Top 30 Worst Acting Performances of All Time

[@WatchMojo]

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[@julymedia752]

Honorable mention: Javier Bardem as King Triton from The Little Mermaid (2023)

[@Reaperguy67]

@@King.binge99 no one asked if you are and you weren't

[@Reaperguy67]

@@King.binge99 no you weren't 🤡

[@Cinezillaaa]

​​@Reaperguy67 I think king.binge99 is spamming emojis in New video called "Top disturbing backstories"

[@Reaperguy67]

@@Cinezillaaa yep. That proves he is Dr greenthumb. Because he did the same thing.

[@beckett52nerd23]

Sometimes, it's not the actor's fault. It's the script that is bad for the actor.

[@ajpat9620]

And direction.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

That's how a number of these are, like Halle Berry. She was given crap to work with, and threw her whole self in it, and consequently catching much of the blame for the film's failure.

[@mikitz]

Film-making is a team sport. Can't single out the actor for failure, when the entire team sucked.

[@beck86]

Agreed. Many of these actors have proven themselves to be quite capable but if the script is written badly and the director doesn't direct the actors well, it turns to shit and because it's the actors people see, people blame them.

[@gonderAmh]

Avatar was embarassing and it had everything do to do with the acting

[@mur3u204]

Justin Chatwin posted in Instagram story lately about Toriyama's passing. he apologized for messing up in that movie 😓

[@belcurve]

aw that's sad. I don't blame him, i blame the other thousands of people and tens-to-hundreds of millions of dollars thrown away by the executives

[@misterOrca4]

And the Writers and Directors who decided to do their own thing.

[@Avaa-vanilla995]

Aw. It wasn't his fault the script was....yikes.

[@JacoboelGil2008]

Random fact: Justin Chatwin was genuinely a fan of Dragon Ball and superexcited to play Goku, not knowing the movie was ignoring Toriyama's work

[@Unibiub]

Aww that’s sad

[@qwerttzizzi]

What did he expect when he..a white guy was cast as Son Goku😂

[@candicenewman6318]

R.I.P Toriyama, thanks for an epic childhood

[@AshParth560]

Sad but I oddly can't hate his enthusiasm.

[@TheWarmachine375]

James Marsters, voice of Zamasu, was Piccolo in Dragon Ball Evolution at the time.

[@TheWarmachine375]

Dragon Ball Evolution was so terrible Akira Toriyama (Rest in Peace) came out of retirement and created Battle of Gods, Resurrection F, Dragon Ball Super, DBS Broly and DBS Super Hero, just to show those fools how it's done.

[@jeuryrabassa4724]

Thank Kami for that. And Dragon Ball Super:Broly and Superhero are two of my favorite Dragon Ball movies. R.I.P Akira Toriyama. Thank you for everything.

[@FOXZILLA5734]

Im a twisted way, you're glad this film existed because or else Toriyama wouldn't come out of retirement and gave us the resurrection Dragon Ball deserved because before then he said that he put the franchise behind him before that point.

[@blackbulls8783]

Did he also create dragon ball z kai

[@jeuryrabassa4724]

@@blackbulls8783 DBZ Kai is DBZ without the filler episodes.

[@rubeng370]

😮

[@blushslice]

Halle Berry bringing her Oscar to her razzie acceptance was legendary

[@toursiveu]

Except for the fact that she blamed her agent for the whole thing. As if she doesn't have a mind of her own.

[@blushslice]

@@toursiveu agents suck bro

[@toursiveu]

@@blushslice Maybe but nobody held a gun to her head when she signed up for Catwoman. Or Dark Tide. Or The Flintstones, Swordfish, Gothika, Perfect Stranger, New Year's Eve, Movie 43, Moonfall... At least I hope so.

[@mariannasanfilippo5819]

​@@blushsliceit's the razzies the mediocre knock off of the Oscars and the scammie for bad acting?

[@tylerlarson7263]

Halle Berry could've made a great Catwoman if she was playing Selina Kyle and Batman was in the film.

[@trinaq]

Robert Downey Jr. has certainly made up for his mediocre performance in "Doolittle", since he's poised to win an Oscar for "Oppenheimer" tomorrow evening.

[@SirsasthNigam.]

Razzie Redeemer , he needs

[@Eternaldarkness3166]

to be fair- Doolittle was bad all together

[@Dr.Thirteen-bb1ub]

He was already nominated for an Oscar for playing Charlie Chaplin, and should have won🤷

[@matthewminelli]

And he won!!

[@garrjen250]

Hmmmmm seems like I have an unpopular opinion as I really enjoyed Dolittle and RDJ in it.

[@jayb8934]

Some of these are bad roles/films more than bad actors.

[@Spiralredd]

Yeah most of these are great actors who just didn't know what to do with what they were given cuz the material was bad. At least they left Hayden Christiansen off the list this time.

