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The Godfather. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Back to the Future. These three titles are only some in the fortunate group of films that have received four out of four stars from widely known critic and analyst Roger Ebert, and for good reason. Anybody who has watched these celebrated cinematic classics would agree that they hit on all fronts: they have characters that we connect with, camera work that seamlessly brings us into the scene, and emotional punches that stick with us long after the credits roll.

But as much as you would think that this list is logically made up of box office successes, some of those on Ebert’s highest-praised list are actually major commercial failures. A massively...