List of films considered the worst

The films listed here have achieved a significant level of infamy through critical and popular assertion as being among the worst films ever made. The films have either been cited by a combination of reputable sources as the worst movie of the year, or been on such a source's list of the worst movies of all time. Examples of such sources include Roger Ebert's list of most hated films, Rotten Tomatoes, the Internet Movie Database's "Bottom 100" list, and the Golden Raspberry Award ("Razzies").

Original films

B-movies

For gods sakes.

Poorly executed adaptation

Many directors adapt a book, play, game or story from another medium into a film, with varying results.

Howard the Duck (1986)

Howard the Duck was loosely based on the Marvel Comics character created by Steve Gerber and starring Lea Thompson, a young Tim Robbins, and Jeffrey Jones. The film retains only two central characters: the eponymous duck and Beverly Switzler, and goes to no effort to make them look or behave similarly to their counterparts from the comics. Executive producer George Lucas disowned it shortly after its release. In his Movie Guide, Leonard Maltin calls the film a "hopeless mess of a movie". The film was also among Siskel and Ebert's picks for the "Worst Films of 1986". The film was adapted by Willard Huyck and his wife Gloria Katz and directed by Huyck, with no input from Gerber, who "was hoping against hope that the script and the movie itself weren't as bad as I thought they were. Or at least, that they wouldn't be received as badly as I thought they would," citing that many films he hated were at least successful. Huyck and Katz were once considered "luminaries", but have not made a film since. The film was so bad it was soon dubbed "Howard the Turkey". The Nostalgia Critic also gave a negative review to this movie, especially in the beginning when there was a nude female duck taking a bath. The film won four Razzies - Worst Picture, New Star, Visual Effects, and Screenplay.

Catwoman was one of the most critically panned movies of 2004. The "pathetically corny" film poster (above) is also panned.

Catwoman (2004)

Based on the DC Comics character and starring Halle Berry, the film retains next to nothing of the Batman antagonist and the source material. In the movie, Catwoman has actual superpowers, which she lacks in the comics. The lycra catsuit was replaced with slashed leather pants, a bra, and a mask-cap, and she leaps from rooftop to rooftop in stiletto heels. As the movie character differs so widely from her comic source, the character has been cited as "Catwoman In Name Only". It has a 9% rating at Rotten Tomatoes, and was declared "arguably the worst superhero film ever made" by the Orlando Sentinel. The Village Voice summed up reviews of the film under the title "Me-Ouch."[5] It is the winner of four Razzies for Worst Picture, Worst Actress, Worst Director (Pitof), and Worst Screenplay. Berry arrived at the ceremony to accept her Razzie in person (with her Best Actress Oscar for Monster's Ball in hand), saying:

"First of all, I want to thank Warner Brothers. Thank you for putting me in a piece of shit, god-awful movie . . . It was just what my career needed."

Alone in the Dark (2005)

Based on the popular survival horror video game series Alone in the Dark, specifically Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare; starring Christian Slater, Tara Reid and directed by Uwe Boll (who became infamous for directing poorly received movies adapted from games, like the equally panned House of the Dead, BloodRayne and Postal); Rottentomatoes.com ranked the film a score of 1% as of January 2009 and lists it as the 2nd worst reviewed movie of all time. At Metacritic, it was a score of 9%. On IMDB; it has a rating of 2.2 and presently ranks 77th place in the bottom 100. In a review of Alone in the Dark, Rob Vaux states that the movie makes other "bad" movie directors feel better in comparison: "'It's okay,' they'll tell themselves, 'I didn't make Alone in the Dark.'" Another reviewer wrote that Alone in the Dark was "so poorly built, so horribly acted and so sloppily stitched together that it's not even at the straight-to-DVD level." Common criticisms of the film include an incoherent plot, excessive gunplay, poor camerawork and special effects during fight scenes, a poorly executed sex scene, an ending which directly contradicts plot points previously established in the movie, and the casting of Tara Reid as an archaeologist. The film received two 2005 Razzie Award nominations; Worst Director (Uwe Boll) and Worst Actress (Tara Reid).

