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October 26, 2015 (original list publication) Source: Taste of Cinema (independent film criticism website) Author: Jeffrey Weeks (as credited in the original 2015 list) taste of cinema 2015 the 20 worst movies ever made list
| Rank | Film Title | Year | Notable for | |------|------------|------|--------------| | 20 | The Wicker Man (remake) | 2006 | Nicolas Cage’s overacting, bear-punching scene | | 19 | Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | 2002 | 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, incoherent action | | 18 | The Last Airbender | 2010 | M. Night Shyamalan’s career low, whitewashing, mispronunciation | | 17 | From Justin to Kelly | 2003 | American Idol cash-grab musical | | 16 | Gigli | 2003 | Ben Affleck & J.Lo, infamous “berry” scene | | 15 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | 2004 | Talking toddlers, Nazi villain, surreal nonsense | | 14 | Alone in the Dark | 2005 | Uwe Boll’s worst; nonsensical plot & editing | | 13 | The Room | 2003 | Cult “Citizen Kane of bad movies” | | 12 | Disaster Movie | 2008 | Bottom of the spoof-movie barrel | | 11 | Son of the Mask | 2005 | Unfunny, CGI nightmare, career-killer | | 10 | Jack and Jill | 2011 | Adam Sandler’s double role, Dunkaccino | | 9 | Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas | 2014 | Proselytizing, bizarre theology, no plot | | 8 | Troll 2 | 1990 | “Oh my God!” – documentary Best Worst Movie | | 7 | Birdemic: Shock and Terror | 2010 | Coat-hanger birds, green-screen incompetence | | 6 | Cool as Ice | 1991 | Vanilla Ice vehicle, anti-gravity rapping | | 5 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | 1987 | Nightmare puppets, nothing like the cards | | 4 | Battlefield Earth | 2000 | Scientology-funded, Dutch angles, John Travolta | | 3 | Manos: The Hands of Fate | 1966 | Legendarily bad, incomplete sound, padded with driving scenes | | 2 | Plan 9 from Outer Space | 1959 | Ed Wood’s masterpiece of ineptitude | | 1 | | 2012 | Animated grocery products, celebrity voices, $65M+ loss | Here are some possible points that could be
For those looking for more recent failures, the site also tracked The 20 Worst Movies of 2015 , which featured modern flops like The Ridiculous 6 , Mortdecai , and Hot Pursuit . The 40 Worst Movies of All Time - IMDb The 40 Worst Movies of All Time - IMDb