[@SuperBeth1001]

“It’s turkey time” “Huh?” “Gobble gobble” 🤢🤢🤢😂😂😂

[@Spiralredd]

Ngl if my girl looked at me and said that the sheets are finna be rearranged

[@SuperBeth1001]

@@Spiralredd Well I told my husband about it and he just pulled a face and stared straight ahead for about 74 years and then shook it off and carried on watching the telly. It’s safe to say our sheets were not 😂

[@Spiralredd]

@@SuperBeth1001 the telly? Say your British without saying it

[@eamonia]

More like a roast beef platter...

[@TheModernPioneer]

Anyone who insults Norbit will have to go through me first.

[@thelilyfarrell]

norbit was legendary! now how you doin?! 🤣💀

[@pheshedra]

Im right behind ya! 😂

[@crystalellul845]

Right.... that's how I feel about a few of these movies like wtf 😂

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Love that cringe ass movie

[@vigilantvon6068]

Thank you I thought I was tripping

[@AlmostEthical]

As with Oscars, winning Razzies doesn't mean much any more. There were plenty worse performances than Redmayne's, which was actually pretty entertaining and fun. He was playing a loony with Mummy issues so mania is allowable.

[@danielrubinstein896]

Razzie award is more entertaining than Oscars

[@EmCranberries]

Redmayne was GLORIOUS, seeing that movie in theaters (I think it might have even been imax) was one of my all time favorites. That movie is *supposed* to be Extra.

[@Anonorama]

Eddie was soooo bad in the most entertaining way possible. Almost like he was trying to give the worst performance by design.

[@KingJohnVA]

@@EmCranberriesexactly! I don’t think people understand that. He was supposed to be that way. He was playing a mad man, which he pulled off brilliantly

[@catmanjones5881]

@@danielrubinstein896 I used to think so, but now I think the Razzies are about picking low hanging fruit and kicking an actor/director/whoever while they're down.

[@jamiephilip79]

Eddie Murphy was much better as Dr Dolittle

[@lilyofthevalley2048]

I read once that Dennis Hopper’s son- who was a toddler when the *Super Mario Bros.* was made- later asked him why he did it, and Dennis told him something along the lines of, “I needed money so I could buy you shoes.” His son then replied, “Dad, I did not need shoes THAT badly.”

[@melissawickersham9912]

So he played Koopa so he could get his son some shoes. That’s kind of what a father is supposed to do...suffer so he can make some money for his family.

[@BlazerK1914]

6 Earthbenders: *shouts and dance while moving a small rock*

[@sister_bertrille911]

I think a lot of us were screaming, "Just throw the damn thing!"

[@velesiq23]

"My name is ONG!"

[@jgo6421]

Of all the terrible acting in Batman and robin, i thought Arnold wasn’t too bad.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

He's not the best actor, but still, I can't imagine someone doing a better job with that sort of dialogue. I wouldn't call his performance good, but it's one of the most entertaining aspects of the movie.

[@JoeMama-ij6kc]

He was defo going for ott camp funny etc he achieved that at least

[@mv1334]

Arnold and Uma were the best parts.

[@jacktrades5103]

He was super chill.😅

[@jacktrades5103]

​@@mv1334Uma scared me, best Catwoman.

[@joyunicycle]

I almost wonder if Kirk Cameron is aware of the fact that even Christians did not like his Saving Christmas movie.

[@SuperBeth1001]

One of the main things that gets me is that Colin Farrell is so obviously not blonde and his colouring just doesn’t work with the blonde of his wig!!!

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Tyler Perry could try all the serious roles he wants, the only thing viewers are going to see is Medea.

[@tateloop1015]

He was great in gone girl

[@belcurve]

@@tateloop1015was about to say this. He has the serious acting chops, they just didn't come through that time.

[@rolandofgilead43]

i can't stand tyler perry and he's fine when he's in a dress but though i haven't seen Gone Girl to be fair if you watch him as Alex Cross he's fucking terrible WOW is he bad. i give him props for losing weight for the role he was pretty heavy beforehand but he was so bad in it that i had to stop watching it.

[@crystalellul845]

​@@rolandofgilead43I'm sorry but I have to disagree with you going from the comedy world into a serious one he by far is not or should not be on no list for the worst anything he was great in Alex cross and even good deeds... watch that movie and tell me he can't play anything but funny roles

[@rolandofgilead43]

@@crystalellul845 in Alex cross he was terrible he was bearable in tmnt though. I'm not says perry is the worst I've ever seen clearly he's not I've seen far worse Brad Pitt in certain films was awful but he's gotten a lot better perry I dunno cause I haven't seen his record stuff. I also think he was miscast as Alex cross another reason the film flopped however he's not a bad director though.

[@MrDoctorMan2016]

“Can Jack and Jill go up the hill and never come back?” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@FriedSheep69]

I feel like I did like the movie, Norbit as well, no idea why, maybe because I was too young or something

[@TheBlond49]

Jesse Eisenberg Lex Luthir ins BvS, horrendous work, even he himself is ashamed of that.

