Worst Films of 2024
This article is a look at the worst films of 2024.
I saw 392 films in 2024. So let us begin.
THE TOP 25 WORST FILMS OF 2024
25. REBEL MOON - PART TWO: THE SCARGIVER
Wearisome. The dialogue and storytelling are tortuous. At least the cast is diverse.
24. BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F
Scrapes the barrel of nostalgia so loud I had to slink down into my chair to take cover. Leaden acting, wooden dialogue, plodding action. Feels utterly pointless.
23. I SAW THE TV GLOW
Kept waiting for this to ramp up. It never does. A tedious nod to BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, THE MATRIX, etc. Fans of Lynchian storytelling style, this is for you. Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine are not utilised. There are hints of humour and intrigue, but go nowhere.
22. THE BEAST
Important subjects (climate emergency, incels, A.I., etc.), but through the lens of experimental tediosity.
21. VENOM: THE LAST DANCE
This trilogy is so utterly lacklustre. The murky cinematography, artless editing, and banal choreography add up to a waste of time.
20. TWISTERS
A blockbuster of ham-fisted set pieces. The story touches on climate change and post-disaster exploitation, but does too little with either. An annoying combo of histrionic urgency, and painfully tinny dialogue and characterisation.
19. HANDLING THE UNDEAD
Lumbering Scandi arthouse zombie horror. Derivative. Monotonous. Lethargic. Adapted from a novel by the same author as LET THE RIGHT ONE IN - read that instead of watching this. There was the potential to make this an emotional study of grief.
18. BORDERLANDS
An intergalactic blockbuster heist flick should’ve been a gonzo delight. This sci-fi action-comedy is devoid of coherent world-building, thrills, and amusement. The climax is witless.
17. ARGYLLE
I wouldn’t say ARGYLLE is half-baked, I’d say there aren’t any ingredients that are required for baking. First cinematic contender for worst movie of 2024. The director of KINGSMAN has fallen a long way. This espionage flick is both cringeworthy and interminable. Only Sam Rockwell comes out of this unscathed.
16. THE CROW
Hollow. Needless. A film with a shocking lack of attention to detail and dearth of characterisation. The dialogue is more painful to witness than the poorly orchestrated violence.
15. DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE
It was bad enough the Apu-style character, but having a person of colour serving a sandwich on a platter to a Caucasian main player reeks.
14. DUNE: PART TWO
What succeeds in a novel doesn’t necessarily work with a film. This movie saga continually feels like it is waiting to get going. The combat choreography disappoints. The mythology feels cursory. An underwhelming adaptation. Greig Fraser's cinematography is the standout.
13. GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE
Even by this franchise’s ultra-low standards, this is stupid. The audience’s ears take a more brutal beating by the dull dialogue than the titans dish each other. This is so terrible that it’s the first substandard performance from Brian Tyree Henry.
12. MADAM WEB
A film so appalling it is staggering.
11. KILLER HEAT
A listless, lazy, barely cobbled-together private eye neo-noir. What is Joseph Gordon-Levitt doing in this?
10. GASSED UP
I don’t know which is worst here, the writing, acting, or heist sequences?
9. THE LAST FRONT
An inept war movie riddled with clichés. Dire dialogue, acting, cinematography, editing, directing, and action choreography. A budget THE PATRIOT [2000].
8. A FAMILY AFFAIR
What’s Nicole Kidman doing in this generic, formulaic waste of time? THE IRON CLAW showed how capable an actor Zac Efron can be; why does he keep churning out these duff (rom-)comedies? You know a movie is deeply substandard when there are conversation montages where you don’t hear the words.
7. VINDICATION SWIM
Worse than amateurish. The dialogue is painfully lifeless, the acting wooden, the music poor. So incompetent, I can’t believe this got a cinema release.
6. RICKY STANICKY
Utter rubbish. Virtually no consequences for the multitude of lies told by leads. Why is anyone in this? Reminds of Zac Efron’s terrible movie with Imogen Poots, THAT AWKWARD MOMENT.
5. THE WAGES OF FEAR
A pointless, rubbish, dubious remake. William Friedkin’s version is still the best.
4. THE TROUBLE WITH JESSICA
Farcical, contrived nonsense.
3. STING
Anticlimactic spider horror flick. Extraterrestrial arachnid starts targeting denizens of a New York apartment. Pretty inept and unsatisfying.
Spoiler:
Why do only Caucasians make it to the end?
2. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM
Clumsy. Inert. The animation is just terrible. The conversations woeful. The leadenness was uncomfortable to endure.
1. KRAVEN: THE HUNTER
The creation of Kraven is hilarious. In spoof territory. Which is worse, the accents or the visual effects? Why is the super-powered African potion not given to an African?! Christopher Abbott’s menacing villain is the only minor positive.
(By the way, some movies are so bad I turned them off way before the end, e.g. ATLAS, BROTHERS, LIFT, NEW LIFE, POOLMAN, ROLE PLAY, THE BUCKINGHAM MURDERS, TROUBLE.)
