2022 has already had its share of critically panned movies. From Sony's Marvel movie Morbius not winning over critics in theaters, to Judd Apatow's The Bubble boring Netflix viewers, there have already been quite a few movies released that can be considered theatrical stinkers.
Not every movie can be beloved by the people that see it. For every CODA, there's like five different films like The Room--and not the Brie Larson one. Aside from those top-tier failures we all hear about, or sometimes end up seeing for ourselves, there are hundreds of movies released every year, and a good chunk of them aren't good.
However, so many of these bad movies go under the radar because who's on the lookout to watch the worst movies of the year? Well, there are some people that enjoy painfully-bad cinema, and the only way to find the worst of the year is the check out review aggregator site. GameSpot's sister site Metacritic takes critics' reviews and gives the movies an average rating based on their scores.
Below, you'll find the top 10 worst movies of the year based on their Metacritic scores, and we'll keep this list updated throughout the year. Considering it's currently April, you can expect this list to change quite a bit through 2022, so keep checking back in.
10. Morbius
Release: April 1
Metacritic score: 36 (51 reviews)
The long-delayed Sony Spider-verse-sans-Spider-Man movie is finally here, so it's time to join the conversation. Jared Leto plays a sick scientist who uses science to heal himself; however, he becomes a vampire-man who is the anti-hero we've all been waiting for--or at least that's according to the marketing for the movie. Folks on social media are calling this the worst movie about a Marvel character ever made. But is it truly worse than David Hasselhoff's Nick Fury or Howard the Duck or Roger Corman's Fantastic Four?
9. The Desperate Hour
Release: February 25
Metacritic score: 35 (24 reviews)
In this Naomi Watts thriller, a widow is trying to raise her two kids on her own. At her teenage son's school, there's a shooting, and the mother tries to save her son--even though she's on a jog in the woods. Many reviewers say that The Desperate Hour's story is flimsy, silly, and pointless.
8. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Release: February 18
Metacritic score: 34 (28 reviews)
The Netflix original Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie has the honor of being one of the worst films in the franchise, and that's saying a lot since the majority of the Leatherface movies are not very good. The latest Texas Chainsaw flick brings viewers to a small Texas town where a bunch of cool, hip young folk are planning on making it a cool, hip place to go. Yep, it's a movie about gentrification. Luckily, Leatherface shows up to chainsaw the hell out of everyone. It's very weird when the protagonist of the movie is the power tool-wielding maniac who's committing mass murder right in front of our eyes.
7. The Bubble
Release: April 1
Metacritic score: 34 (29 reviews)
A star-studded cast. A renowned director. A brilliant comedic writer. The Bubble has all the makings of a classic comedy, but it's actually terrible. The Netflix movie directed by Judd Apatow follows a film set during the pandemic, as the group tries to make an action movie about killing dinosaurs. Maybe the poor reception is because people don't want to be reminded of the pandemic we currently live in with the backdrop of spoiled celebrities and many inside baseball jokes about filmmaking, because it certainly hits all the same beats as other of Apatow's movies--along with a bunch of people doing TikTok dances. Sadly, this film falls so flat.
6. Redeeming Love
Release: January 21
Metacritic score: 32 (7 reviews)
During the California Gold Rush of 1850, a young couple is in love and their relationship is tested by the world they live in. Critics describe it as a bad Hallmark movie with a large pinch of religion. If you watch the trailer, it's a lot of people looking at each other, longing for love.
5. The King's Daughter
Release: January 21
Metacritic score: 30 (17 reviews)
Get ready for a wild ride. Pierce Brosnan stars as King Louis XIV, who is looking for a way to become immortal, so he captures a mermaid. He's planning on stealing its lifeforce but it becomes friends with his daughter. This movie began production in Versailles, France in 2014 and was titled The Moon and The Sun. It was going to be released in April 2015, but its release was canceled. The movie was retitled The King's Daughter and released in 2022. The journey to get this title released is much more interesting than the film itself.
4. Big Gold Brick
Release: February 25
Metacritic score: 28 (11 reviews)
Brian Pestsos' dark comedy follows Samuel Liston (Emory Cohen), who is enlisted to write the biography of Floyd Devereaux (Andy Garcia). However, the task to do so becomes tough as chaos ensues. Critics have described the film as trying too hard to be dark and quirky, and that the film comes off as bland.
3. Mother Schmuckers
Release: March 4
Metacritic score: 28 (9 reviews)
Coming in at a rip-roaring 70 minutes, Mother Schmuckers is about two brothers who live with their mother and lose her dog. It's the French version of Dude, Where's My Car? but the jokes are all way over-the-top, trying to offend its audience. Dude, Where's My Edgelord? The trailer opens up with the brothers cooking poo and ends with someone farting in another person's face, so at least the movie never attempts to hide what it is.
2. Blacklight
Release: February 11
Metacritic score: 27 (22 reviews)
Liam Neeson stars in Blacklight as a government operative with a dark past. What separates this from Neeson's previous work, like Taken, is that the actor's character is up against the FBI, which has been killing US citizens. Regardless, Neeson's character does have a particular set of skills in this movie. However, critics have described it as another clunky thriller.
1. Asking For It
Release: March 4
Metacritic score: 20 (7 reviews)
This thriller follows a waitress who is sexually assaulted and meets a group of vigilante women who come together to take down corrupt men in power. Critics have said this movie lacks depth and is a paint-by-numbers revenge movie. Jeannette Catsoulis of the New York Times said Asking For It is as "subtle as a sledgehammer and shallow as a saucer."
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