The original ranked list from #20 (least bad) to #1 (worst ever):
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The article typically ranks these films based on their critical reception, lack of artistic merit, and reputation among cinephiles. While the exact numerical order can sometimes vary in user perception, these are the films featured in that specific ranking: taste of cinema 2015 the 20 worst movies ever made list
October 26, 2015 (original list publication) Source: Taste of Cinema (independent film criticism website) Author: Jeffrey Weeks (as credited in the original 2015 list)
For those looking for more recent failures, the site also tracked The 20 Worst Movies of 2015 , which featured modern flops like The Ridiculous 6 , Mortdecai , and Hot Pursuit . The 40 Worst Movies of All Time - IMDb The original ranked list from #20 (least bad)
In 2015, the film site Taste of Cinema published a definitive look at the "mountains of madness" in film history: the 20 worst movies ever made. This list moves beyond mere low-budget flops to highlight "creative catastrophes"—films where established talent or massive budgets collided with bizarre choices to produce something uniquely unwatchable. The Hall of Cinematic Shame
However, subsequent years (2016–2025) have produced even more notorious contenders (e.g., The Emoji Movie , Cats , The Fanatic ), but the 2015 list remains a . The 40 Worst Movies of All Time -
| Rank | Film Title | Year | Notable for | |------|------------|------|--------------| | 20 | The Wicker Man (remake) | 2006 | Nicolas Cage’s overacting, bear-punching scene | | 19 | Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | 2002 | 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, incoherent action | | 18 | The Last Airbender | 2010 | M. Night Shyamalan’s career low, whitewashing, mispronunciation | | 17 | From Justin to Kelly | 2003 | American Idol cash-grab musical | | 16 | Gigli | 2003 | Ben Affleck & J.Lo, infamous “berry” scene | | 15 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | 2004 | Talking toddlers, Nazi villain, surreal nonsense | | 14 | Alone in the Dark | 2005 | Uwe Boll’s worst; nonsensical plot & editing | | 13 | The Room | 2003 | Cult “Citizen Kane of bad movies” | | 12 | Disaster Movie | 2008 | Bottom of the spoof-movie barrel | | 11 | Son of the Mask | 2005 | Unfunny, CGI nightmare, career-killer | | 10 | Jack and Jill | 2011 | Adam Sandler’s double role, Dunkaccino | | 9 | Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas | 2014 | Proselytizing, bizarre theology, no plot | | 8 | Troll 2 | 1990 | “Oh my God!” – documentary Best Worst Movie | | 7 | Birdemic: Shock and Terror | 2010 | Coat-hanger birds, green-screen incompetence | | 6 | Cool as Ice | 1991 | Vanilla Ice vehicle, anti-gravity rapping | | 5 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | 1987 | Nightmare puppets, nothing like the cards | | 4 | Battlefield Earth | 2000 | Scientology-funded, Dutch angles, John Travolta | | 3 | Manos: The Hands of Fate | 1966 | Legendarily bad, incomplete sound, padded with driving scenes | | 2 | Plan 9 from Outer Space | 1959 | Ed Wood’s masterpiece of ineptitude | | 1 | | 2012 | Animated grocery products, celebrity voices, $65M+ loss |
The 2015 Taste of Cinema list became a for “worst-of” discussions in online film communities (Reddit’s r/badMovies, Letterboxd). It helped cement Foodfight! as a legendary failure and revived interest in The Garbage Pail Kids Movie as a childhood trauma artifact.
These are just a few examples, but there are many more movies that could be included on such a list.
The Taste of Cinema “20 Worst Movies Ever Made” (2015) is a favoring spectacular failure over mere mediocrity. While not definitive, it successfully highlights films that fail on virtually every cinematic level. Its #1 choice, Foodfight! , stands as a cautionary tale about animation, star power, and studio oversight.