Star vehicles

Some films listed here starred A-list actors who critics felt were either badly miscast, paired or grouped with other stars with whom they did not share viable chemistry, or cast in an otherwise poorly made film that relied entirely on their star power.

The Conqueror (1956)

A Howard Hughes-funded box-office bomb featuring John Wayne as Genghis Khan and the redheaded Susan Hayward as a Tatar princess. The movie was filmed near St. George, Utah, downwind from a nuclear testing range in Nevada and is often blamed for the cancer deaths of many of the cast and crew, including Hayward, Wayne, Agnes Moorehead, Mexican actor Pedro Armendáriz, and director Dick Powell (although according to an A&E Network Biography episode, Wayne also typically smoked five packs of cigarettes a day). The film appears in Michael Sauter's book The Worst Movies of All Time and made the 10-worst list in The Book of Lists. Hughes thought the movie was so bad that he bought up every copy (which cost him about $12 million), and he refused to distribute the film until 1974, when Paramount reached a deal with him. This would be the last film that Hughes would produce.

Heaven's Gate (1980)

The cast included Isabelle Huppert and Kris Kristofferson, in addition to Christopher Walken, Jeff Bridges, Willem Dafoe, John Hurt, Mickey Rourke, and Sam Waterston among others. It was directed by Michael Cimino, who had won an Academy Award for directing Deer Hunter (1978), a film that had also won four other Academy Awards, including Best Picture. In contrast, Heaven's Gate was nominated for five Golden Raspberry Awards - with Cimino winning for director - as well as an Academy Awards for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration by Tambi Larsen and James L. Berkey. The film received such a poor showing at the Toronto Film Festival that the cast and director were escorted away to avoid harm. The film grossed slightly less than $3.5 million in the United States of its more than $40 million budget, and contributed to the end of United Artists as an independent studio. Cimino's career did not recover. The movie's title has become a synonym for total disaster; when the 1995 Kevin Costner film Waterworld overran its filming schedule and went over-budget it was often described as "Kevin's Gate" by the press, in homage to Cimino's film.[6]

Inchon (1982)

Although the movie had a cast of prominent stars, including Laurence Olivier (during the twilight of his film career, in which he had taken many critically panned roles. This was due to Olivier's failing health, meaning he could no longer act on stage, and so only films were left), this war epic "won" four Razzies: Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Olivier), Worst Director (Terence Young), and Worst Screenplay. It was named Worst Movie of the Year by Esquire. This movie was also criticized for being financed and produced by the Unification Church, and UC head Sun Myung Moon was a "special advisor" to the film. It has never been released on video or DVD.

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998)

Sort of a self-parody, this movie portrays the making of a movie considered extremely horrendous by its director (Eric Idle). Since his name is Alan Smithee, he can't put that name in the credits, and he destroys all copies of the movie. Also starring Jackie Chan, Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg, Oscar-nominated actors Ryan O'Neal and Sylvester Stallone, this film was widely panned by critics upon its release. It won five Razzies, including Worst Picture. With an estimated budget of $10 million, Burn Hollywood Burn only grossed approximately $45,000, making it a tremendous box office flop. Roger Ebert gave the film a zero out of four stars, calling it a "spectacularly bad film — incompetent, unfunny, ill-conceived, badly executed, lamely written, and acted by people who look trapped in the headlights." It is also on his "most hated" list. In the documentary Directed by Alan Smithee, director Arthur Hiller stated he had his credit replaced with the pseudonym Alan Smithee because he was so appalled with the botched final cut by the film's producers. It was written by Joe Eszterhas and at one point in the movie a character comments that the film-within-the-film was "worse than Showgirls" (see below), which was also written by Eszterhas.

