As we near the end of the year and look back on the last 12 months in film, it becomes clear that calling 2020 a weird time for movies is something of an understatement. Theaters have been closed in parts of the country for most of the year, leading to a resurgence of drive-in movies and sending major studio releases to streaming services. No matter how you managed to watch them, there have been some real standout films this year—and, of course, some total turkeys. With that in mind, we've put together a list of the worst movies of 2020.
Some of these films got mainstream attention and provoked heated debates, while others came and went without most of us even noticing. Nevertheless, they got enough of the wrong kind of critical attention to earn a spot at the bottom of Metacritic's ranked list of 2020 movies. Read on to find out if any of your recent favorites were among the year's worst reviewed, and to be grateful for the messes you missed. And for 2020's small-screen failures, discover The Worst TV Shows of 2020, According to Critics.
60 Fatale
Metascore: 43
And for the worst movies from any year, check out The Worst Movies of All Time, According to Critics.
59 Scoob!
Metascore: 43
58 Four Kids and It
Metascore: 42
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57 Monster Hunter
Metascore: 42
56 Robert the Bruce
Metascore: 42
And for movies that came out this year that are actually worth watching, These Are the Best Movies of 2020, According to Critics.
55 Books of Blood
Metascore: 42
54 Almost Love
Metascore: 42
53 Guns Akimbo
Metascore: 42
52 Endings, Beginnings
Metascore: 42
51 The Roads Not Taken
Metascore: 42
50 Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words
Metascore: 41
49 Superintelligence
Metascore: 41
48 Spree
Metascore: 41
47 Love Wedding Repeat
Metascore: 41
46 The Sonata
Metascore: 41
45 Stage Mother
Metascore: 41
44 Desperados
Metascore: 41
43 I Still Believe
Metascore: 41
42 The Grudge
Metascore: 41
41 Come Away
Metascore: 40
40 Fatman
Metascore: 40
39 Unhinged
Metascore: 40
38 Blood and Money
Metascore: 40
37 2067
Metascore: 39
36 Hillbilly Elegy
Metascore: 39
35 Inherit the Viper
Metascore: 39
34 The Kissing Booth 2
Metascore: 39
33 Three Christs
Metascore: 39
32 All My Life
Metascore: 39
31 Random Acts of Violence
Metascore: 39
30 Ava
Metascore: 39
29 Ghosts of War
Metascore: 38
28 The Stand In
Metascore: 38
27 A Rainy Day in New York
Metascore: 38
26 Vanguard
Metascore: 36
25 Stardust
Metascore: 36
24 Coffee & Kareem
Metascore: 35
23 Dirt Music
Metascore: 35
22 The Turning
Metascore: 35
21 The Last Thing He Wanted
Metascore: 35
20 The Binge
Metascore: 35
19 A Fall From Grace
Metascore: 34
18 The War With Grandpa
Metascore: 34
17 Secret Society of Second-Born Royals
Metascore: 34
16 Fatal Affair
Metascore: 34
15 The Wrong Missy
Metascore: 33
14 Like a Boss
Metascore: 33
13 The Secret: Dare to Dream
Metascore: 32
12 The Kindness of Strangers
Metascore: 32
11 Inheritance
Metascore: 31
10 Artemis Fowl
Metascore: 31
9 Half Brothers
Metascore: 30
8 Brahms: The Boy II
Metascore: 29
7 Force of Nature
Metascore: 29
6 Jiu Jitsu
Metascore: 28
5 Songbird
Metascore: 27
And for more genre misses, These Are the Worst Horror Movies of All Time, According to Critics.
4 Dolittle
Metascore: 26
3 The Tax Collector
Metascore: 22
And for another walk down bad movie memory lane, revisit The Worst Movie That Came Out the Year You Graduated.
2 Blumhouse's Fantasy Island
Metascore: 22
1 The Last Days of American Crime
Metascore: 15
And for more of the worst of the worst, These Are the Movies on Rotten Tomatoes With 0 Percent Ratings.
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