List Of Movies That Have Been Considered The Worst Ever

Among fans of low-budget cult films, the term "so bad it's good" is popularly used to refer to movies made by filmmakers who are either too inept or untalented to pull off their intentions (and seem clueless about their shortcomings), or who, despite possible latent talent, simply try too much with too limited a budget. An obvious example would be the filmography of Ed Wood or Coleman Francis, or any of the myriad obscure films featured on the television spoof show Mystery Science Theater 3000. Unlike more mundane bad films, these bad films actually develop an ardent fan following who love them because of their poor quality.

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Catwoman ( 2004): Ostensibly based on the DC Comics character and starring Halle Berry in a film that resembles next to nothing of its source material. Upon release it had 0 positives on Rotten Tomatoes with only 11% positive during its opening weekend, and was declared "arguably the worst superhero film ever made" by the Orlando Sentinel . Perhaps the worst mistake of the filmmakers was trying to fight in the same field with Tim Burton and Michelle Pfeiffer (see Batman Returns), so that many of those who have seen Batman Returns find Catwoman even worse than it actually is.

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Daniel: Der Zauberer ( 2004): A low-budget film from Germany, starring singer Daniel Küblböck as himself. Küblböck was voted Germany's Most Irritating Personality in 2003, causing the film to be predictably unsuccessful. The title isn't even accurate, as it implies that Küblböck is "Der Zauberer", who is actually a different character (played by Ulli Lommel , the writer/director of the film). Went straight to #1 on the IMDb Bottom 100.

Dr. Who and the Daleks: A film loosely based on the popular British television programme Dr. Who, this film is widely criticised among fans for being out of Who canon.

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Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! ( 1965): described on NPR as one of the worst films ever. Despite this, Rotten Tomatoes gives it a positive ("fresh") consensus.
Freddy Got Fingered ( 2001): Of this Tom Green "comedy" vehicle, which he gave zero out of four stars, Roger Ebert wrote, "This movie doesn't scrape the bottom of the barrel. This movie isn't the bottom of the barrel. This movie isn't below the bottom of the barrel. This movie doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence with barrels... The day may come when Freddy Got Fingered is seen as a milestone of neo-surrealism. The day may never come when it is seen as funny." [1]

From Justin to Kelly ( 2003): American Idol finalists Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini star in this movie musical that stayed in theaters only 2 weeks, and was out on DVD 6 weeks thereafter. Rotten Tomatoes lists the film as getting only 5 positive reviews out of 57 listed, as well as being a strong member of IMDb's bottom 100 movies. [2]

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Gigli ( 2003): A movie featuring Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck that, while having a somewhat decent concept, was so odd, irrational, and badly written that it was immediately declared the worst movie of 2003. Reviewers dubbed the film "The ultimate turkey of all time", referring to Lopez's sex talk "It's turkey time."

Glitter ( 2001): Based on Mariah Carey's life story. Mariah plays the role of a young singer who is eager to become a big star. She dates a DJ who helps her get into the music business. One of the ranking members of IMDB's bottom 100 movies.

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Heaven's Gate ( 1980): At the time, the biggest and most expensive Hollywood box-office flop of all time; its failure resulted in the sale of the United Artists studio to MGM.

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Ishtar ( 1987): Would-be comedy starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman that failed at the box office, losing $42 million; very near, but not currently in, IMDb's Bottom 100.

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Leonard Part 6 ( 1987): Those who thought this movie stank had one notable person agreeing with them: the writer and star, Bill Cosby. Cosby went on various talk shows, denouncing the movie and warning people against wasting their time or money on it. Won three Razzies for Worst Picture, Worst Actor, and Worst Screenplay.

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( 1966): no-budget horror film made by an El Paso fertilizer salesman. The film gained cult popularity from being featured on the Mystery Science Theater 3000 television show. Has topped the IMDb "Worst Film" list.

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North ( 1994): high-profile Rob Reiner movie with numerous celebrity parts and cameos, about which Roger Ebert famously said, "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it."

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Plan 9 from Outer Space ( 1956): the first film even to get film fans thinking of "worst ever" movies when it was officially labelled the worst by the Golden Turkey Awards.

The Postman ( 1997): "Winner" of 5 1997 Razzies and runner-up for the worst picture of the 1990s.

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Robot Monster ( 1953): Often vies with Plan 9 from Outer Space for the title of "worst science fiction movie". The title character is an alien portrayed by a man in a gorilla suit and diving helmet. When this film came out, it was so universally scorned that the director attempted suicide by shooting himself, but failed.

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Showgirls ( 1995): Won seven of the thirteen Razzie Awards it was nominated for. It is widely considered to have ruined the career of Elizabeth Berkley, the movie's lead.

The Silver Chalice ( 1954): the motion picture debut of Paul Newman: he has described it as the worst movie of the 1950s.

( 1989): Generally considered the worst Star Trek film, and won worst picture at the Razzies by what was at the time a record margin (though it has since been surpassed).

( 2004): A recent addition to the "worst movies of all time" list, dropping to Number 2 on IMDb's worst 100.

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Titanic ( 1997): In many ways Titanic is the most successful film in history - it took eleven Oscars, a joint record, and pulled $1.6bn in box office receipts - a record. Perhaps because of this success, the film has suffered a backlash. Six years after the film's release, perhaps an ideal period of time for a backlash, viewers of the BBC's Film 2003 programme voted Titanic the worst ever.

Troll 2 ( 1990): Notable in part for not featuring any trolls (the baddies are goblins from the town of "Nilbog"), nor having anything to do with Troll , this famously odd movie has both topped the IMDB bottom 100, and been cited in most of the few reviews (the picture being slightly obscure) as a "so bad it's good" movie, in the vein of Ed Wood. [3] [4] [5]

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You Got Served ( 2004): Dance film went to the top (bottom?) of IMDb's worst 100 film list in the immediate aftermath of its release.

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