Battlefield Earth (2000)

Based on the first half of L. Ron Hubbard's thousand-page novel of the same name, starring John Travolta, Forest Whitaker and Barry Pepper, this film had the third worst 3,000-plus-theater opening weekend up to that time. It was criticized for its poor script, hammy acting by Travolta, overuse of tilted camera angles, laughable dialogue and several plot inconsistencies. More than one reviewer called the film "Travolting". Rob Vaux called the film a "crime against celluloid". Roger Ebert predicted that the film "for decades to come will be the punch line of jokes about bad movies." It has a three percent Rotten Tomatoes rating (listing 3 positive reviews out of 96). The film won seven Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture and Worst Screen Couple (John Travolta and "anyone on the screen with him"). In 2005, an eighth Razzie (for Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 Years) was awarded to the film. Maxim magazine printed, "Even Quentin Tarantino couldn't revive Travolta's career after this movie."

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)

This action movie, starring Lucy Liu and Antonio Banderas, was universally panned by critics, earning a rare zero percent rating (with 103 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes, where it remains as the worst critically reviewed film on the site. Critics variously described the film as "A picture for idiots", "Boring to an amazing degree", "A fine achievement in stupidity and dullness", "Dreadful", "Gives new meaning to the word incoherent", and "the film is bad on just about every level". One critic even called it "Simplistic: Bullets Vs. Humans." Stephen Hunter of The Washington Post wrote, "You could run this film backward, soundtrack included, and it would make no less sense."

Gigli (2003)

A Martin Brest movie featuring Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, with appearances by Al Pacino and Christopher Walken, that was declared by many to be the worst movie of 2003. Originally a black comedy with no romantic subplot, the producers demanded script rewrites throughout filming, hoping to cash in on the Lopez-Affleck romance that was big news in celebrity-watching publications of the time such as Us and People. This film only grossed $6 million, making it one of the biggest box office bombs of all time. Many especially avoided it because they thought it was just a vehicle for the Lopez-Affleck relationship. Some reviewers dubbed the film "The ultimate turkey of all time" — perhaps aptly, considering one notorious scene in the film involved Lopez's character's sex talk to Affleck's character as she invited him to perform oral sex on her: "It's turkey time." "What?" "Gobble, gobble." Winner of seven Razzies (including 2005's Worst "Comedy" of Our First 25 Years).

Bad crossover

Sometimes stars in other fields, such as music, will attempt to parlay their existing fame into a movie career. If this works well enough the star can have a dual career in both fields, or move on exclusively to a film career. Other times, this turns out to have been a mistake and they often stop after the first try.

From Justin to Kelly (2003)

American Idol finalists Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini starred in this movie musical. It stayed in theaters for only two weeks before being released to stores on DVD six weeks later. The film was rushed into production to capitalize on the popularity of the TV series American Idol. When asked about why she did the film, Clarkson told Time Magazine, "Two words: Contractually obligated!" On Metacritic.com, it has a score of 14/100 points; Rotten Tomatoes lists only 5 positive reviews out of 57 in total. As of December 2008, it is in the number 25 position in the IMDb bottom 100 with a score of 1.7 out of 10. The film was awarded a special Razzie (for Worst "Musical" of Our First 25 Years) in 2005; however, it was also nominated for four Teen Choice Awards. Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote, "for the panting masses of American Idol fans who imagine winning and going to live happily ever after in Lotusland, the message couldn't be clearer. You, too, might one day end up starring in the motion picture equivalent of Cheez Whiz."

Bad comedy

Some comedic films fail because they are simply not funny to a wide enough audience. Many bad comedies include a series of dry, tepid jokes and overused comical events; these mostly fail due to poor or rushed writing or acting, or because they just "try too hard". Other movies fail because of an attempt by a comedic actor to try something different or a non-comedic actor to attempt comedy. Another reason may be a misunderstanding of the place of bad taste in comedy; although bad taste may be funny if comedic elements exist, bad taste is not by definition funny.

Leonard Part 6 (1987)

Writer and star Bill Cosby appeared on various talk shows denouncing the movie and warning people against wasting their time or money on it. Scott Weinberg at DVD Talk said, "Movies this bad should be handled with Teflon gloves and a pair of tongs." It won three Razzies for Worst Picture, Worst Actor, and Worst Screenplay. Cosby accepted the awards in person, on the condition that they be made from 24-karat (99.999%) gold and Italian marble. This film was also one of Cosby's last forays into feature films before his semi-retirement from the silver screen. He followed the film up with Ghost Dad, which also received extremely negative reviews.

