Misleading Film Titles

[NoOneGetsIt]

When i first read that a new film called The Ghost was coming out I assumed it was a horror film or supernatural thriller. Of course it isnt. Its a political thriller and the title refers to a ghost writer.
The recent From Paris With Love sounRAB like a romantic film until you realise its an action film and the title is a homage to From Russia With Love.
So what film titles did you find misleading when you first saw the title and knew nothing about them?

 

[lady_armand2]

Silence of the Lambs - no sheep. (Joke).

A lot of people I know think that The Princess Bride is some kind of chick flick or teen weepy a la The Princess Diaries - when I tell them what it is really about they stare in disbelief.

 

[New Boots & ?]

'Cloverfield'

'1408'

'Shattered Glass'

 

[johncoolgun]

I had a feeling that movie the The ghost wasn't what the title made it out to be

 

[Renesmee Cullen♥]

Midnight Cowboy - this was definitely not a western.

 

[orb69killer]

Scary movie could be mis leading to people who think it's an actual horror movie but find out it's a comedy

 

[Lizzy Babe]

To Kill A Mockingbird. There's literally nothing in it about how to kill mockingbirRAB !!

 

[Myst3ry]

I haven't seen The Ghost (yet) but just from the trailer it's clear why it's called The Ghost.

 

[coloradobrittany]

Troll 2 goes out of its way to be misleading - it's not a sequel to Troll nor does it have any trolls in it

 

[Stupify]

Reservoir Dogs - not a dog to be seen or ever mentioned...

Trainspotting - no Trainspotting involved, though I did then find out why it is called Trainspotting so I guess that doesn't count

 

[Ted M P]

True Romance - i went with my best friend expecting to see a chick flick.

 

[wildimagination2003]

Naked Lunch

- Nelson Muntz

 

[lizzytrojan]

No, but the character's name is Summer. Definitely doesn't belong on this thread.

 

[veckymksc]

Tom yum goong

Tom yum goong is the name of a Thai soup dish. It is also the name used for a Thai martial arts movie. You could argue the slightest tenuous link between the title and plot but it would be stretching it a bit.

 

[Kelly W]

The Departed was always quite misleading I thought. It makes it sound like some kind of period drama.

 

[dmeyer153]

Runaway Jury - I expected a jury on the run. They didn't run anywhere.

 

[Amber is bored]

I'm sure many would regard 'Sweet Movie' to be an ironic title for a film which contains protracted scenes of people shitting, pissing, vomiting and generally disgorging and messily mucking about with bodily contents. Ah, the 70s...

 

[Loved By Someone Above]

Wolf Creek. I thought it was film possibly about werewolves. I was wrong.

Dog Soldiers also had nothing to do with dogs. Like the film though.

 

[Ricky Lee]

"Cinderella Man" - I thought it would be an up to date version of the Cinderella story.I didn't expect it to be about a boxer.

 

[Missleo]

I've read the book four times, only seen the film once - does Atticus not talk about how "It's a sin to kill a mockingbird" because all it does is sing to please you i.e. harmless things should be left alone?