1. Hobgoblins (1987)

This film by Rick Sloane was made famous after it debuted on Mystery Science Theater 3000. It is on the IMDb’s Bottom 100 list, and at its lowest rating, it repeatedly made number two, second only to Gigli. MST3K writer Paul Chaplin later commented on Hobgoblins, saying, “It shoots right to the top of the list of the worst movies we’ve ever done.” Greg Muskewitz at Efilmcritic.com called it “Jim Henson’s worst nightmare.” It is also one of the few films considered the worst of all time to have spawned a sequel—Hobgoblins 2, made twenty years after the original.

2. Troll 2 (1990)

Notable in part for not featuring any trolls, and for not having anything to do with Troll. Not only one of the “least scary horror movies ever”, according to Yahoo! Movies, but “by pretty much any measure becomes one of the worst films ever made”. Director Claudio Fragasso used the pseudonym Drago Floyd, although he still believes to this day that the movie is good. Despite the script being written in awkward language, Fragasso insisted the American actors deliver the lines as written. The movie’s child star, Michael Stephenson, made a documentary about the movie titled Best Worst Movie, released to critical success in 2009. Troll 2 remains on the IMDb bottom 100.

3. House of the Dead (2003)

Directed by Uwe Boll, the film is an adaptation of the 1996 Sega arcade game of the same name, and was notorious for using footage from the videogame in the movie. Both critics and fans of the genre widely rejected the film. The movie is on the Bottom 100 list at the Internet Movie Database, and is #2 on the Bottom 200 movie list at Everyone’s a Critic. It also appeared on Metacritic’s list of the all-time lowest-scoring films, is in the Top Ten on the MRQE’s 50 Worst Movies list, and holds a 4% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Said one reviewer on the site: “If you want to see what a cinematic piece of dog barf looks like, go see House of the Dead, otherwise do yourself a favour and play the video game, it’s far more entertaining.”

4. Inchon (1982)

This war movie, directed by Terence Young and starring Laurence Olivier as General Douglas MacArthur, was meant to be a depiction of the Battle of Incheon during the Korean War. Producer Mitsuharu Ishii was a senior member of the Japanese branch of the Unification Church, whose leader, Sun Myung Moon, claimed he had the film made to show MacArthur’s spirituality and connection to God and the Japanese people. Every conceivable kind of problem plagued production, including labor issues, the U.S. military withdrawing support due to the film’s Unification Church connection, weather and natural disasters, customs difficulties, expensive directorial blunders, and the original director quitting before the start of production. The film also contains a number of visible mistakes, including actors depicting Korean War-era reporters being dressed in late-1970s clothing and haircuts.

5. The Postman (1997)

Two years after the controversial Waterworld, Kevin Costner involved himself in another post-apocalyptic film. This time, it was an adaptation of the novel by David Brin. Like Waterworld, it was widely panned by critics but was even more of a financial failure – the $80 million film made only $18 million at the North American box office. Siskel & Ebert gave The Postman “Two Thumbs Down”, with Siskel calling it “Dances with Myself” while referring to the ending sequence where a bronze statue of The Postman is unveiled.” The film is ranked at 10% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Postman took home five Razzies for Worst Picture, Worst Actor, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and Worst Original Song for its entire film score.

6. Gigli (2003)

A Martin Brest movie featuring Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, with appearances by Al Pacino and Christopher Walken, many declared Gigli 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. The movie is in the Top 10 of the Bottom 200 movie list at Everyone’s a Critic, and was included in Rotten Tomatoes’ Top 100 worst reviewed movies of the last 10 years, where it has a 6% rating. It was also the winner of seven Razzies, and in 2010 the film was nominated at the 30th Golden Raspberry Awards for “Worst Picture of the Decade”.

7. Glitter (2001)

A $22 million musical that nearly destroyed the career of pop sensation Mariah Carey. The film is on the Internet Movie Database’s 100 worst films of all time, and in the Top 10 of the 100 worst movies list at DigitalDreamDoor.com. It is rated at 7% on Rotten Tomatoes, and was included in their Top 100 worst reviewed movies of the last 10 years. It also appeared on Metacritic’s list of the all-time lowest-scoring films, and is on the MRQE’s 50 Worst Movies list. Glitter received five nominations at the 2001 Golden Raspberry Awards, with Carey winning the award for Worst Actress. In addition, the accompanying soundtrack CD became the weakest-selling album in Carey’s career, prompting Virgin Records/EMI to sever their ties with her.

8. The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)

Starring Eddie Murphy as the owner of a lunar nightclub, investigating who was behind the arson that destroyed his club, the film is considered to be one of the worst box-office flops of all time, grossing only around $7.1 million on its reported $100 million budget. The film has a 6% rating at Rotten Tomatoes, and was included in their Top 100 worst reviewed movies of the last 10 years. Eddie Murphy even poked fun at himself in an interview with Barbara Walters, by saying: “I know two or three people that liked this movie.” It is on the Bottom 200 movie list at Everyone’s a Critic, the 100 worst movies list at DigitalDreamDoor.com, and Metacritic’s list of the all-time lowest-scoring films. It was also nominated for 5 Razzies at the 23rd Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Actor, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Screen Couple.

9. Disaster Movie (2008)

The most recent in a line of spoof films directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, Disaster Movie was panned by practically every critic who saw it. All of the films directed by Friedberg and Seltzer received virtually no praise from critics, and were lambasted for their crude, offensive demeanor, tired and repetitive gags, and habit of just mindlessly referencing other movies in attempt to satirize them. Its score at Rotten Tomatoes is among the lowest at 2%,and placed it in their Top 100 worst reviewed movies of the last 10 years. It also appeared on Metacritic’s list of the all-time lowest-scoring films, and is #1 on the MRQE’s 50 Worst Movies list. The film received six nominations at the 2009 Golden Raspberry Awards.

10 .Batman and Robin (1997)

The fourth film in the Warner Bros. series of Batman films, this film has been criticized due to a weak script, campy performances by George Clooney and Chris O’Donnell, and a ridiculous plot. Roger Ebert also criticized the toyetic approach, and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s portrayal of Mr. Freeze, which included numerous “ice” puns and one-liner jokes. Although somewhat financially successful, this film is to date, the least commercially successful of the series. It is widely considered to be one of the worst superhero films of all time. 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.It was nominated for 11 Razzie Awards including Worst Picture, winning one for Alicia Silverstone as Worst Supporting Actress.