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)

A comedy starring Sylvester Stallone along with Golden Girls star Estelle Getty, about a cop whose elderly mother meddles in his life, to the point of going on raids and chases with him. The film won three Razzies: one each for Stallone and Getty, as well as for Worst Screenplay. It also has a 6% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. In a 2006 interview with Ain't It Cool News, Stallone himself referred to it as "maybe one of the worst films in the entire solar system, including alien productions we’ve never seen", that "a flatworm could write a better script", and "in some countries – China, I believe – running [the movie] once a week on government television has lowered the birth rate to zero. If they ran it twice a week, I believe in twenty years China would be extinct."

Freddy Got Fingered (2001)

A comedy film directed by, written, and starring Tom Green. CNN's Paul Clinton called it "quite simply the worst movie ever released by a major studio in Hollywood history" and listed the running time as "86 awful minutes." The film was nominated for 8 awards at the 2001 Razzies, and won for Worst Picture, Worst Actor, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst On-Screen Couple. Tom Green accepted his awards in person, directing to the other nominees in attendance during his acceptance speech that "I don't think that I deserve it any more than the rest of you. I'd like to say that; I don't think that it would be true, though." Roger Ebert gave the film a rating of 0/5 stars, commenting that "This movie doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence with barrels" and also commenting that a day may come where Freddy Got Fingered becomes a milestone for neo-surrealism, but one will never become one for being funny. However, Ebert amended his critiques in his review of Stealing Harvard:

Seeing Tom Green reminded me, as how could it not, of his movie Freddy Got Fingered (2001), which was so poorly received by the film critics that it received only one lonely, apologetic positive review on the Tomatometer. I gave it—let's see—zero stars. Bad movie, especially the scene where Green was whirling the newborn infant around his head by its umbilical cord. But the thing is, I remember Freddy Got Fingered more than a year later. I refer to it sometimes. It is a milestone. And for all its sins, it was at least an ambitious movie, a go-for-broke attempt to accomplish something. It failed, but it has not left me convinced that Tom Green doesn't have good work in him. Anyone with his nerve and total lack of taste is sooner or later going to make a movie worth seeing.

The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)

The Eddie Murphy vehicle endured numerous script revisions and languished for two years after filming was completed, until its release in August 2002. The movie cost $110 million to make and market, but earned just $7.1 million worldwide. A majority of critics lambasted the awful acting, terrible dialogue, and lack of humor. It was nominated for five Razzies: Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Murphy, who was also nominated for I Spy and Showtime), Worst Screenplay, Worst Screen Couple (Eddie Murphy with Owen Wilson in I Spy, Robert De Niro in Showtime, and himself cloned in Pluto Nash), and Worst Director (Ron Underwood). Murphy did not promote the film upon its release. Pluto Nash has a 6% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Entertainment Weekly called 2002 Eddie Murphy's "annus horribilis" (a play on the term "annus mirabilis") due to the critical and commercial disaster of his three films released that year. In an episode of Robot Chicken, the staff of the company behind the film commit mass-suicide because of the film's poor box office showing.

Disaster Movie (2008)

This was the fourth film made by former Scary Movie writers Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. The movie, just like their previous movies Date Movie, Epic Movie, and Meet the Spartans, spoofed contemporary blockbusters like Juno, Enchanted, Cloverfield, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Sex and the City. It stars Carmen Electra, Kim Kardashian, and Vanessa Minnillo. The film was near-universally panned by critics. Reviews of Disaster Movie were almost entirely negative. The film received a 2% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with 59 reviews. Metacritic gave the film a metascore of 15%, based on 12 reviews. As of February 5, 2009, the Internet Movie Database shows the movie ranked as #2 on the Bottom 100. Also, the film had a $20 million budget, and the film grossed $14 million in the US. The film later received six Razzie award nominations. The same amount went to another one of their movies, Meet the Spartans.