Okay, take a breather.
THE TOP 25 WORST FILMS OF 2024
25. REBEL MOON - PART TWO: THE SCARGIVER
Wearisome. The dialogue and storytelling are tortuous. At least the cast is diverse.
24. BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F
Scrapes the barrel of nostalgia so loud I had to slink down into my chair to take cover. Leaden acting, wooden dialogue, plodding action. Feels utterly pointless.
23. I SAW THE TV GLOW
Kept waiting for this to ramp up. It never does. A tedious nod to BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, THE MATRIX, etc. Fans of Lynchian storytelling style, this is for you. Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine are not utilised. There are hints of humour and intrigue, but go nowhere.
22. THE BEAST
Important subjects (climate emergency, incels, A.I., etc.), but through the lens of experimental tediosity.
21. VENOM: THE LAST DANCE
This trilogy is so utterly lacklustre. The murky cinematography, artless editing, and banal choreography add up to a waste of time.
20. TWISTERS
A blockbuster of ham-fisted set pieces. The story touches on climate change and post-disaster exploitation, but does too little with either. An annoying combo of histrionic urgency, and painfully tinny dialogue and characterisation.
19. HANDLING THE UNDEAD
Lumbering Scandi arthouse zombie horror. Derivative. Monotonous. Lethargic. Adapted from a novel by the same author as LET THE RIGHT ONE IN - read that instead of watching this. There was the potential to make this an emotional study of grief.
18. BORDERLANDS
An intergalactic blockbuster heist flick should’ve been a gonzo delight. This sci-fi action-comedy is devoid of coherent world-building, thrills, and amusement. The climax is witless.
17. ARGYLLE
I wouldn’t say ARGYLLE is half-baked, I’d say there aren’t any ingredients that are required for baking. First cinematic contender for worst movie of 2024. The director of KINGSMAN has fallen a long way. This espionage flick is both cringeworthy and interminable. Only Sam Rockwell comes out of this unscathed.
16. THE CROW
Hollow. Needless. A film with a shocking lack of attention to detail and dearth of characterisation. The dialogue is more painful to witness than the poorly orchestrated violence.
15. DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE
It was bad enough the Apu-style character, but having a person of colour serving a sandwich on a platter to a Caucasian main player reeks.
14. DUNE: PART TWO
What succeeds in a novel doesn’t necessarily work with a film. This movie saga continually feels like it is waiting to get going. The combat choreography disappoints. The mythology feels cursory. An underwhelming adaptation. Greig Fraser's cinematography is the standout.
13. GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE
Even by this franchise’s ultra-low standards, this is stupid. The audience’s ears take a more brutal beating by the dull dialogue than the titans dish each other. This is so terrible that it’s the first substandard performance from Brian Tyree Henry.
12. MADAM WEB
A film so appalling it is staggering.
11. KILLER HEAT
A listless, lazy, barely cobbled-together private eye neo-noir. What is Joseph Gordon-Levitt doing in this?
10. GASSED UP
I don’t know which is worst here, the writing, acting, or heist sequences?
9. THE LAST FRONT
An inept war movie riddled with clichés. Dire dialogue, acting, cinematography, editing, directing, and action choreography. A budget THE PATRIOT [2000].
8. A FAMILY AFFAIR
What’s Nicole Kidman doing in this generic, formulaic waste of time? THE IRON CLAW showed how capable an actor Zac Efron can be; why does he keep churning out these duff (rom-)comedies? You know a movie is deeply substandard when there are conversation montages where you don’t hear the words.
7. VINDICATION SWIM
Worse than amateurish. The dialogue is painfully lifeless, the acting wooden, the music poor. So incompetent, I can’t believe this got a cinema release.
6. RICKY STANICKY
Utter rubbish. Virtually no consequences for the multitude of lies told by leads. Why is anyone in this? Reminds of Zac Efron’s terrible movie with Imogen Poots, THAT AWKWARD MOMENT.
5. THE WAGES OF FEAR
A pointless, rubbish, dubious remake. William Friedkin’s version is still the best.
4. THE TROUBLE WITH JESSICA
Farcical, contrived nonsense.
3. STING
Anticlimactic spider horror flick. Extraterrestrial arachnid starts targeting denizens of a New York apartment. Pretty inept and unsatisfying.
Spoiler:
Why do only Caucasians make it to the end?
2. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM
Clumsy. Inert. The animation is just terrible. The conversations woeful. The leadenness was uncomfortable to endure.
1. KRAVEN: THE HUNTER
The creation of Kraven is hilarious. In spoof territory. Which is worse, the accents or the visual effects? Why is the super-powered African potion not given to an African?! Christopher Abbott’s menacing villain is the only minor positive.
(By the way, some movies are so bad I turned them off way before the end, e.g. ATLAS, BROTHERS, LIFT, NEW LIFE, POOLMAN, ROLE PLAY, THE BUCKINGHAM MURDERS, TROUBLE.)
Okay, take a breather.