The 25 Worst Movies Ever

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At Long Last Love (1975)

At Long Last LoveAt Long Last Love has been recognized as one of the worst achievements in Hollywood history and as possibly the worst movie-musical ever. Director Peter Bogdanovich even ended up sending a press release to newspapers around the nation apologizing for it after embarrassing amount of negative publicity.
Birdemic: Shock and TerrorIntended to be a tribute to Alfred Hitchcock’s Birds, Birdemic was labeled by the Village Voice as “one more in the pantheon of beloved trash-terpieces”. The film only cost $10,000 to produce and it was glaring obvious throughout.
CatwomanStarring Halle Berry, the Catwoman script was re-written no less than 28 times by 28 different screen writers and the movie has gone down as one of the worst superhero films ever.
Mac and MeWith one critic calling it “Quite possibly one of the worst movies of the past 435 years” Mac and Me was essentially one long shameless McDonalds commercial/ET rip-off with credits at the end. It even starred Ronald McDonald himself, although he did end up winning a Razzie Award for Worst New Star.
Manos, the Hands of FateProduced and directed by an insurance salesman, this laughably bad “horror” film was riddled with countless flaws. From terrible camera angles to an awful story line, this movie has managed to gain a cult following especially after being featured on Mystery Science Theatre 3000.
Alone in the DarkReceiving a 1% rating on Rotten Tomatos, some people have noted that Alone in the Dark makes every other worst-movie-ever look pretty decent by comparison. It’s just never a good idea to make a movie based on a video game, especially a bad one.
Batman and RobinFound near the top of almost every “worst movie” list in existence, Batman and Robin has become synonymous with bad movie making. According to the New Yorker “the only thing that lends the movie cohesion is the fact that everyone involved came up with their worst performances ever.”
Highlander 2: The QuickeningWe’re not sure who thought taking the fantasy warriors of the first film and turning them into space aliens for the second was a good idea, but on Rotten Tomatoes Highlander II has an epic rating of 0% and has even been described as “awesome in its level of badness”.
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Battlefield Earth (2000)

Battlefield EarthBased around the L. Ron Hubbard novel and starring John Travolta, the movie wasn’t only awful but it was also steeped in fraud and criticism. From its association with Scientology to financial fraud by its production company, Battlefield Earth took home the Worst Film of the Decade award at the 30th Golden Raspberries.
The RoomConsidered by many to be the worst movie of all time, director Tommy Wiseau tried defending it by claiming the flaws were intentional. Although no one bought his rhetoric they did buy the movie and since 2003 The Room has garnered a cult following.

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Comments

  1. Michael Bagamery says:

    Um … The Serpent and the Rainbow, anyone? Less spooky than boring and predictable. Or how about Naked Gun 33⅓ or Ladyhawke? Eragon?

  2. Seb says:

    How the fuck could The Room be at No.1 instead of Disaster Movie? Disaster Movie is No.1 on The IMDB Bottom 100, and that film sucked monkey balls harder than any other movie ever made. The Room is an amazing film, so bad it’s good.

  3. Sorrina Nunyabiz says:

    Ummm, two words: Cool Town.
    I watched this ill-fated movie one year ago and was thoroughly disturbed. It felt like someone had forced me into an acid trip with a young and confused Brad Pitt. Like other commenters, I watched this movie until the very end, something I then immediately regretted having TRULY wasted two hours of my natural life.

  4. RATED R says:

    My grandpa has jaws:the revange on dvd i saw it IT IS SO LAME IN THE BEGING I FALLED ASLEEP

  5. Di Marshall says:

    I thought surely John Wayne as Genghis Khan would make the list. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conqueror_(film)

  6. Robert says:

    I kept reading this expecting to see The Cat in the Hat (2003). Without a doubt the WORST movie I have ever seen. Disgusting humour and an absolute disgrace to a wonderful children’s book and to the legacy of Dr. Seuss.

  7. Karen says:

    Glitter , anyone?

  8. shobhit bhatnagar says:

    why the hell is “Godzilla ” (1998) not there i have watched it 4 years ago ,what a fucking garbage! No story no acting except that bloody beast appears in the whole god dam movie . It is way worse than “cat women” it should be in top 5

  9. stan manning says:

    How could a movie be worse than GERRY ??

  10. Visara says:

    Forgot “Ishtar” and “Thankskilling.” Worst movies in history.

  11. Niklas Højbjerg says:

    Where’s the film where someone’s sleeping for 6 hours?

  12. Santos says:

    and where is Twillight?

  13. Nowhere Man says:

    Heaven’s Gate always had the reputation of being the biggest box office failure of all time. At it’s over 3 hour length I naturally avoided it for years. When I managed to come across a VHS tape of “Heaven’s Gate” at a garage sale, I picked it up just to see how bad it could be. Guess what! It was one of the best and most beautiful movie experiences I ever had. It tells an epic story in a wonderful way. It was not overlong. The acting was top-notch including the best performance by Sam Waterson that I have ever seen. It even has Joseph Cotten in a small but powerful scene. I recommend this movie to anyone who takes film seriously.

  14. ro828 says:

    How can anyone say bad things about JAWS: THE REVENGE. After her son is killed by a shark, a woman leaves Cape Cod to go to the Bahamas. OK, real quick now, Google a map of the Earth to see the distance between those two places. Here’s the beauty part: she’s on a commercial jet, the poor little shark is swimming. The shark gets to the Bahamas BEFORE SHE DOES!

    How can anyone not love a movie that starts off that way?

  15. Angel Singer says:

    I’m always amazed that these “worst movies ever” lists consistently manage to overlook a film I consider to be the very worst I’ve ever managed to watch in its entirety. The movie: 1979′s “Roller Boogie,” a musical starring a post-”Exorcist” Linda Blair as a pampered rich girl who gets mixed up with a boy from the wrong side of the tracks & his gang of roller boogie practioners. If you ever wondered what happened to Linda Blair’s career, this is it. The best thing that can be said about it is that it truly makes you appreciate “Xanadu” more.

  16. Frank Symptoms says:

    I simply cannot believe that your “25 Worst Movies of All Time” did NOT include “Moby Dick 2010.” A Virginia-class submarine named “Pequod.” A sperm whale big enough to eat a blue whale. Moby Dick actually climbed ashore to squash his tormentors, and then FLEW OVER the island! It starred Renee O’Connor (Gabrielle on “Xena: Warrior Princess”). Perhaps she thought she could re-ignite her film career thinking that nothing could be worst than “Xena.” She was wrong.

    I continued to watch it just to see how bad it could possibly get… and I wasn’t disappointed!

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