Exploitation

Filmmakers sometimes try to overuse content considered taboo or shocking by the general populace as a means to draw in curious film-goers (see shock value). When executed poorly, this method can backfire. These films are commonly cult classics, however, as the overdone scenes of nudity, death, violence, and gore are often so poorly executed that they become more humorous than shocking.

Myra Breckinridge (1970)

The 1970 film based on the book of the same name by Gore Vidal and starring Raquel Welch, Mae West, and Farrah Fawcett provoked controversy due to scenes that seemed a bit questionable for the time period. It also started with an X rating but then had to be cut down to an R. Some stars from the 1940s and 1950s were also shocked to see footage from their films seen as sexual in-jokes, even some, like Loretta Young, suing them to remove the footage. There were also conflicts between Raquel Welch and Mae West on the set. Critics have panned the film, with Time Magazine saying "Myra Breckinridge is about as funny as a child molester. It is an insult to intelligence, an affront to sensibility and an abomination to the eye." Gore Vidal blamed the movie for a decade-long drought in the sale of the original book.

Cattive ragazze (1992)

An Italian film written and directed by Marina Ripa di Meana, notorious for its controversial use of public funds. Critic Paolo Mereghetti, describing the dialogue as "vulgar and idiotic" and the acting as "much worse" and saying that this film "may be of use only to understand what cinema is not", wrote of it: "It may compete as the worst film in cinema history. And win".

Showgirls (1995)

A large amount of hype was put behind promoting the sex and nudity in this NC-17 film, but the results were critically derided. Most of the hype revolved around the film's star, Elizabeth Berkley, who only two years before had been one of the stars of the teenage sitcom Saved by the Bell (in which she played a young feminist). The film won seven of the thirteen Razzie Awards for which it was nominated. It almost ruined the career of the writer, Joe Eszterhas, who has had difficulty living down the embarrassment. The film, however, has garnered a cult following over the years. The edited R-rated version removes much of the gratuitous nudity and replaces it with story elements which attempt to make the plot understandable. TBS broadcast the film on television in their prime time schedule, but added digitally animated solid black underwear to hide breasts and genitalia. It is now regularly broadcast by VH1 as part of their Movies That Rock series.

Sequels, prequels, remakes, and clones

Often, an attempt is made to capitalize on the popularity of a successful film by making a sequel (or prequel), writing a new script loosely based on the ideas of the old one, or if the film is old enough, remaking the movie altogether. Sometimes these films do not live up to their predecessor. Some factors resulting in poor performance are:

• different continuity which makes a film a sequel in name only
• budgetary constraints
• the film may not feature the stars associated with the original
• the film may not be made by the same producers, directors, writers and editors
• the target audience's lack of interest in furthering the story of the predecessor
• declining actors attempting to reprise roles from the height of their career for which they are no longer suited
• a perceived attempt to capitalize on a popular concept with little or no original material
• the original was poorly received in the first place

While they are usually considered inferior to the original, others end up being poorly done movies in and of themselves and sometimes taint the film they were meant to emulate or continue.

Comedy sequels

Caddyshack II (1988)

The sequel to the critically acclaimed 1980 comedy Caddyshack received two Razzies for Worst Original Song and Worst Supporting Actor (Dan Aykroyd). It holds a 0% from 8 critics at Rotten Tomatoes and a rating of 3.4 out of 10 on IMDb, as of January, 2009. The film was also listed on ESPN Page 2's "Worst Sports Movies Ever" at number 4, in contrast to the original Caddyshack being listed at number 8 on the "Top 20 [Best] Sports Movies of All-Time". Caddyshack II continues to appear on numerous "worst movies ever" and "worst sequels" lists including a number 2 spot on the Entertainment Weekly list of Worst Sequels Ever.