[@jimbo9208]

works how

[@claudiogallucci563]

I totally agree picking the Facebook guy to play superman best villian is worse casting ever

[@kleinkaufman8940]

I wouldn't count it as he played the part perfectly. Its clear the character was written that way or with someone like him in mind.

[@jeuryrabassa4724]

Agreed. He truly was the worst version of Lex Luthor.

[@thelilyfarrell]

he was horrendous. hes usually a great actor but terribly miscast in this role of lex Luther. it just didnt work.

[@MatadorShifter]

Keanu's performance in Dracula deserves to be on this list. Even Keanu himself regretted accepting that part. As for Arnold, even you guys admitted that he was entertaining. He was the best thing about that terrible Batman movie. And his one liners are a reference to his blockbuster hit from the 80s called Commando where he'd deliver a cheesy pun everytime he killed someone.

[@eily_b]

Let's be honest. Keanu has nver been a great actor in none of his movies.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

@@eily_b He's had a good performance once in a while. Or at least acceptable. The Matrix, Point Break--his style fit both of those. Something like Dracula, or Much Ado About Nothing--horribly miscast. The guy seems like a great person irl, though.

[@Riley_Studios]

Astalafreezta Baby!!!!

[@brianwalters9299]

Oh come on Norbit was a classic!

[@jamilaharmstrong9677]

Exactly!💯

[@kennethandrewsjr2280]

She had to be kidding on eddie Murphy, Arnold Schwarzenegger Tyler Perry Mike Myers, Adam Sandler’s and Robert Downey Jr.

[@KenMasters.]

Everyone would rather have The Nutty Professor 3 existing over Norbit.

[@marcia268]

Why the F is Megan Fox in this list??? She did a great job being a sexualized teen, which is not her fault but the creepy director's. She was great and she brings life to these horrible movies.

[@Animeguy300]

Dragonball Evolution is a mockery to the fans

[@elementalist1984]

And so was m night dip shit's avatar movie

[@austindrake4697]

that film was entirely the producers.. who did all the hiring etc. they ruined it from the word GO.

[@TheWarmachine375]

​@@austindrake4697It made Toriyama come out of retirement and made Battle of Gods just to show those fools how a real Dragon Ball movie is made.

[@cameronjr8]

Please do Top 10 Worst Characters performed by Best actors in movies.

[@thereallg4587]

*Even the biggest of actors has bad projects and movies. Ngl I didn’t like Tom cruise in “The Mummy” remake.*

[@AshParth560]

Quite the truth on the first part.

[@amberbsjc1395]

Yes, I didn't care for his role in that movie. My friend and me argued about the movie the other day lol

[@robertrogers074]

It was impossible.

[@hammerhiem75]

Neither did Cruise in fact he has said that was a driving force to do better and we got Top Gun 2.

[@dirkwold2704]

i thought that whole movie could have been done without his character and it would not made an iota of difference to the story, am i alone are there others who thought that too?

[@belcurve]

As a film buff I think it's important to understand that movies are the product of thousands of people and months or years of work all overseen by rich executives who really couldn't give a shit about what you're making, as long as they get richer from it. It goes like this: It might start out as a passion project. It has tons of heart. The actors you envision would do your creative brainchild the justice it deserves. But to get it to the big screen you have to agree to whatever the production company says. They want a seasoned screenwriter to "modernize" the script or some shit, changing 60% of it and removing all the visceral scenes. Then the executives want star power, so they replace the lead that once went teary-eyed reading the script with vince vaugn or adam sandler. Then the production company says you're spending too much so you have to hire cheap costumers with no experience, who will probably be great one day, but have no idea how to work on a film. Then the executives say they want a summer release, so cut your prep time and start filming, and now the project is due in 2 weeks and your new big name actor hasn't even flown in yet, and now he's pissed because the production company isn't even giving him time to prep so he just phones-in all his lines. A couple months later the movie premiers and everyone asks "how did it go so bad with all that star power?" The shiteating executives say "well it is what it is" and let you, the new screenwriter, take the fall for them butchering and pissing all over your work, and now you won't find work for the next 6 years.

[@fayboyer5152]

This. All this. The commentary is merciless.

[@superdrwholock]

Does that include works like Taika Waititi’s Jojo rabbit? I loved that film and it gave me the impression that he had a lot of creative control whereas some of these films mentioned give me the opposite feeling but i don’t know much about filmmaking so I’m not sure

[@sister_bertrille911]

Going out on a limb a bit here, but Colin Farrell's depiction of Alexander, while perhaps flawed, isn't even close to the "30 worst acting performances of all time."

[@veronicado1016]

If I hear that turkey line from Gigli one more time I'm going to throw up!!! 🤢🤮

[@signergirl1]

I think you forgot to mention George Clooney in Batman and Robin. In that movie I think it’s George Clooney trying to portray Bruce Wayne trying to portray Batman while portraying, George Clooney.

