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The 40 Worst Movies of the Last 40 Years (Screencrush)

Cannon building is an interesting subject. How big should the barrel be? What type of muzzle? How large do you make the cascabel? All very good questions.
But canon building is something even more fascinating (not to mention far more relevant) to the readership of ScreenCrush, who are generally much more interested in famous films than the precise shape of trunnions. And while canons are typically discussed in terms of all-time of cinema masterpieces, they cut both ways — the all time masterpieces, and the all-time disasterpieces. Those are the types of movies we'll be discussing today: The 40 worst movies of the last 40 years.
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Disaster Movie (2008)
Disaster Movie (2008)
1
1%1.9
Frozen Assets (1992)
Frozen Assets (1992)
2
0%3.4
Leonard Part 6 (1987)
Leonard Part 6 (1987)
3
7%2.1
Mad Dog Time (1996)
Mad Dog Time (1996)
4
17%5.4
Going Overboard (1989)
Going Overboard (1989)
5
1.8
Dolittle (2020)
Dolittle (2020)
6
15%5.6
Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)
Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)
7
Alone in the Dark (2005)
Alone in the Dark (2005)
8
1%2.4
Mac and Me (1988)
Mac and Me (1988)
9
4%3.4
The Avengers (1998)
The Avengers (1998)
10
5%3.8
She's Out of Control (1989)
She's Out of Control (1989)
11
11%5.4
Son of the Mask (2005)
Son of the Mask (2005)
12
6%2.2
Artemis Fowl (2020)
Artemis Fowl (2020)
13
8%4.2
Chairman of the Board (1998)
Chairman of the Board (1998)
14
13%2.3
The Emoji Movie (2017)
The Emoji Movie (2017)
15
6%3.3
Norbit (2007)
Norbit (2007)
16
Elektra (2005)
Elektra (2005)
17
Daddy Day Camp (2007)
Daddy Day Camp (2007)
18
1%3.2
Inspector Gadget (1999)
Inspector Gadget (1999)
19
20%4.2
Shanghai Surprise (1986)
Shanghai Surprise (1986)
20
11%3.2
Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
21
14%4.3
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
22
38%6.6
The Jerky Boys: The Movie (1995)
The Jerky Boys: The Movie (1995)
23
Meet the Spartans (2008)
Meet the Spartans (2008)
24
2%2.8
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)
25
15%3.7
Madame Web (2024)
Madame Web (2024)
26
12%3.8
Marmaduke (2022)
Marmaduke (2022)
27
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
28
Dirty Grandpa (2016)
Dirty Grandpa (2016)
29
10%5.9
Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
30
6%4.4
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
31
25%4.4
The Book of Henry (2017)
The Book of Henry (2017)
32
22%6.6
Caddyshack II (1988)
Caddyshack II (1988)
33
4%3.8
Steel (1997)
Steel (1997)
34
12%2.9
The Happytime Murders (2018)
The Happytime Murders (2018)
35
23%5.4
Ringmaster (1998)
Ringmaster (1998)
36
21%3.3
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
37
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
38
North (1994)
North (1994)
39
Wild Wild West (1999)
Wild Wild West (1999)
40
16%4.9
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