To say that these films overperformed would be an understatement. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking at movies released between 2020 and 2024 that exceeded everyone’s expectations critically and financially.

These video games were not only great, but defied all expectations any of us had for them! For this list, we’ll be celebrating games that were much better than anyone could’ve guessed, whether the expectations came from lackluster pre-release footage, troubled development periods, or poor reception to previous entries.

Despite the odds, these are all TV shows that exceeded expectations.

Life isn’t a rom-com and these are romantic movie lines that ruined our expectations for love.

'expectations vs Gratitude' article on Medium: https://medium.com/swlh/expectation-vs-gratitude-730503baaee5 Do you want to listen to Context TV on the go? This episode is also available as a podcast! Listen to it here: https://wmojo.com/ContextApple https://wmojo.com/ContextSpotify https://wmojo.com/ContextStitcher https://wmojo.com/ContextGoogle In this episode of Context Is King, Ashkan Karbasfrooshan and Rebecca Brayton discuss how to improve work-life balance by managing your expectations and finding things to be grateful for in the workplace. It's a new year and a new decade, so what should be our primary focus in 2020? Watch for more! Let us know in the comments what ideas/topics you'd like us to discuss next: https://watchmojo.com/context/suggest #watchmojo #entrepreneurship #business

Unrealistic expectations from teen movies set us all up for disappointment going into high school.

You can’t always judge a video game by its box art. Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we countdown our picks for the Top 10 Video Games That Defied expectations.

There's nothing wrong with being the underdog, so long as you come out on top in the end. Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Movies that Exceeded expectations.

This novel follows the coming-of-age experiences of an orphan named Pip. Welcome to WatchMojo.com and in this installment of Mojo Notes, we’ll be exploring ten things you should know about Charles Dickens’ “Great expectations.”

These movies were definitely worth the hype. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the best movies that met and exceeded audience expectations.

Did Disney lie to us? Welcome to MsMojo, and in our minds we’re totally the leads of our own Disney movie. But today we’re remembering all the ways reality is constantly trying to remind us that we’re wrong.

High school isn't anything like these teen movies promised. For this list, we’ll be looking at the high school movie cliches that we anticipated and maybe even dreamed of heading into freshman year, only to be hit with reality.

"Friends" told us life was gonna be this way... but it wasn't. For this list, we’ll be looking at the unrealistic expectations this sitcom gave us for our 20s and beyond.

These animated shows from DC far exceeded our expectations. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most notable series from DC’s animated catalog that turned out better than anyone expected.

These actors surprised us all! For this list, we’ll be looking at performers who put great spins on well-established movie roles or characters, made a great transition to acting from another medium and/or stunned audiences by breaking their usual typecasting.