[@wolfparade5978]

😂

[@Romanthony2007]

I still remmeber The kid form the Last Air bender, Litterally, got the role because M Knight, liked his audtion tape, and all he did in the tape, was Karrate moves no acting what so ever, and boy does it show

[@elementalist1984]

I knew it was going to be bad when I heard M night dip shit was doing it

[@kittycatmeowmeow963]

That explains everything.😑

[@NicholasBrown-i3e]

More proof that M Knight is well past his prime

[@eldiran2]

Much of the acting in Many of M Night's films are unbearably bad (see Wahlberg in "The Happening", for example....)

[@elementalist1984]

@@eldiran2 most of M. Nights movies are garbage.

[@tvman7916]

I'm no Jaden Smith fan but that was the most over hated movie I've ever seen. It wasn't nearly as crap a performance as most of the others listed. People wanted to stomp him out because he was born into riches. Also Cage was funny in Wicker Man. The way he talked to the dumbass villagers was decent comedy at times. That was another way over hated movie. Some critic trashes something and everyone else wants to do a football tackle dog pile. It's not remotely the worst movie I've seen. It's not even in the category.

[@somechickfromohio]

Dennis Hopper was THE BEST part of Mario. How dare you!! 😂

[@BigArnieNumeroUno]

Basically the Directors are responsible for these clusterf**ks.

[@The_Infamous_Boogyman]

Woah, how can Sophia Coppola have been around so many actors her whole life and deliver lines so incredibly lamely?

When you don't have the talent you just dont have it. To be a good actor you must be trained for it. But she can direct actors so good because of what you say.

[@dirkwold2704]

maybe she always focused on what her dad was doing as opposed to what the actors were doing?

[@fayboyer5152]

Because acting requires talent?

[@The_Infamous_Boogyman]

@@fayboyer5152 it does, absolutely. Good diss too, Yet, while that is a good dig at her it's one which still doesn't answer my question. It's shocking how bad people can be at "acting" , so much so that they miss out on role after role, yet when they get home, they convince their families that it's worth pursuing. How? By lying. What's lying? ACTING! So again, my inquiry remains a valid one. How can someone spend their entire life around award winning liars and not learn how to lie themselves? It's an anomaly. Talent is inconsequential, bc if she had to lie to save her life, she undoubtedly has too, she would. Yet she can't do it for shit on screen. Had to be on purpose.

[@fayboyer5152]

​@@The_Infamous_Boogyman I can only guess, but I'll do my best. Growing up around ppl with a certain skill doesn't mean you develop the same skill, or better yet, passion, because I think you need to love doing something to do it well, too. It can even mean you develop a dislike for that skill, maybe because it's expected of you. Regarding the rest of the family, well, I personally don't think Talia Shire, Nicolas Cage and Jason Schwartzman are good actors either. Also, Sophias dad is a director, not an actor and Sophia makes a decent director so maybe what you're saying makes sense, albeit in a different way.

[@freckledandred]

I'm a big Hilary Duff fan but she's never been able to act. I hope she takes a break from the screen and drops an album for us

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Take a break when the hell have you seen anything recently😂

[@malikkelly]

@@paulcarpenter7844Right 🤣 bro said a break

[@davidschopp9134]

How Mark Wahlberg didn't make this list for 'The Happening' is beyond me.

[@kkp0505]

Or Mark Wahlberg in any movie, really.

[@pedrotraguil8511]

He went with M.Night's movie style, check his other movies, especially Lady in the Water. He makes dialogue sound weird but it's his artistic vision.

[@Kevy808]

​​@@kkp0505 nahh

[@mothermedusa9921]

Lol still love that movie though

[@stonedboxer97]

Lol, his face expressions are hilarious. Mom: "Eat your vegetables or no dessert!" Kid: "I don't even like dessert!" Mom: (insert confused expression here)

[@belcurve]

One thing about the mask that a lot of people don't understand: The primary reason that The Mask and The Grinch are such good movies is because Jim Carry has probably the single most waxy and moveable face in hollywood. He can wear 15 pounds of makeup on his face and still effortlessly make expressions come through. No one else can do this. I think Jamie Kennedy is funny in some stuff, but if you look at son of the mask it looks like shit because his face barely moves. That's because he's a real human person and not Jim Carry. Robin Williams was also like that, god rest his soul. But somehow in no point of the thousands of hours making son of the mask did literally anyone on the set go "he literally can't move his mouth or his eyes or his cheeks, maybe this is bad" If you don't believe me, look up "Jim Carry Clint Eastwood impression", I think it was on Leno or something. Watch him and then try to make the face he makes and look at yourself in the mirror. It's not even close. It's hubris to think anyone could do what Jim Carrey does.

[@rolandofgilead43]

i partly disagree i love Jim Carrey and i've been a fan since (1991) and i loved The Mask but the Grinch as good as he was in it was in it and how good the makeup was by the master Rick Baker the film was awful

[@leslieannvanhumbeck7630]

Jim Carrey is irreplaceable. I hear he's retired from Hollywood and making art these days.

[@ali_2643]

How's about a top 10 list of the most Oscar worthy performances in terrible movies

[@zoyadulzura7490]

I'd like to see that!

