10 Fantasy Movie Flops That Are Actually Misunderstood Masterpieces

It can be soul-crushing when creatives put their all into a movie, and it bombs at the box office. Sometimes, this is deserved if the movie was made to chase a trend, but it can also be due to studio interference that warps the plot, poor marketing choices, competition from other movies, or simply bad luck. Most often, these movies fade from the public consciousness, but a lucky few find a second life, either through home release or word of mouth, years after their initial release, and come to be seen as cult classics.