In honor of the new film Gangster Squad (which looks decent but has one of the worst titles imaginable, like it was made up by a focus group of 2nd-graders), here are some excellent pictures that suffer from having lousy titles:

American History X – A lame title given a lame explanation in the movie. Would have been slightly less lame to call it AmeriKKKan History.

Saving Private Ryan – It’s a really unimaginative title. It’s like if Apocalypse Now was called Killing Colonel Kurtz.

Good Will Hunting – Will Hunting is good, he will share his goodwill, he also shops at Goodwill.

Million Dollar Baby – Not only does this sound stupid, but a female boxer will never make anyone a million dollars.

Let the Right One In – So this title is taken from a Morrissey song quoted at the beginning of the book the movie is based on. That being explained, it sucks.

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – I understand the pulpy sound they were going for here but it could have been cut in half to be either “The Assassination of Jesse James” or “The Coward Robert Ford.”

My Left Foot – Kind of a slight title for such an emotionally powerful film.

Cloverfield – YES, this movie is good, shut up. Anyway, I believe this was just kind of a filler name for the movie and they never thought of anything better. They sorta kinda try to explain it but it doesn’t make a ton of sense.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind – The Third Kind part is just unnecessary and nobody knows what the f that means anyway. Should have just been Close Encounters.

Gone Baby Gone – Not only does this sound stupid, but as an editor the lack of commas kills me.

Batman Begins –  Always had a problem with the Begins part. If you use it for any name it just sounds dull and incomplete, James Bond Begins, Bullitt Begins, Brian Begins. See what I mean?

Clash of the Titans – The original had zero Titans much less them clashing.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Don’t combine two book titles if you’re only making one movie.

Silence of the Lambs – Just always hated it as a title, and it comes from a story in the movie that nobody really cares about.

There Will Be Blood – There was a minor amount of blood, actually. When I first heard There Will Be Blood I thought it was a Saw spinoff.

Trainspotting – How many trains did they spot? Two at most.

They Live – Sounds more like a zombie flick than a race of overseers dominating our thoughts, right? It’s not like they were dead before. Should be like They’re Here.

I’m sure there are many more we’re forgetting, what are some of yours? (Remember, they have to be good, so Manos: The Hands of Fate doesn’t count)