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15 Brilliant Movie Concepts Ruined by Terrible Execution

Hollywood spent hundreds of millions buying brilliant, mind-bending premises, only to derail them with atrocious scripts, jarring tonal shifts, and baffling creative choices. Here are 15 legendary concept misfires.

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