The 20 Worst Reviewed Movies Of 2018

There were hundreds of movies released in 2018. From ones that hit thousands of movie theaters across the world to ones that reached millions of homes through streaming services, there is something for everybody when it comes to brand-new movies.

However, for every Roma, there's a movie about a robotic, farting dog going on an adventure. 2018 was filled with plenty of trash movies that critics and fans alike despised. That's why it's our duty to find out what the 20 worst reviewed movies of the year.

Taking a look at GameSpot's sister site, Metacritic, we found the worst reviewed movies of the year and are presenting the bottom 20 for you all, in case you want to know what to avoid or want to watch something horrible. If you're looking for more on 2018, check out The 22 Best TV Episodes, The 16 Best Anime Movies And TV Shows, 10 Best TV Shows, and The 10 Best Movies.

20. Fifty Shades Freed

Metacritic Score: 31

I don't know what anyone is complaining about. This was one of the best comedies of the year. In the third film of the series, Anastasia and Christian get married, but Ana's former employer is mad for some reason and trying to ruin everyone's lives. Did I ruin the plot? Oh well. The movie itself is the hottest of garbage, but it's actually pretty fun to watch, to see an ill-contrived plot that has no understanding of BDSM, which is kinda the backbone to the series.

19. Death Wish

Metacritic Score: 31

Death Wish, a movie no one was being asked to be remade, got a remake this year. Bruce Willis starred as Dr. Paul Kersey, a surgeon from outside of Chicago whose family was attacked in their home. Kersey can't get the police to help him, so he takes the law into his own hands, trying to get revenge on the criminals that wronged him. This movie comes off like a poor man's Die Hard, and simply isn't watchable. It's not "funny" bad or entertaining in any way. In addition, the movie has a "white savior complex" and is simply tone deaf when it comes to violence in the country, especially with parts of Chicago.

18. Show Dogs

Metacritic Score: 31

A detective and his dog partner--voiced by Ludacris--go undercover at a dog show to take down an animal trafficking ring. If your answer to this synopsis was, "What?," then you're in the same boat with every critic who reviewed the movie. From the trailer alone, you can tell Luda just phones in his performance and the jokes are sub-par at best. It's a movie for kids that even children don't want to see.

17. I Can Only Imagine

Metacritic Score: 30

Based on the hit song of the same name by the Christian rock band MercyMe, this biopic the band's singer Bart Millard, growing up and becoming a member of the band. Many critics have called the emotional drama a movie without any emotion that is bland.

16. Slender Man

Metacritic Score: 30

Coming straight from the depths of the internet this year was Slender Man, a horror movie about four girls who try to debunk the mythos of the creature by performing a ritual. However, something terrible happens and Slender Man is real. And yes, the movie is just and basic and boring as that synopsis, which is crazy considering how much has been written about this character. Somewhere, there has to be a good story to adapt, right? In GameSpot's review of Slender Man, Meg Downey said the movie was "A blurry and unfocused mess of seemingly random ideas."

15. Blue Iguana

Metacritic Score: 30

If you love Sam Rockwell, then you may want to skip out on this year's Blue Iguana. Two ex-convicts are on parole and want to find work, in New York. However, they end up in London where they have to commit a caper. The movie fits into the genres of crime, thrillers, romance, and comedy, but it's exceptionally violent while trying to hit on a very '80s vibe. Blue Iguana has an identity crisis.

14. Basmati Blues

Metacritic Score: 30

Captain Marvel's Brie Larson stars as a scientist on her way to India for work in a movie that's trying to blend a Hollywood romcom with a Bollywood film. Numerous critics have called the movie offensive but have also said while it's a terrible movie, it falls into the "it's so bad it's good" category.

13. The Outsider

Metacritic Score: 30

The straight-to-Netflix movie stars Jared Leto in a post-WWII Japan. Leto plays an imprisoned American soldier who has to earn his freedom by working for the Yakuza. While the plot itself is interesting, the movie fails to execute anything that is entertaining or engaging, according to its critics.

12. Peppermint

Metacritic Score: 29

Much like the Death Wish remake, Peppermint follows a young woman (Jennifer Garner) whose husband and daughter were murdered in an attack. The law doesn't help her get justice, so she takes it into her own hands. Huh, this sounds a lot like Death Wish. While most aspects of this movie are trashed by critics, they actually love Garner's performance in Peppermint. So at least there's something good about it.

