Some movies are so bad they earn spots on “worst ever” lists, yet millions keep streaming or renting them anyway. These flops draw crowds through big stars, nostalgia, or sheer curiosity about the trainwreck.
Take Manos: The Hands of Fate from 1966. A guy films it with a home movie camera during a family trip, and the result is endless shaky footage of people driving in circles while bad actors mumble lines. No plot holds together, and the dialogue sounds like it was written by a toddler. Still, fans watch it for laughs on YouTube, turning it into a cult midnight movie classic. Check out discussions on worst films here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_films_considered_the_worst[3].
Then there’s Gotti from 2015, starring John Travolta in a wig that looks like a melted raccoon. It bombs with critics for cheesy effects and a story about a mobster’s ghost that goes nowhere. Box office disaster, but people rewatch it to mock Travolta’s accent and that hair. It’s on every “so bad it’s good” playlist.
The Room from 2003 is another repeat offender. Tommy Wiseau pours his heart into directing, starring, and funding this mess about betrayal and footballs thrown indoors for no reason. Critics call it unwatchable torture, yet crowds scream lines at screenings like it’s Rocky Horror. Its fame exploded from online riffs.
Jump to recent flops like Morbius from 2022. Jared Let There Be Carnage vibes with bad CGI bats and lines like “It’s Morbin’ time.” Superhero fatigue hits hard, but Venom fans stream it anyway, dragging the series along. One video nails it as part of a string of Sony flops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FYxiJCwFrg[1].
Madame Web in 2024 piles on with cringy dialogue and a plot that forgets its own rules. Dakota Johnson sleepwalks through spider-woman origins gone wrong. Still, Marvel diehards tune in on streaming, hoping for memes.
Even 2025 delivered stinkers people can’t quit. A Minecraft Movie gets roasted for lazy blocky effects and a story that feels like a kid’s fever dream. Snow White live-action remake stumbles with controversies and flat songs, yet Disney fans hit play. Top 2025 worst lists call out these and more like Star Trek: Section 31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNkRA_6O12U[2]. And ScreenCrush ranks cheap horror remakes high on the trash heap: https://screencrush.com/worst-movies-2025-matt-singer/[4].
Joker: Folie a Deux from 2024 tanks as a musical mess that kills the original’s edge. Lady Gaga joins Joaquin Phoenix in song-and-dance numbers nobody asked for. Oscar buzz for the first one keeps viewers clicking, even if they rage-quit.
These films prove bad doesn’t mean ignored. Star power, franchise loyalty, or ironic viewing keeps them alive, no matter the reviews.
Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FYxiJCwFrg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNkRA_6O12U
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_films_considered_the_worst
https://screencrush.com/worst-movies-2025-matt-singer/