Clones

Happily N'Ever After (2007)

The film was panned by critics. Most of the criticisms included poor animation, lazy casting, tepid jokes, and a large number of critics felt the plotline was ripping off Shrek and Hoodwinked!. On its opening weekend it only grossed $6.6 million. According to Rotten Tomatoes, it only has a 4% critical approval rating on the tomatometer (and a very rare 0% in the "cream of the crop" division), yet it received a 3.1 average rating.

Who's Your Caddy? (2007)

The film opened to extremely negative reviews. In particular, many critics have deemed it a "terrible rip-off" of Caddyshack. It holds an extremely low 8% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Superhero, science fiction, and fantasy movies

Batman and Robin (1997)

Based on the DC Comics series, this film has been criticized due to a weak script, campy performances, and a ridiculous plot. Another source of annoyance to viewers was the portrayal of Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger), whose performance included numerous "ice" puns. Although somewhat financially successful (it made $107 million domestically), the unpopularity of this film brought Warner Bros.'s billion dollar Batman franchise to a halt, changed plans to release a second animated film theatrically to direct-to-video, and canceled plans for a fifth film in the series. Not until 2005 was a new Batman movie made, Batman Begins, which was a complete reboot of the franchise that ignored the four previous films. George Clooney said that he would personally refund anyone who saw the film. He often apologizes for the movie in interviews, and joked on David Letterman's Late Show that Arnold Schwarzenegger "helped me ruin the Batman franchise." In an article for MSN Movies, David Fear called it the "worst superhero film", and Maxim goes a step further by declaring it the worst movie ever made.

Other

Staying Alive (1983)

The sequel to Saturday Night Fever, directed by Sylvester Stallone and starred John Travolta. Panned by critics despite bringing in $68 million at the box office, the film was ranked the Worst Sequel Ever by Entertainment Weekly and it has a 0% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. The film is also listed on Roger Ebert's Most Hated list.

Jaws: The Revenge (1987)

The fourth film in the Jaws series ignores the events of the more successful but widely panned Jaws 3-D, and uses a plot involving a Great White shark seemingly plotting to murder the surviving members of the Brody family after recurring character and youngest son Sean Brody is killed by a shark. The shark appears to have a psychic bond with matriarch Ellen Brody (Lorraine Gary), as it is able to track down family members, even following Ellen from Amity to the Bahamas. At the end, the shark is heard to roar repeatedly as it receives electric shocks (which is biologically impossible) before being struck by the broken bowsprit of a sailboat driven by Ellen and either being impaled or exploding depending on which ending is used. In the 'explosion' ending, marine biologist Jake (Mario Van Peebles) survives his seemingly-fatal attack by the shark minutes earlier, appearing on the water surface, bloodied but alive. Viewers can also notice the very obvious "ocean" shots in the final scenes are inter-cut between the real ocean and ones shot on a back lot water tank. In several scenes you can clearly see the water splashing against a painted canvas backdrop. Michael Caine missed attending the Oscars that year to receive his first Best Supporting Actor award in order to keep the film on schedule. A studio test screening in Houston brought in an unprecedented low score of 3% "excellent," which the studio promptly spun to The Hollywood Reporter as an amazing audience response of 97% (they didn't mention that 97% of the audience hated it). It has a 0% rating at Rotten Tomatoes.

The Neverending Story III (1994)

The film starred Jason James Richter of Free Willy fame, as well as Jack Black. The storyline had neither any relation to any element in Michael Ende's original novel, nor the previous two films. The film was criticized amongst fans and considered the weakest entry in the film series and includes numerous scenes that are considered "annoying." It has a 2.6/10 on IMDb.

Kazaam (1996)

Is a 1996 comedy that stars professional basketball player Shaquille O'Neal as the title character, a genie. The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews from almost every critic. It holds a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie also has a 2.3/10 rating by the users of the IMDB , where it places at #77 of the bottom 100. New York Times give it a 1/10 and it said "Memo to Shaquille O'Neal: Don't give up your night job." . It is number 10 on Everyone's a Critic bottom 200 movie list .

