Worst Movies with the Greatest Actors
This is a list of terrible movies that contain great actors. All movies on this list are rated below a 5.5 on IMDB. From box office bombs to straight to video stinkers we have it all folks.
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- DirectorDennis DuganStarsAdam SandlerKatie HolmesAl PacinoFamily guy, Jack Sadelstein, prepares for the annual event he always dreads--the Thanksgiving visit of his fraternal twin sister, the needy, and passive-aggressive Jill, who then refuses to leave.Al Pacino: Now we have come to expect a few bad movies from Adam Sandler every so often, but this one was terrible. That being said, I'm not disappointed in Adam, I'm disappointed in Al Pacino. What were you thinking Al?!
- DirectorBob RafelsonStarsJack NicholsonEllen BarkinHarry Dean StantonA sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from one of his clients.Jack Nicholson: Coming in at a 4.6, 'Man Trouble' is certainly not Jack's best work. This three time Academy Award winner probably just forgot to read the script.
- DirectorLance MungiaStarsYuji OkumotoMarcus ChongTito OrtizOn his way to becoming an immortal demon, a gang leader orchestrates the murder of an ex-con and his girlfriend.Dennis Hopper: It was painful watching Hopper's character say things like "shorty, homie, cracker jack, and O.G."
- DirectorJohn GlenStarsMarlon BrandoTom SelleckGeorges CorrafaceGenoese navigator overcomes intrigue in the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and gains financing for his expedition to the East Indies.Marlon Brando: Rated a whopping 4.4!
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsLorraine GaryLance GuestMario Van PeeblesChief Brody's widow believes that her family is deliberately being targeted by another shark in search of revenge.Michael Caine: Coming in at a 2.8 I'm surprised that Caine put his name in the credits. At this point in the Jaws franchise I am pretty sure the shark needs dentures to be scary.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsVal KilmerTommy Lee JonesJim CarreyBatman must battle former district attorney Harvey Dent, who is now Two-Face and Edward Nygma, The Riddler with help from an amorous psychologist and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin.Tommy Lee Jones: This Joel Schumacher film is over the top and nearly ruined the franchise. Oh Tommy, why did you do it?!
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerGeorge ClooneyChris O'DonnellBatman and Robin try to keep their relationship together even as they must stop Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City.George Clooney: If you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all...*silence.
- DirectorDes McAnuffStarsRobert De NiroRene RussoPiper PeraboWhen enemies Boris, Natasha, and Fearless Leader escape into the real world with a nefarious scheme, Rocky and Bullwinkle do the same, and team up with a young F.B.I. Agent to stop the trio.Robert De Niro: 4.1 and I don't think De Niro wants to remember this adventure.
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsPaul ReubensPenelope Ann MillerKris KristoffersonPee-wee Herman is now a small-town farmer with a fiancée, but when a traveling circus comes to town, he finds himself falling for the trapeze artist.Benecio Del Toro: A terrible follow-up to 'Pee Wee's Big Adventure.' Not even a "so bad it's good" movie. Sweep it under the rug Benecio.
- DirectorBob BalabanStarsAndrew LoweryTraci LindDanny ZornA teenage boy comes back from the dead because he is determined to win the most beautiful girl in school.Philip Seymour Hoffman: One of the greatest actors of our generation showing us that sometimes you have to take a bad role.
- DirectorGeorge BowersStarsRob MorrowJohnny DeppEmily LongstrethTwo adolescent boys, staying at a Florida resort, are captivated by chasing girls, but their fate holds more surprises.Johnny Depp: Watching this 5.2 rated movie gave me sun stroke.
- DirectorWilliam A. LeveyStarsJudy LandersGary HudsonHarlene WinstenAt a roller-disco competition, two rivals find themselves becoming good friends while competing for a prize of $1000 in cash.Patrick Swayze: He was much more appealing in a movie about bar fights...much more manly than roller disco.
- DirectorUwe BollStarsJason StathamRon PerlmanRay LiottaA man named Farmer sets out to rescue his kidnapped wife and avenge the death of his son, two acts committed by the Krugs, a race of animal-warriors who are controlled by the evil Gallian.Burt Reynolds: At 3.8 I wonder what Burt was thinking when he agreed to do this movie. Did I say thinking? I meant smoking.
- DirectorBrian RobbinsStarsTim AllenKristin DavisCraig KilbornA man tries to live a normal life despite the fact that he sometimes turns into a sheepdog.Robert Downey Jr. A great actor stuck in a terrible remake.
- DirectorUli EdelStarsMadonnaWillem DafoeJoe MantegnaA lawyer defends a woman accused of killing her older lover by having sex with him.Willem Dafoe: This 4.3 flop just shows that you never do a movie with Madonna.
- DirectorJoan FreemanStarsJustine BatemanLiam NeesonTrini AlvaradoJustine Bateman rocks out as the leader of an all-girl band that struggles with men and drugs during a summer resort gig.Liam Neeson: At 4.6 this movie should be TAKEN off the shelves.
- DirectorVondie Curtis-HallStarsMariah CareyEric BenétMax BeesleyA young singer dates a disc jockey who helps her get into the music business, but their relationship become complicated as she ascends to super stardom.Terrence Howard: At 2.1 you wonder if they made Howard give back any of the 30 or so acting awards he has won.
