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The Worst Movie Directors of All Time

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A list of the worst directors in film history who have made some of the worst movies ever.. Through a combination of luck and major bucks, these awful directors have managed to have long, lucrative careers making films, even though they seem to lack any kind of discernible talent. Even more confusing and frustrating than the fact that studios continue offering these famous directors work is that audiences keep paying to see them. Some of the more notable films from the Hollywood directors on this list include Rush Hour 2, Con Air, Batman and Robin, and Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace - all blockbusters, all totally abysmal. These bad directors continue to churn out some of the worst films ever, ignoring basic conventions of storytelling, abusing special effects, and insulting the intelligence of critics and fans alike.

How many minutes of excessive car chase scenes could we count in the combined works of those listed below? Let us count the ways. These Hollywood hacks have ruined screen adaptations and sequels alike, not to mention their own original works (which we assume mu must have been greenlit by family friends, frat brothers, or studios execs who were blackmailed into submission). The bad directors on this list of drawn the ire and hate mail from critics and fans alike as they've made movie history for their terrible releases.

Vote up those you think deserve to be listed among the absolute worst directors, and vote down those you think aren't so bad. If your least favorite director (or director you love to hate) isn't yet on the list, feel free to add the name at the bottom of the page. Feel free to re-rank this list as you sit fit by clicking the button to the right.

For more infamous Hollywood history, check out this user ranked list of the Worst Movies of All Time and this list of the worst actors who tried music careers.
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  1. 5
    Up 154
    Down 54

    Adam Sandler

  2. 22
    Up 23
    Down 8
    1964
  3. 58
    Up 6
    Down 2

    Alex Zamm

  4. 24
    Up 27
    Down 5
    1950
  5. 47
    Up 17
    Down 9
    1931
  6. 45
    Up 11
    Down 12
    1962
  7. 6
    Up 172
    Down 41
    1969
  8. 17
    Up 42
    Down 14
    1952
  9. 11
    Up 40
    Down 9
    1963
  10. 39
    Up 8
    Down 7

    Brothers Strause

  11. 46
    Up 12
    Down 19

    Chris Columbus

    1958
  12. 32
    Up 10
    Down 22
    1970
  13. 19
    Up 35
    Down 11
    1951
  14. 18
    Up 40
    Down 13
    1946
  15. 41
    Up 16
    Down 5

    Dominic Sena

    1949
  16. 8
    Up 96
    Down 43
    1924
  17. 61
    Up 16
    Down 15
    1946
  18. 36
    Up 21
    Down 25
    1934
  19. 60
    Up 49
    Down 88
    1944
  20. 68
    Up 14
    Down 66
    1966
  21. 53
    Up 16
    Down 15
    1943
  22. 3
    Up 134
    Down 23

    Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer

  23. 13
    Up 48
    Down 13
    1948
  24. 7
    Up 122
    Down 53
    1939
  25. 34
    Up 17
    Down 5

    John Fortenberry

  26. 20
    Up 34
    Down 3

    John Whitesell

  27. 51
    Up 1
    Down 0
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    Jon Avnet

    1949
    added by: PeteBoyle
  28. 27
    Up 24
    Down 13

    Jonathan Liebesman

    1976
  29. 25
    Up 26
    Down 7
    1968
  30. 64
    Up 4
    Down 38
    1964
  31. 38
    Up 7
    Down 5

    Kurt Wimmer

    1964
  32. 55
    Up 10
    Down 2

    Lawrence Guterman

    1966
  33. 4
    Up 231
    Down 82
    1970
  34. 43
    Up 10
    Down 10
    1969
  35. 23
    Up 26
    Down 8

    Marcus Nispel

    1963
  36. 9
    Up 63
    Down 18
    1964
  37. 2
    Up 265
    Down 80
    1965
  38. 42
    Up 13
    Down 14
    1955
  39. 40
    Up 24
    Down 22
    1953
  40. 12
    Up 60
    Down 30
    1965
  41. 44
    Up 4
    Down 6
    1965
  42. 50
    Up 2
    Down 0
    1962
    added by: PeteBoyle
  43. 31
    Up 17
    Down 12

    Peter Segal

    1962
  44. 59
    Up 1
    Down 0
    No image
    1950
  45. 56
    Up 7
    Down 2
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    Phil Tucker (Robot Monster;Dance Hall Racket [with Lenny Bruce];Cape Canaveral Monsters)

  46. 29
    Up 19
    Down 6

    Phyllida Lloyd

    1957
  47. 16
    Up 40
    Down 6

    Raja Gosnell

    1958
  48. 21
    Up 54
    Down 22
    1959
  49. 63
    Up 11
    Down 15
    No image
    1975
  50. 48
    Up 16
    Down 19
    1949
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