[@wesmartin2736]

That would be awesome!

[@zoyadulzura7490]

Maybe not Oscar-worthy (through no fault of his own), but when I think of good performances in bad movies, the first thing that comes to my mind is Alan Rickman making Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves bearable.

[@ali_2643]

@@zoyadulzura7490 despite my coming up with the suggestion I haven't been able to think of a good example. But I like your Alan Rickman suggestion

[@randomhuman7880]

I don’t care what watchmojo says Norbit is hilarious😭

[@thelilyfarrell]

facts! how you doing!

[@brianwalters9299]

It’s a classic!

[@jsupreme7818]

Yeah they tripping

[@jamilaharmstrong9677]

Okay! They tripping hard😂😂😂😂😂

[@JoeMama-ij6kc]

One of the least funny comedies ive seen

[@mariusmitre492]

Oh, don't tell me that you forgot about Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor from Batman v Superman.

[@robertrogers074]

😂

[@guus5504]

What, Jesse was good Lex is supposed to be a quasi-psychotic anarchist. I actually thought he was one of the better parts of that movie.

[@asyashfy9662]

Jesse's performance was peak Lex , no one did it better

[@WinsberryEntertainment]

It was a weird performance. Most people didn't like it. I guess that's a good result if you're playing a bad guy.

[@adamcade604]

He should make the list of worst villains because the entire characterization was the problem with luthor in BvS, eisenbergs performance wasn't the problem,

[@cweaver4080]

How can you pick just one Seagal movie?

[@BigFella117]

The Room is probably the biggest “BRUH” moment Hollywood has ever done

[@KenMasters.]

I thought The Room was an independent movie?

[@samash7302]

Atleast Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock, and Eddie Redmayne were gracious about their Razzie wins 😂

[@FishtownRec]

Nic Cage at number 2#, because of one bad scene in an overall horrendous movie is RIDICULOUS! Come on, his history and film filmography alone should bar him from this list in general.

[@SuperMonkeyTurnip]

How is Kristen Stewart in Twilight not on here? I swear a cardboard cutout of her would have emoted better in the role than she did.

[@donovancox2525]

They could make a whole compilation video like this with just Kristen Stewart’s filmography.

[@JoeMama-ij6kc]

Everyone from twilight

[@JoeMama-ij6kc]

@@donovancox2525Shes good in most other things its mainly twilight shrs awful in

[@melissawickersham9912]

@@JoeMama-ij6kcThat’s because the source material that she was given didn’t have much depth in the character to begin with. Bella Swan is not only a Mary Sue, but she’s also practically a blank slate for the reader to use as a wish fulfillment fantasy with Edward Cullen. You can only blame Stephanie Meyer for that. You can’t blame Kristen Stewart for what Meyer created.

[@EricJae.]

I really hated that Joker

[@Aaron17988]

Health ledger acting was bad make up was sloppy

[@Mikey-em8hs]

@@Aaron17988Sloppy like your grammar?

[@friendoftheforest1736]

Its Morbin Time!

[@drewb3490]

@@Aaron17988 He only won an Oscar for it

[@TalismanWayne]

It’s because of the bad script

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Mike Myers - The Love Guru that movie Killed his career.

[@billsloan]

Mike himself killed his career.

[@sister_bertrille911]

He's found a niche for himself popping up in cameos in well-regarded films like Bohemian Rhapsody and Inglourious Basterds.

[@crystalellul845]

Unless you're canadian (don't know if you are) and know anything about the maple leafs .... this movie is hilarious there's a lot of inside jokes about the leafs and things people wouldn't understand unless you're canadian and a leafs fan

[@jopalm3649]

How couldnt he see this coming?

[@andrewhaase1826]

Dishonorable Mentions: *Christina Ricci - That Darn Cat (1997) -It's a shame because I do think that Christina Ricci CAN be solid actress. I've seen her in The Addams Family and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and she was actually very good in those. But GOOD GOD she is just not even sort of trying here! *Pauly Shore - Pinocchio: The Untold Story -Aside from a small voiceover role in A Goofy Movie, ANY of Pauly Shore's roles could've made the list. But I'm giving a special shoutout to this TERRIBLE DUB starring the actor. *Multiple - Nutcracker 3D -There's a reason why this was number one on Watchmojo's Worst Christmas Movies list. Several actor's deliveries sound like they're not even sort of trying.

[@Deonteosayande]

The room is a movie so bad it's good lol. "You're tearing me apart Lisa...I did not hit her...I did not...oh hey Mark" lmfao 🤣

[@MelaninCosplay]

I refuse to believe Dragonball Evolution wasn't a caricature of a Wattpad Dragonball Z fanfiction. It was worse than M. Night Shyamalan's Avatar and we all know that movie was beyond horrible; so bad that there's no word in any human language to describe it.

[@Danny-G92]

Heard a theory a few years back the the "twist" in the sham-atar movie was that it wasn't following the shows plot but the plot of the fire island players show in the episode hence the bad effects and OTT "acting".

