There were lots of great movies in 2022, which you probably saw listed in our Best Movies of 2022, According to Metacritic piece. However, not every movie can be Mr. Bachman and His Class, as not every movie is looking to be that. Most films just want to entertain the masses for a couple of hours, to get your mind off of the daily grind. And while many movie achieved that, there were quite a few stinkers released over the course of the year. But what were the worst movies of 2022?
Within the past year, over 500 feature-length movies released with at least seven critic reviews on Metacritic. Obviously, it can be hard to keep up with all of films that came out, good or bad, unless something ended up going viral, even if it's for all the wrong reasons.
While many of us got caught up in "Morbin' time" with Jared Leto's Marvel vampire movie Morbius--again, not good--there were plenty of movies both fans and critics did not like. So looking over at GameSpot's sister site Metacritic--a review aggregate giving critic's reviews a score between 1-100--we're figuring out what the worst reviewed movies of the year are.
Of course, you'll find a few movies that were quietly released on streaming services and a few others you may not have heard of. The one thing they all have in common is that the majority of critics that reviewed them didn't like them. Looking at the site, we found the 10 worst critically-reviewed movies on Metacritic and have them presented in a list for you below.
10. The Bubble
Release: April 1
Metacritic score: 34 (34 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.
9. 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.
8. Firestarter
Release: May 13
Metacritic score: 32 (29 reviews)
The Peacock reimaging of Stephen King's novel follows a parents on the run with their daughter Charlie from the government because she has the ability to create and control fire.
7. The King's Daughter
Release: January 21
Metacritic score: 31 (18 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.
6. Big Gold Brick
Release: February 25
Metacritic score: 30 (12 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.
5. The School For Good And Evil
Release: October 19
Metacritic score: 30 (17 reviews)
In this Netflix original--a term that appears a few times on this list--two best friends enter an enchanted school where people are trained in forces both good and evil in order to maintain balance. It's a modern fairy tale with a star-studded cast (Cate Blanchett, Charlize Theron, Ben Kingsley, Kerry Washington) that falls exceptionally flat.
4. 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.
3. 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.
2. Me Time
Release: August 26
Metacritic score: 25 (19 reviews)
In this Netflix movie, two stay-at-home dads take a vacation from their wives and kids and have a wild weekend.
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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