3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)

The fourth 3 Ninjas movie — and universally considered the worst of the series — starred none of the original actors, excluding a near-cameo role by Victor Wong, and was directed by teen-friendly director Sean McNamara. The film also starred Hulk Hogan and Loni Anderson. The movie has zero positive reviews at Rotten Tomatoes, is the 50th worst movie (with a score of 2.1 out of 10) as rated by the users of IMDb as of June 2008, and grossed only $375,805 domestically.

Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience (2009)

A 3D concert film by the Jonas Brothers in a follow up to a Hannah Montana 3D concert by Disney. It was panned by some of the fans of the Jonas Brothers and non-fans of the Jonas Brothers. Saving a flop of the box office when Madea Goes to Jail and Watchmen were released. and Internet Movie Database ranked this a number one spot of the worst movies ever made.

Audience polls

Certain sites attempt to gauge the opinion of their audience regarding the worst film ever via voluntary poll. However, since respondents tend to be self-selected, these polls are not scientifically rigorous and should not be considered definitive. Additionally, these polls tend to fluctuate wildly in reaction to recent films and are much less stable than lists of best movies.

According to the Internet Movie Database's polls, as of March 06, 2009, the top ten worst rated movies are:

Rank	Film	Year	IMDb Rating
1	Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience	2009	1.2
2	The Starfighters	1964	1.3
3	Night Train to Mundo Fine	1966	1.3
4	Daniel the Wizard	2004	1.3
5	The Skydivers	1963	1.4
6	SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2	2004	1.4
7	Monster A Go-Go	1965	1.4
8	Manos: The Hands of Fate	1966	1.5
9	Ape	1976	1.5
10	The Hellcats	1967	1.5

Everyone's a Critic (EaC) utilizes a collaborative filtering algorithm to obtain film recommendations from people who share similar tastes in film. According to the EaC poll, as of December 19, 2008, the top ten worst rated movies are:

1. Battlefield Earth (2000)
2. House of the Dead (2003)
3. Spice World (1997)
4. Alone in the Dark (2005)
5. Catwoman (2004)
6. From Justin to Kelly (2003)
7. Baby Geniuses (1999)
8. Son of the Mask (2005)
9. Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
10. Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)

Note: These lists update regularly.

Rotten Tomatoes' list of the worst-reviewed movies of all-time

Rotten Tomatoes has the advantage over audience polls of gauging the reaction of critics, who, in addition to being (presumably) more qualified than most audience members, also typically have to watch and review a wide cross-section of movies, thus giving a broader sample.

As of September 23, 2008, Rotten Tomatoes' list of the ten worst-reviewed movies of all time is:

1. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
2. Alone in the Dark (2005)
3. Crossover (2006)
4. Pinocchio (2002)
5. King's Ransom (2005)
6. SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)
7. National Lampoon's Gold Diggers (2003)
8. Twisted (2004)
9. The Master of Disguise (2002)
10. Half Past Dead (2002)

In the history of Rotten Tomatoes, only 6 films have received a 0% freshness rating, meaning they did not receive even one positive review. All four are on the above list (#1, 4-6).

Metacritics list of the worst-reviewed movies of all-time

Metacritic is somewhat similar to Rotten Tomatoes, but the scoring results sometimes vary drastically, depending on which reviews are tallied. For instance, Rotten Tomatoes gives an overall unfavorable rating to Kenneth Branagh's film version of As You Like It by quoting mostly British critics, who reportedly have strongly disliked Branagh's Shakespeare films. Metacritic on the other hand, tallies its score largely from American reviews of the film, which have been largely very favorable.

Rank	Film	Year	IMDb Rating
1	Bio-Dome	1996	1
2	The Singing Forest	2003	1
3	Chaos	2005	3
4	Vulgar	2002	5
5	Strippers	2000	5
6	Two of a Kind	1983	5
7	Dirty Cop, No Donut	2001	6
8	National Lampoon's Gold Diggers	2004	6
9	Baby Geniuses	1999	6
10	The Hottie and the Nottie	2008	7

See also

• Box office bomb

External links

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