[@Phanthief95]

Dragonball Evolution was so bad that it made Dragonball’s creator Akira Toriyama (RIP) come out of retirement.

[@jankogo]

Tommy Wiseau is so bad that he is good almost. 🤣

[@seantlewis376]

Actors always get total credit for a great performance, and always the blame for a poor one. But all of these bad performances started with a bad or lazy script and/or a bad or lazy director. That explains the existence of Tommy Wiseau: he did all three. That's why some actors are very selective about the roles they take. Then there are other actors who just can't say no like Kevin Bacon and Tommy Lee Jones with a mix of amazing, iconic roles, and bland forgettable roles. We all know Kevin Bacon is a good actor, but he has taken so many bland or undistinguishable roles that his overall reputation has suffered. The same could be said of Nicholas Cage, Michael Caine, and a slew of others. There's another interesting listicle: "10 Actors Who Can't Say No".

[@adamcade604]

Yeah but Nicolas cage had to get through so many horrible straight to video decisions because he was running out of money, in real desperation, others that you mentioned simply wanted an easy paycheck.

[@ronniefranco512]

The Room and Transformers are the only movies on the list I gladly rewatch once in a while.

[@jeuryrabassa4724]

Especially The TF Trilogy. The 3rd movie (Dark Of The Moon) is my favorite.

[@thelilyfarrell]

agreed and norbit!

[@whenfatkillsfat803]

I only watch Transformers because it’s on Rifftrax. Same with Twilight. TEAM MUSTACHE DAD!

[@christianloubardias6375]

The live-action movies were all Michael Bay's fault, not Megan Fox. He's over-reliant on explosions, action and slo-mo, over-patriotic, and pokes fun at women

[@JoeMama-ij6kc]

First transformers is decent the room is so bad its good

[@mariloustarr5972]

The only person that portrayed Alex Cross to perfection was Morgan Freeman. He was great in Kiss the Girls and Along Comes a Spider.

[@fromthehaven94]

The first movie was good, the second one, not so much.

[@throatwobblermangrove8510]

I'm not an acting expert, but if you have an actor known to be excellent, and the performance in a movie sucks, I think that's on the editor or the director. And it's unfair to put kids on your list. You seriously can't hold them to the same acting standards of adults.

[@elementalist1984]

Especially when M night ruined the movie

[@gingaddict]

I agree, it’s the beginning of a acting career and they mostly trust the adults to direct them in the right direction so the blame isn’t really on them

[@throatwobblermangrove8510]

@@gingaddict Also, trashing kids doing this can be traumatic for the kids. I'm thinking of the boy who played Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode I. I've read he quit acting because of the abuse he received for his performance. And that wasn't even one of these "worst" performances on this list (and I would seriously have put the "I hate sand" performance as worse than anything he did).

[@Mokume7]

Correct. It is borderline bullying to do that to a young actor. The Razzies F'ed up last year, nominating a 12 year old Kiera Armstrong for her performance in the film "Firestarter ". They owned up to their mistake, withdrew her name from the nomination and awarded themselves with the Razzie for their actions. They have since raised the age limit for Razzie nominations to 18+ years and older.

[@throatwobblermangrove8510]

@@Mokume7 I'm glad to see they realized their error and made efforts to correct it. That alone seems rare nowadays.

[@michaeljenner2325]

"More an echo chamber for their belifes more then entertaining." oh the sweet irony of WatchMojo saying that.

[@eventhorizon3962]

found one 🤓☝

[@scoutalejan8259]

I feel bad a about Justin Chatwin, he was just an actor excited to play one of fiction's greatest characters, what happened to Dragonball Evo wasn't his fault at all His final message to Toriyama broke me, as an acting student, one of the many that they teach you is to be EXTRA careful of the roles you take and he was done dirty af

[@MrET-kr9zj]

Kinda funny that Megan Fox and MGK are both on this list 😂

[@animanco6833]

I thought we agreed to never mention the last airbender and dB evolution

[@peterpain6625]

Didn't they even use those in Gitmo for a time?

[@adamcade604]

They just can't resist on making lists of Worst for anything and not bring them up

[@eleven2614]

The more crap Saving Christmas recieve, the happier I get.

[@MattoChatto]

Arnold was the best part of Batman and Robin

[@driftwood8613]

I don't know what it is, but i find Sophia Coppola so freakin beautiful

[@finnH_nf]

Justin Chatwin even apologized for the movie when Toriyama died.

[@tylerjames8502]

"Her delivery is mindlessly lethargic" That describes ALL of Hilary's acting, not just this movie. I admit when she was at the top of her career and releasing albums i was a fan, but now, as an adult almost 20 years later i realize how bad of an actress and singer she was.

[@catlover132]

Re Fifty Shades, the author of the books was apparently adamant that the scripts had to stick closely to her writing... Hence the terrible films.

[@annoldham3018]

The actors were shit too.

[@mrkaji8913]

I feel so bad for Noah ringer.

[@eily_b]

Well, Robert Downey Jr. was told to play Dolittle and he did little.

