Critically Acclaimed Movies That Kinda Suck

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Updated June 9, 2020 120.2k votes 7.4k voters 86.7k views239 items

List RulesMovies must be well liked, but not all that great.

List of supposedly great films that actually kind of suck. This list includes films that have won or been nominated for Oscars, Golden Globes, and many other awards, but despite their praise and accolades, we find them almost impossible to watch.

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Resident Evil: Retribution
Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter
Released: 2012
Directed by: Paul W. S. Anderson
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Pearl Harbor
Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Garner
Released: 2001
Directed by: Michael Bay
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Avatar
Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
Released: 2009
Directed by: James Cameron
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Crash
Sandra Bullock, Brendan Fraser
Released: 2004
Directed by: Paul Haggis
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Twilight
Kristen Stewart, Ashley Greene
Released: 2008
Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
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Scream 2
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Courteney Cox
Released: 1997
Directed by: Wes Craven
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Ghostbusters
Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig
Released: 2016
Directed by: Paul Feig
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Les Miserables
Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried
Released: 2012
Directed by: Tom Hooper
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz
Released: 2011
Directed by: Rob Marshall
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Prometheus
Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender
Released: 2012
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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Shakespeare in Love
Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck
Released: 1998
Directed by: John Madden
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Pamela Anderson, Sacha Baron Cohen
Released: 2006
Directed by: Larry Charles
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Species II
Natasha Henstridge, Marg Helgenberger
Released: 1998
Directed by: Peter Medak
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig
Released: 2001
Directed by: Simon West
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Species
Michelle Williams, Ben Kingsley
Released: 1995
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
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The Matrix Reloaded
Monica Bellucci, Keanu Reeves
Released: 2003
Directed by: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler
Released: 2003
Directed by: Jan de Bont
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The English Patient
Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes
Released: 1996
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
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Watchmen
Malin Åkerman, Carla Gugino
Released: 2009
Directed by: Zack Snyder
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Bugsy
Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley
Released: 1991
Directed by: Barry Levinson
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Mean Girls
Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams
Released: 2004
Directed by: Mark Waters
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An American in Paris
Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron
Released: 1951
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
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Farenheit 9/11
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The Prince of Tides
Barbra Streisand, Nick Nolte
Released: 1991
Directed by: Barbra Streisand
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Scream
Drew Barrymore, Rose McGowan
Released: 1996
Directed by: Wes Craven
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