forgot that one. Good choice. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/6 "2024-06-21T19:42:28Z")
**Beyond the Law** - somewhat obscure Charlie Sheen biker movie. Also stars Michael Madsen and Linda Fiorentino. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/7 "2024-06-21T19:47:40Z")
For me, gotta be Airplane 2. Not directed or written by the Zukers of Abrams. Mosf of the originl cast yet And happily does not include Leslie Nielsen who went on to the long running series "Police Squad!! Yet it’s got most of the original jokes and gags and William Shatner. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/8 "2024-06-21T19:50:27Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > the long running series "Police Squad! Hah!! ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/9 "2024-06-21T19:56:57Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I think “Galaxy Quest” is a very good movie. I enjoy it a lot. But is it a great movie? Oscar worthy? (or name your award) Probably not that good. It is fun and really well done but it’s not a movie that bowls you over either. _Galaxy Quest_ is an interrogation of the merits of obsessive fandom, a meditation on the ephemeralness and hollowness of celebrity, the angst of being typecast into a beloved but career-limiting role, a pointed satire of the tropes of science fiction, and also the best _Star Trek_ film that was transparently copied by the J.J. Abrams first _Star Trek_ film. (Tell me [this scene](https://youtu.be/ZmLhZjjObAo?si=LErMOZuK3tkO6OLm&t=5m20s) with the rotary cheese grater wasn’t pulled from rejected pages from the _Galaxy Quest_ script.) It is no accident that it has such a stellar cast actors in supporting characters, and is the only film where you’ll find Tim Allen actually emoting. In a just world, this film and its cast would have a shelf of awards. Instead, it has a Hugo, a Saturn (to Tim Allen, of all people) and a few minor film festival awards. [“Did you guys ever watch the show?”](https://youtu.be/JJ83r886Kyg?si=JFhomJukJOAWB8R2) Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/10 "2024-06-21T20:21:28Z")
I watch _Twister_ a couple of times a year, usually when I happen on it by accident. I’ve tried to figure out why I like it so much, but I really can’t say. _Men in Black_ (the first one) also fills the bill. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/11 "2024-06-21T20:32:47Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > _Men in Black_ (the first one) also fills the bill. “The first one” was a [Three Stooges film](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_Black_(1934_film)). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/12 "2024-06-21T20:33:23Z")
My roommate in college would play **Multiplicity** over and over and over. You know? I’ll be damned if it didn’t grow on me. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/13 "2024-06-21T20:34:47Z")
_Zombieland_ is a solid, fun watch. It helps that the film clocks in at a tight (these days) 90min so it doesn’t outstay its gimmick or suffer from excessive downtime. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/14 "2024-06-21T23:03:17Z")
If you like _Paddington_, then **Peter Rabbit** fits the OPs bill. Unless you hate James Corden, which admittedly a lot of people do. If you like animated movies about anthropomorphised animals, then **Sing** is a lot better than it ought to be. Also **Secret Life Of Pets**. A lot of Disney live-action remakes are a bit witheringly unnecessary, but nonetheless **Mulan, The Jungle Book, Aladdin** , and even **Lady and the Tramp** are all pretty good. A couple of lesser known films that I didn’t see many people talking about when they came out: **The Aeronauts, Shadow In The Cloud, The Lost City, Jerry and Marge Go Large,** and **Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar**. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/15 "2024-06-21T23:43:30Z")
“Pee Wee’s Big Adventure”. I meant to do that. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/16 "2024-06-22T00:07:27Z")
I’d say the Marvel movies, the Avengers, Ironman and Guardians in particular would be mine I’d definitely say they are just OK. Well made entertaining movies, glad I watched them. But not close to being great PS - I’d strongly disagree with OP. Galaxy Quest is great not just OK ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/17 "2024-06-22T00:10:29Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > If you like _Paddington_, then **Peter Rabbit** fits the OPs bill I’d strongly argue against that. Paddington managed to modernize the stories but still retain the charm and humor of the books. Peter Rabbit throw out everything that made Beatrix Potter books charming and great, and made a totally generic modern kids cartoon ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/18 "2024-06-22T00:19:52Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > PS - I’d strongly disagree with OP. Galaxy Quest is great not just OK 👍 👍 👍 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/19 "2024-06-22T00:27:46Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > I’d strongly argue against that. The point is it’s an ‘okay’ movie in comparison. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171/20 "2024-06-22T11:03:29Z")
I can watch **Commando** infinity times and still be entertained. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-okay-movie/1003171.md?page=2)