11. A.X.L.

Metacritic Score: 29

This flop is about a top-secret military project, which is actually just a robotic dog that's supposed to help soldiers. A.X.L. escapes and becomes friends with a kid in the desert. The first trailer for the movie looks like a Kickstarter for dog sunglasses. According to critics, it is joyless and void of anything worthwhile, even for a kid's movie.

10. Winchester

Metacritic Score: 28

The story of Sarah Winchester and her insane California house is an incredible one. She built a house with doors that lead nowhere, hallways that are confusing, and other architectural delights that are maddening in order to trap the undead souls who she thought were coming after her. Naturally because of her obsession with ghosts, this should make for a good horror movie. Sadly, that wasn't the case. It is a bore that drags on and has no saving graces.

9. Terminal

Metacritic Score: 27

The movie follows two assassins, a teacher with a fatal illness, a janitor, and a waitress. Like every movie featuring numerous stories, they all weave together. And apparently, everything happening to everyone has a mastermind behind it. Sure. The majority of critics who reviewed the movie said it uses tired tropes, and Rolling Stones' Peter Travers called it "one of the worst movies ever made."

8. Hell Fest

Metacritic Score: 26

Conceptually, Hell Fest has a pretty cool story. A group of young adults head to Hell Fest, a carnival with a horror theme. However, this at this year's event, a crazed murderer is there and killing people, but most people think it's merely part of the show. Many critics agree that the characters fall flat as the movie is too into its location and surroundings and dropped the ball on everything else in the movie.

7. Dark Crimes

Metacritic Score: 24

Starring Jim Carrey, Dark Crimes follows a police officer who finds that a murder in a book by a crime novelist and a real life unsolved crime have too many parallels to be considered coincidence. Plenty of the critics who reviewed the movie said this was Carrey's worst performance of his career.

6. Gotti

Metacritic Score: 24

In 2018, Gotti felt like a punchline. You probably haven't seen the movie, but you've for sure heard about how bad it is. John Travolta plays the notorious John Gotti in this biographical film, as Gotti rises in the ranks of the Gambino Crime Family in New York. Throughout all the critical reviews, many are saying Travolta is the only person trying in this movie, and the script is utter garbage.

5. The Clapper

Metacritic Score: 21

The Clapper is probably one of the most "meh" movies of the year, with an interesting premise. Ed Helms plays an actor who primarily sits in the background of infomercials who catches the eye of a late night host, and Helms' character becomes famous for being a dude that claps during infomercials, but he hates it. An interesting idea that quickly loses all of its luster as the story becomes about Helms' character falling in love, and this is the point where everyone realizes this would make a decent short film but a terrible feature-length movie. There's just not enough interesting storytelling for the main plot to carry this.

4. 211

Metacritic Score: 21

Nicolas Cage continues his "say yes to everything" philosophy with 211. He stars as Officer Mike Chandler who finds himself taking on highly-trained thieves in the middle of a heist. Most critics have deemed 211 "unwatchable," but a few have mentioned there is a great meltdown scene from Cage, which we've all become accustomed to.

3. Reprisal

Metacritic Score: 19

Bruce Willis shows up again on this list for his movie Reprisal. Caden (Willis) is an ex-cop who teams up with Jacob (Frank Grillo)--a former bank manager. Together, the two team up to take down a highly-trained criminal. This feels a lot like 211 with different actors. Most of the critics say there is nothing special about this movie and it's impossible to tell apart from other crime films.

2. London Fields

Metacritic Score: 16

Based on a book by Martin Amis, London Fields follows a clairvoyant who knows she will be murdered. She has an affair with three different men, and she knows one of them will kill her. Every bad review of this movie says the same thing: it's a failure of an adaptation and near impossible to follow the plot of the film.

1. Death of a Nation

Metacritic Score: 1

Conspiracy theorist and propagandist Dinesh D'Souza released a new movie in 2018 that has a "Nuh uh! YOU are!" attitude, trying to further the gap between those who wear tin foil hats and yell on YouTube, from the rest of the people in America. The movie attempts to compare Lincoln's and Trump's presidencies, all while explaining that liberalism is what caused the formation of the Nazi party, and they're totally racist. Essentially, it's 1 hour and 48 minutes of "They're the enemy. They've come to kill us all, and while I don't have proof, here's a reenactment of Hitler yelling at people."