2000s – Epic Fails and Infamous Flops
Total of 45 Movies will be covered in the series of Worst Picture award at Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies).
Dive into the world of cinematic missteps with a look at the Golden Raspberry Award, celebrating the worst in film! From epic fails to movies that missed the mark, the Razzies highlight the funny side of bad movies. Discover which award winning movies took home the infamous golden raspberry awards!
This article is based on my full breakdown video on Cinema Awards Archive on YouTube, where I cover each of these 45 Worst Picture “winners” in detail.
Watch the Full Video
21. Battlefield Earth - 2000
It was a box office bomb, grossing $29.7 million worldwide
against a $44 million budget and received overwhelmingly negative reviews from
critics, who lambasted its writing, disjointedness, acting and visuals, Met
with widespread derision from both audiences and mainstream media and stayed
away from the film after its opening weekend.
It was immediately labelled and remains perceived as one of
the worst films ever made and the worst-received film in Travolta's career,
ridiculed for its dialogue, performances, Psychlo makeup and overuse of Dutch
angles.
It earned a total of eighteen awards from different sources,
all pejorative and recognizing its poor qualities including a then-record of
eight wins at the 21st Golden Raspberry Awards which later named it "Worst
Picture of the Decade" in 2010.
22. Freddy Got
Fingered – 2001
It is a 2001 American surreal black comedy film directed by Tom Green in his
feature film directorial debut.
Tom Green stars in the film as a childish slacker who wishes to become a
professional cartoonist while dealing with his abusive father's behaviour.
The title of the film refers to a plot point where Green's character falsely
accuses his father of sexually abusing his brother the eponymous Freddy.
Many also referred to it as one of the worst films of all
time While initially a commercial failure, grossing $14.3 million worldwide,
slightly above its $14 million budget, it became profitable after its release
on home video.
It received five awards at 22nd Golden Raspberry Awards of its eight
nominations, as well as a Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for
Worst Picture.
Despite the film's initial dismal reception, it has garnered some positive critical re-evaluation as well as a cult following years later.
23. Swept Away - 2002
It is a 2002 adventure romantic comedy film written and directed by Guy Ritchie,
it is a remake of Lina Wertmüller's 1974 Italian film of the same name.
The film stars Ritchie's then-wife Madonna and Adriano Giannini (the son of
Giancarlo Giannini, the original film's lead).
The film received negative reviews from critics, who criticized Madonna's
performance and described it as inferior to the original.
The film was awarded five awards at the 2002 Golden Raspberry Awards including worst picture, Worst screen couple, Worst Remake, worst director and Madonna won Worst Supporting Actress that same year (for Die Another Day).
It was the first film to win both Worst Picture and Worst Remake or Sequel.
24. Gigli - 2003
It is a 2003 American romantic comedy crime film written, co-produced and
directed by Martin Brest.
Martin Brest and producers disagreed about the film, leading to a protracted
shutdown after filming as well as edits that Brest did not approve.
Affleck and Lopez became romantically involved during production, leading to
major publicity.
However upon release Gigli was universally panned and in subsequent years, it has been considered one of the worst films of all time.
It is also one of the most expensive box-office bombs in history, grossing $7.2
million against a $75.6 million budget.
It is the last film that Brest ever directed and his only unprofitable film as
a director,
This film won 6 awards at 24th Golden Raspberry Awards including worst picture,
worst actor for Ben Affleck,, worst actress for Jennifer Lopez.
25. Catwoman - 2004
It is a 2004 American superhero film directed by Pitof.
It is loosely based on the DC Comics character Catwoman, The film stars Halle Berry as the title character.
it was a critical and commercial failure, The film grossed $82.4 million
against a budget of $100 million and was panned by critics.
It's considered to be one of the worst films ever made, although it has
developed into a cult following.
this film received seven nominations at 25th Golden Raspberry Award and won Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Actress (for Halle Berry) and Worst Screenplay.
At the 25th Golden Raspberry Awards, the film won four of its seven Razzie
nominations, including Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, Worst Director and
Worst Actress for Halle Berry.
26. Dirty Love - 2005
It is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by John Mallory Asher.
The film was first shown at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival followed by a
limited theatrical release on September 23rd 2005.
Dirty Love was universally panned by critics who criticized its humor, screenplay, acting, Asher's direction and cinematography, It is often considered to be one of the worst films of all time.
At the 26th Golden Raspberry Awards, the film won four of its six Razzie
nominations, including Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, Worst Director and
Worst Actress for McCarthy.
27. Basic Instinct 2 - 2006
It is also known as Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction, it is a 2006 erotic thriller film directed by Michael Caton-Jones.
The sequel to Basic Instinct (1992), it stars Sharon Stone who reprises her
role of the crime novelist Catherine Tramell and David Morrissey.
The film follows novelist and suspected serial killer Catherine Tramell who is once again in trouble with the authorities this time in London.
At the 27th Golden Raspberry Awards, the film won 3 awards including Worst
Picture, Worst Actress for Sharon Stone.
28. I Know Who Killed Me - 2007
It is a 2007 American psychological thriller film directed by Chris Sivertson.
The film's story revolves around a young woman who is abducted and tortured by
a sadistic serial killer, After surviving the abduction, she insists that her
identity is that of another woman.
The film received intense negative media coverage during production and upon
its release, as Lindsay Lohan publicly struggled with addiction and other
personal issues.
It was promptly deemed a failure and called one of the worst films ever made, It attain a more successful home video performance having almost quadrupled its U S box office gross in estimated domestic DVD sales.
Being the most awarded at the 28th Golden Raspberry Awards, winning seven of
eight nominations including worst picture, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay,
worst screen couple, Worst actress for Lindsay Lohan.
29. The Love Guru - 2008
It is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Marco Schnabel in his directorial debut,
Produce Mike Myers came up with the concept of a Guru character in the late 1990s, The aforementioned character was initially planned to appear in the Austin Powers franchise but was left unimplemented.
The film came from Myers' desire to make a hockey movie expressing wish
fulfilment in the film's plot.
It was panned by critics and audiences who criticized its
humor, screenplay and Schnabel's direction, often being considered a low-point
in Myers' career and one of the worst films ever made.
It was a box-office failure, grossing $40 million on a budget of $62 million.
At the 29th Golden Raspberry Awards, the film won three of its seven
nominations including Worst Picture, Worst Actor for Mike Myers.
30. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - 2009
It is a 2009 American science fiction action film based on Hasbro's Transformers toy line, directed by Michael Bay.
The film is the second instalment in the Transformers film series and a sequel
to Transformers (2007).
The film received generally negative reviews from critics.
The film surpassed its predecessor's box office gross worldwide with $836.5
million, making it the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2009.
With over 11 million home media sales in 2009, it was also the top-selling film of the year in the United States.
It won three Golden Raspberry Awards at the 30th Golden Raspberry Awards
ceremony and became the highest-grossing film to win the Worst Picture award at
the time.