[@AngelZione]

Let's also keep in mind that in many cases, the actors don't have complete control over their performances - a lot of this falls on the director, who has the final say in how scenes play out.

[@cheyennebrennan966]

Amber Heard in absolutely everything she's ever been in?

[@DianaButler-cz1hn]

100 percent agree. Psychopaths can't emote, so makes perfect sense.

[@masilomoshesh1475]

I enjoyed “Pineapple Express” and “Drive Angry”. The rest I can agree on.

[@cheyennebrennan966]

@@masilomoshesh1475 I didn't even know she was in Pineapple Express, and the Director of Drive Angry just told her to be herself.

[@masilomoshesh1475]

@@cheyennebrennan966 She was Seth Rogen's character's girlfriend. 'Never back down' was another good movie. I never got to watch her in 'All the boys love Mandy Lane'

[@peterwinters8587]

She shits the bed every time

[@jacobgraves3505]

How did Keanu in Bram stokers Dracula not get mentioned?

[@eugenegaylord438]

Good choice.

[@peterpain6625]

Now do 100 worst Steven Seagull performances please ;)

[@loriwood4938]

It would be hard to pick though

[@jeuryrabassa4724]

That would be fun to watch.

[@jaquesmerde9146]

just watch his imdb;)

[@peterpain6625]

@@loriwood4938 I'm only asking to enjoy the tortured (Ai) voice presenting the results ;)

[@loriwood4938]

@@peterpain6625 it is kind of ridiculous isn't it

[@opinionsnotfacts]

I don’t think we saw enough of Jared Leto as the joker to critique, his portrayal was trying to be the Frank Miller joker but the joker is supposed to be a mad genius

[@MurrayLime]

i don't even think jared did a bad job....it was just how he looked and the tattoos that were bad

[@1neromusiq65]

Son of the mask is 1 of the worst movies I've ever seen.

[@lunxtic_vert6983]

Fr😂

[@janemacintyre9801]

You missed Nicole Kidman in anything ....

[@roblyons9662]

Specifically the thing they play at AMC before the movie starts

[@Anonorama]

Anything after 2000. I liked her in Practical Magic, Dead Calm and To Die For. I think Tom Cruise won the acting talent in the divorce?

[@AblemanSy]

Two things: First, it's great that apparently there hasn't been a single bad performance in any non English speaking films ever. That's good to know! And second: Most of these are absolutely not the actors' fault. How can you blame JLo for her lines? Most of these have bad screenplays and there is always a director who tells the actors what to do. And the scene is finished when he is happy.

[@eddiebear34]

Unpopular opinion, but i liked Jared leto version of joker.

[@danteeudora6330]

Agree. Heath Ledger set the bar so goddamn high and that wasn't Jared Leto's fault. His performance wasn't as good as Ledger's of course, but that doesn't mean it was bad.

[@eddiebear34]

@danteeudora6330 I think he just played it differently. A completely different kinda joker, but one that suited how THEY made him look. Ledger had that pshyco feel to it. Leto came across more gangster. It suited the fact he was based out a night club, leather jacket, earing tattoos etc. I'd like to have seen that joker again in a batman movie.

[@shuntelajuarez1842]

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!!!!

[@Youngtinman]

He nails his monologue at the end of the Snyder Cut

[@mummamigmarko762]

In my opinion, the movie "The Secretary" is where the writer for 50 Shades got the idea. I prefer The Secretary but, I've also never seen 50 Shades of Grey, so can't really say if it's better. I just prefer the chemistry between Maggie Gyllenhaal & James Spader. It feels real. Like I'm watching actual people in their secret lives. That's what makes the movie great.

[@Scubamike4499]

I hate that Sophia always ends up on these lists. She wasn't an actress and practically got forced into the part. Just playing the hand she was dealt

[@arthurxavier3515]

I mean, the acting WAS terrible, so I see why it makes to lists like this. No one likes to be remembered by their worst work, and I think that's valid for everyone (and every actor in this list). So maybe the question should be about having these kinds of lists, because once you have them, it makes perfect sense to have her in it. It's a shame that she was "forced" into it when there are plenty of talented actors without opportunity

[@krisherdown]

I don't know if I'd say Kirk Cameron's acting is the issue with Saving Christmas. He's being pretty genuine with this idea that he came up with.

[@Froggyk123]

This list should really be worst performances in mainstream movies as theres probably a million worse than these 30

[@DianaButler-cz1hn]

That's what I was thinking too. The Loquisha movie (probably not spelled correctly, sorry) is just one example. There are so many that aren't children, which I think is unfair also.

[@paultapner2769]

Adrianna Miles In Werewolf. John Humphries in Teenage Strangler.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

That's just what this channel does--they only look at the well known stuff. If they think their viewers won't recognize it, they don't include it. None of these lists are anywhere close to accurate, simply a list of random, familiar examples.

