We all like different kinds of movies. While some of us will gladly watch a romance unfold between the main characters on the screen, others would rather hold their breath and follow a wild car chase scene. But whatever genre we choose to watch, one thing is certain for all of us — we crave entertainment. If we commit to spending two hours in a dark room with other people staring at a screen, it better be entertaining!
Unfortunately, movies don’t always deliver on their promises. And the problem is not always that the movie you’re watching is bad. Even dumb movies can sometimes be entertaining. If you are in the right mood, you can find fun in a movie being so bad it’s good. But all of us have watched at least one film in our lives that did not necessarily fall into the category of stupid movies but was so boring that you couldn’t help but wonder why it was made in the first place.
Personally, I don’t walk out of a movie theater easily. Even though the cast and crew of the film can’t see me, I somehow feel that it would be rude of me to walk out on the job they put effort into. You have no idea how many cringe movies I have sat through in my life! But even I have seen some truly terrible movies where I’ve had to walk out or change the channel because of how boring and bad they were.
In this article, people on the internet share their experiences of what the worst movies of all time were for them, and it turns out, moviegoers do care what they watch. Sometimes even very high-ranking films made them roll their eyes and leave the cinema. How many of these opinions do you agree with? What is the worst movie you have ever watched? Was it so bad that you couldn’t even finish it and just left in the middle? Share your story in the comments.
#21 Downsizing (2017)
"The Matt Damon movie. My car was getting fixed and they said it will take 3-4 hours so I crossed the street and went to the theater and after an hour of that movie I walked out and decided I rather just wait than finish the movie."
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19points
#22 The Happening (2008)
"The Happening. That said my dad and I still talk about walking out of that theater to this day so it left more of an impact on me than several other films!"
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19points
#23 Sucker Punch (2011)
"I didn't think it would be as boring as it was. Action etc. just felt really... I don't know, flat? Whole thing just came across as pointless, going through the motions.
I think I left partway through the trench warfare part."
I think I left partway through the trench warfare part."
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19points
#24 Ride Along 2 (2016)
"Only movie I ever walked out of was ride along 2. Made it 20 minutes then I couldn’t stand it."
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19points
#25 Avatar: The Way Of Water (2022)
"Avatar... The 3D gave me a headache, walked out and went to see The Road."
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18points
#26 White Noise (2022)
"I just walked out of a movie for the second time in my life with Noah Baumbach’s White Noise. It’s got good things in it, such as the acting and some good zingers. Overall, I found the movie unbearably pretentious at its worst points and think it should’ve stayed a book."
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16points
#27 Bumblebee (2018)
"I've only ever walked out of one movie. I walked out of Bumblebee during the last 15 minutes because I wanted to get Chipotle before they closed. Nothing wrong with the movie and I actually think it's my favorite of the Transformers franchise. But nothing tops a Chipotle burrito. I saw the ending when I got the steelbook."
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15points
#28 Hereditary (2018)
"Almost walked out of Hereditary when Toni Collete discovered the aftermath of that incident. Not because it was bad, but because the rawness and agony on display were too real and almost too much to bear. She sold it 100%."
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15points
#29 The Monuments Men (2014)
"Only movie I walked out of was The Monuments Men. Read the book, loved the cast, but my God..."
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12points
#30 The Butterfly Effect (2004)
AlrightSpider said:
"I walked out of Butterfly Effect because I got way too high on edibles and thought I was probably going to die."
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9points
#31 Superbad (2007)
LordSwitchblade said:
"My mom took me when I was 10. Not sure what she expected."
FredDurstDestroyer replied:
"It’s like parents who took their kids to Deadpool because they just assume a movie about a super powered character is family friendly."
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8points
#32 Reservoir Dogs (1992)
"Reservoir Dogs, in the Lumiere Theater in San Francisco. When the cop was tied up and Michael Madsen started cutting off his ear I chickened out and left.
Years later I saw it on video and realized I had already seen the worst part."
Years later I saw it on video and realized I had already seen the worst part."
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8points
#33 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
"I got sick after watching a few minutes of “Saving private Ryan”. The movie was amazing but the camera action and cuts didn’t sit so well with me, who messed up too by coming in late and being forced to watch from the front row."
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2points
#34 Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002)
Batata_Santa said:
"When I was about 8, My mom took us to see the Chamber of Secrets. I was terrified of the Basilisk. When Harry killed it, I was afraid it'd come back to life and begged my mom to leave. We did and she was not happy."
shuateau replied:
"When I was about the same age I was playing the Chamber of Secrets video game and when the basilisk emerged I panicked and shut off the console. Never actually finished the game."
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#35 Incredibles 2 (2018)
bluejester12 said:
"Walked out of Incredibles 2 because too many people wouldn’t turn their damn phones off."
GhostOfDrTobaggan replied:
"Specifically remember a woman parking right in front of me and scrolling Instagram for 2 hours on full brightness when I went to see this movie."
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