- DirectorRoger ChristianStarsJohn TravoltaForest WhitakerBarry PepperIt's the year 3000 A.D., and the Earth is lost to the alien race of Psychlos. Humanity is enslaved by these gold-thirsty tyrants, who are unaware that their 'man-animals' are about to ignite the rebellion of a lifetime.Forest Whitaker: You know when people say "the best thing since sliced bread.."? Yeah, the opposite of that!
- DirectorAnne GoursaudStarsMickey RourkeAgathe de La FontaineAngie EverhartJohn heads to Paris hoping to meet his ex from 9½ Weeks (1986), but instead ends up with her former friend, Lea.Mickey Rourke: At 2.6 I think this movie made Coppola want to go back in time and replace him in 'Rumble Fish.'
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsGene HackmanDan AykroydDom DeLuiseAn unconventional cop who doesn't take any bull, is paired up with an amazing detective to capture some powerful criminals but the cop soon realizes that his by the book partner has split personality disorder.Gene Hackman: Might want to give those Oscars back Gene.
- DirectorValerie BreimanStarsAdam SandlerBilly Bob ThorntonBilly ZaneA struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship hoping for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise-ship comedy.Billy Bob Throton: The worst Adam Sandler movie I have ever seen, and that's saying a lot.
- DirectorElaine MayStarsWarren BeattyDustin HoffmanIsabelle AdjaniTwo terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the C.I.A., the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime.Warren Beatty: At 4.1 Beatty might want to return the Oscar.
- DirectorMartin BrestStarsBen AffleckJennifer LopezJustin BarthaLarry Gigli is assigned by a crime boss to kidnap the brother of a prominent district attorney. A beautiful woman known only as Ricki is sent to stay with him to make sure he doesn't mess up the job.Christopher Walken: Why have you forsaken me Christopher Walken?!
- DirectorKristine PetersonStarsJohn CalvinAimee BrooksChristian CousinsThe tiny fur ball aliens that will eat anything or anyone set their sights on a Los Angeles apartment tower.Leonardo DiCaprio: Everyone needs to get their start, but once you get famous you pay to have that movie destroyed.
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsJon VoightScott BaioVanessa AngelA group of smart-talking toddlers find themselves at the center of a media mogul's experiment to crack the code to baby talk. The toddlers must race against time for the sake of babies everywhere.Jon Voight: This Oscar winner in this movie leaves me thinking, "oh how the mighty have fallen."
- DirectorJim GoddardStarsSean PennMadonnaPaul FreemanShanghai, 1938: A missionary woman hires a fortune hunter to help her find 1100 lbs. opium lost, as wounded need the morphine. Adventure and romance follows.Sean Penn: This movie was terrible. Surprise!
- DirectorRoland JofféStarsDemi MooreGary OldmanRobert DuvallAn affair between a young woman and a pastor has disastrous consequences.Robert Duvall: Was the letter T for terrible?
- DirectorKim HenkelStarsRenée ZellwegerMatthew McConaugheyRobert JacksA group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface (Robert Jacks) and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.Matthew McConaughey: This bagillionth installment in the series had little to no merit.
- DirectorCurtis HansonStarsTom CruiseJackie Earle HaleyJohn StockwellSet in 1965, four rowdy teenage guys travel to Tijuana, Mexico for a night of partying when they are joined by a heartbroken housewife who is in town seeking a quick divorce.Tom Cruise: I almost lost it watching this 4.8 stinker.
- DirectorGeorge ArmitageStarsOwen WilsonMorgan FreemanGary SiniseA small-time con artist and a Hawaiian real estate developer's mischevious, enterprising mistress team up for a potential $200,000 score.Morgan Freeman: 4.9. give back the Oscar.
- DirectorChristopher LeitchStarsJason BatemanKim DarbyJohn AstinTodd Howard is a struggling college student. Nothing seems to be going very well for him, until he turns into a wolf.Jason Bateman: 3.0
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsStephen GeoffreysSheree J. WilsonCameron DyeTwo fraternity brothers take advantage of their nerdy pledge's generous parents to spend time with him in Palm Springs and encourage him to mingle with girls, but things don't go as planned when they run into rival fraternity members.Tim Robbins: Oscar winner Tim Robbins plays a guy called Larry "Mother" Trucker in this 4.7 flop.
- DirectorArmand MastroianniStarsDon ScardinoCaitlin O'HeaneyElizabeth KempA young bride-to-be is being stalked upon by a serial killer in Staten Island. She gets help from a former lover, but will they manage to escape?Tom Hanks: Everyone needs to start somewhere but Tom should be embarrassed that he acted in this horror/thriller that chimed in at 4.8
- DirectorPaul WeitzStarsBen StillerTeri PoloRobert De NiroFamily-patriarch Jack Byrnes wants to appoint a successor. Does his son-in-law, the male nurse Greg Focker, have what it takes?Dustin Hoffman: At 5.4 this movie is just bad enough for us to say "shame shame" to the two time Oscar winning actor.
- DirectorWalt BeckerStarsRobin WilliamsJohn TravoltaSeth GreenTwo friends and business partners find their lives turned upside-down when strange circumstances lead them to be the temporary guardians of 7-year-old twins.Robin Williams-Great actor, not so great movie. Just made it at a 5.3.