As Hollywood enters the awards season, various studios are unleashing a flurry of films that showcase their highest artistic values to captivate audiences and make a serious bid for the prestigious Oscars 2017. This gives us the opportunity to look back at the bottom of the rankings to find out which films received the lowest ratings in 2016.
From blockbuster titles like Independence Day: Resurgence and Warcraft to independent works like “Man Down” and “The Sea of Trees,” along with comedic flops featuring A-list stars such as “Mother’s Day,” here’s a list of the 25 movies rated lowest in 2016 according to Metacritic scores:
25. Alice Through the Looking Glass
Metacritic Score: 34/100
Critics’ comment: “I had to take my eyes off the screen immediately upon returning home from ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ and rinsing it from my mind.” – RogerEbert.com
24. Ice Age: Collision Course
Metacritic Score: 34/100
Critics’ comment: “Even for this franchise, ‘Collision Course’ is a low point.” – Time Out London
23. Zoolander 2
Metacritic Score: 34/100
Critics’ comment: “The film’s first half has some laughs, but the second half just falls flat.” – The New Yorker
22. The 5th Wave
Metacritic Score: 33/100
Critics’ comment: “‘The 5th Wave’ is a prime example of the teen dystopia genre gone wrong.” – The New York Observer
21. The Divergent Series: Allegiant
Metacritic Score: 33/100
Critics’ comment: “Boredom, a weak narrative structure, nonexistent stakes, and a plot that belittles its audience.” – The Film Stage
20. Independence Day: Resurgence
Metacritic Score: 32/100
Critics’ comment: “There’s no heart in this film.” – The Playlist
19. Ride Along 2
Metacritic Score: 32/100
Critics’ comment: “A lazy rehash of the original with forced comedic moments.” – The Washington Post
18. Warcraft
Metacritic Score: 32/100
Critics’ comment: “This is a painful experience. It’s hard to feel pity for a big studio when watching ‘Warcraft,’ especially knowing it could have made a real sequel.” – Indiewire
17. Get a Job
Metacritic Score: 31/100
Critics’ comment: “A film that lacks humor, it mainly serves as a critique of the current economic climate.” – The Film Stage
16. Boo! A Madea Halloween
Metacritic Score: 30/100
Critics’ comment: “Madea continues to be a quirky character, but will Tyler Perry ever make a genuinely good comedy for her?” – The A.V. Club
15. Fifty Shades of Black
Metacritic Score: 28/100
Critics’ comment: “A film that only aims to achieve a level of mediocrity that even the source material can’t reach.” – The Wrap
14. London Has Fallen
Metacritic Score: 28/100
Critics’ comment: “The action scenes are poorly recycled from the first movie, and the aftermath of the events unfolds in complete darkness, where no one can see the full extent of the chaos.” – The Village Voice
13. When the Bough Breaks
Metacritic Score: 28/100
Critics’ comment: “There is nothing remotely original in this film, as the audience has seen it all before.” – The New York Times
12. Nina
Metacritic Score: 27/100
Critics’ comment: “A deeply problematic film for a biopic of a musical icon.” – The Wrap
11. The Choice
Metacritic Score: 26/100
Critics’ comment: “Almost all films of this type fail to have depth. But here, it’s more glaring and homogenized than ever.” – Slant Magazine
10. Man Down
Metacritic Score: 26/100
Critics’ comment: “‘Man Down’ is a movie that aims high, but it still feels like it’s speaking down to its audience with its inept handling of important issues.” – RogerEbert.com
9. Gods of Egypt
Metacritic Score: 25/100
Critics’ comment: “‘Gods of Egypt’ is a film of monumental incompetence.” – San Francisco Chronicle
8. The Sea of Trees
Metacritic Score: 23/100
Critics’ comment: “Even Matthew McConaughey can’t save this story, which drowns in its own pretensions.” – Indiewire
7. Yoga Hosers
Metacritic Score: 23/100
Critics’ comment: “Even the fans who have been loyal to director Kevin Smith over the last two decades will find this film a disappointment.” – The Hollywood Reporter
6. Search Party
Metacritic Score: 22/100
Critics’ comment: “This film’s dullness and lack of humor will create a legacy for the fans of ‘The Hangover’.” – The Los Angeles Times
5. Max Steel
Metacritic Score: 22/100
Critics’ comment: “A waste of time that is painfully bad.” – Variety
4. Norm of the North
Metacritic Score: 21/100
Critics’ comment: “With a weak story and too many films copying each other, this boring film deserves the title ‘Happy Minions of Madagascar’s Ice Age.’” – Variety
3. Dirty Grandpa
Metacritic Score: 18/100
Critics’ comment: “If ‘Dirty Grandpa’ isn’t the worst film of 2016, I’m sure it will be joined by a few more films that deserve to be remembered for their terrible execution.” – Chicago Sun-Times
2. Mother’s Day
Metacritic Score: 18/100
Critics’ comment: “‘Mother’s Day’ is an experiment in awkwardness akin to throwing hot coffee at your mother while serving her breakfast in bed.” – The Playlist
1. Nine Lives
Metacritic Score: 11/100
Critics’ comment: “At 87 minutes of torture, this movie could transform a cat lover into a cat hater.” – Rolling Stone
Source: Business Insider