[@patriciacastrogomez8210]

Fault keanu reeves knock knock Brendan Fraser furry vengeance Cate blanchett kingdom of the crystal skull Lindsay lohan I know who killed me Tom hanks Pinocchio Maddie zegler music Jesse eisenberg batman v Superman Mark wahlberg the happening Samuel l Jackson the spirit

[@allyturner147]

Schwarzenegger was the best part of Batman & Robin. Fight me.

[@sister_bertrille911]

It was a campy performance in a campy movie. He made me laugh, which is more than I can say for Batman (wooden) and Robin (whiny).

[@Navikthered]

Seriously. He knew it was crap, hammed it up, and it was entertaining as hell. He made the best out of what he had to work with, and that movie *was* absolutely campy ridiculousness. At least he seemed to be having fun with it! Yeah, it was a bad movie, but he made it watchable. Sometimes I want to watch cinematic masterpieces, like Casablanca and Metropolis. And other times, I just need hot but entertaining garbage like that to shut my mind off.

[@alexandervalentine587]

Justin Chatwin honestly deserves better. He wasn't enthused because he was a DB fan since he was little and was super excited for the release of the film. We all were for a while. He even got his Co-star from shameless to try the project with him and they both got ungodly amounts of hate for it. It turns out it wasn't even remotely close to the source material and the thing was a mess. Breaking contracts aren't cheap and he didn't deserve the hate for the greedy corporations who just wanted to bank off a name.

[@Josiahx.o]

Norbit isn’t even bad lol

[@Disneygirlie]

In my opinion, people should really give Jared Leto a break. Suicide Squad is a DC film that me and my mum love so much, and I actually enjoyed his portrayal of the Joker, especially in the romance scenes with Margot's Harley Quinn

[@Sunnydawgon]

Same.

[@waheedabdullah6371]

Let's not forget about his Joker performance in Zack Snyder's Justice League

[@NatoHoro]

No.

[@Disneygirlie]

@@waheedabdullah6371 I haven't watched it yet, but I plan to soon

[@BruceStephan]

​@@Disneygirlie I saw it after my niece told me it's OK . And after watching it , I agree , it's OK . I think the majority trashed it because it's only OK .

[@murrcat1021]

Lettos joker wasn't that bad. People are just too stuck on Ledger because he died shortly after.

[@JamieMay80]

No, Coulson Baker should not stick to rapping. Or…whatever. It is. That he does.

[@Ellibellybear]

i loved arnolds performance in batman & robin if you want to talk about awful look at george clooneys performance as batman that was way worse then arnolds

[@taralucas7172]

Denise Richards as Dr. Christmas Jones in “The World is Not Enough” needs to be on this list.

[@kayleighbrown459]

I honestly don't think Letto of Halle Berry were that bad in their roles. Like...a lot of the arguments seem to confuse the script/directing with the performance. They're not the same thing. There is some weird shit in Catwoman and she does as good a job executing that weird shit as anyone would. And Letto is playing a demented clown. Like, whether you like that take on the Joker or not, you gotta admit that his acting does match that particular take's vibe.

[@АлександрЖулиен]

Shelly Duvall in The Shining...

[@KenMasters.]

That's also Stephen King's most hated depiction of his own character. King really wanted real-life acting couple Dee Wallace and Christopher Stone from Cujo (1983) to be casted as Jack and Wendy Torrance.

[@someyoutuber771]

I watched a lot of WatchMojo rankings in my time. I stopped after getting older but decided to come back to this channel and remembered why I stopped watching the emotionless garbage these people put out. Their delivery is robotic, and they will cover the same topics over and over again, and use the exact same clips, voice lines, and even audio when it comes to talking about previously covered characters and movies in other videos. These people are some of the laziest reviewers and journalists out there, and they even get facts wrong in some of their videos and not even bother to check certain names before pronouncing them. I will never forget "Xem-NASS." There are so many smaller and inspiring critics on KZbin who deserve way more attention than these wads who can't even bother to make a new script for topics they already covered in past videos.

[@joannewilson1162]

To be fair, if you’ve read the 50 shades books, I’m sure they gave a stellar performance. Those books were terrible.😂

[@annoldham3018]

No. they were crap.

[@killaquansta4045]

Ok Batman and Robin was a terrible movie for sure! But Arnold saved thay movie! He hammed. it up like a legend!😊

[@Rendlessly]

Nah, conflating bad movie with bad acting. Dennis Hopper never stood a chance, slayed whatever in god's name he was doing in a godawful movie.

[@ალექსანდრეოთხოზორია]

bad movie doesnt mean bad acting lmao

[@Morunic777]

Alexander's life story is just too big to squeeze in 1-2 hours of movie time.

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

Jim Carey was so cringe as Riddler, we left about halfway through.

[@genshoryukenpou]

At least, he got better when he played Robotnik

[@LizzardBreath8000]

I feel like Ms. Mojo has become less informative and more full of mean opinions that dont have support in the information presented. It feels like baseless insults. I love Ms. Mojo so it’s a bit disappointing. I’m hoping it’s a new writer or something and maybe they can get back to their old style.