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As 2015 comes to a close , we ’ve had a probability to defend ourTop 5 Favorite Movies of 2015- observe our favorite cinematic experience of the year . However , every class , we also take a moment to reflect on the films that elicited the opposite feeling - specifically the bad Movies of 2015 .
Film is a subjective medium , so choosing theworstmovies in any year is a earthy task . Every issue has a different approaching to defining " Worst of the Year " and many focus their picks on the biggest dud and disappointments - celluloid that give way to make use of sizable budgets , gifted actors , and challenging scripts ( object lesson : Jupiter Ascending ) .
However , at Screen Rant , we populate our " Worst of the Year " inclination with films that we genuinely believe were theworstmainstream releases of the year - the intolerable bores that failed to fork out on even the most basic levels . These are the unfunny drollery , the not - very - shivery repulsion movies , the trivial dramas , and the snooze - inducing actioners .
20. The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
Release Date : January 2 , 2015
Stars : Phoebe Fox and Jeremy Irvine ; Director : Tom Harper
From ourWoman in Black 2 : Angel of Deathreview : The Woman in Black 2 : saint of Deathis yet another example that not all successful repulsion moving picture have what it take to become successful horror franchise .
Overview : Thanks to a calibre post - Harry Potterperformance from Daniel Radcliffe and a spooky setup , the originalWoman in Blackwas a solid entry among 2012 ’s horror offerings . However , its continuation give clever scare and a good story in favor of examine to connect a raw installment to an otherwise standalone tarradiddle . On it ’s own , the WWII setting depicted inAngel of Deathcould have been rich ground for a fresh horror moving picture ; instead , Tom Harper only surrender savorless leap - scares while , at the same time , convolutingThe Woman in Black ’s mythology .
19. Taken 3
Release Date : January 9 , 2015
sensation : Liam Neeson and Maggie Grace ; conductor : Olivier Megaton
From ourTaken 3review : Taken 3takes the dealership past the percentage point of silliness – strictly for the sake of sell a third serial instalment .
Overview : WhileTakenremains a great action - thriller experience , Taken 2attempted to stretch an otherwise standalone story into a enfranchisement - a thin premise that became increasingly strained inTaken 3 . Abandoning the serial ' reliance on snatch as a key plot of land point , take 3tried to close up - out the Mills family saga but strained to relate the dots - while falling short with the serial ' biggest draw : memorable action mechanism .
18. Blackhat
Release Date : January 16 , 2015
Stars : Chris Hemsworth ; Director : Michael Mann
From ourBlackhatreview : Blackhatis a boring and visually - disappointing entry from Michael Mann , and a moving picture absolutely suited for the January plunge primer
Overview : From the talented music director ofCollateral , Ali , Heat , andLast of the Mohicans , Blackhatnot only stumbled as a starring vehicle for Chris Hemsworth outdoors of the Marvel Cinematic Universe , Michael Mann ’s in vogue was a surprisingly cliche tale of modern cyber terrorism . Full of nonsensical computer babble and downright dubious technological logistics ( especially for a filmabouthackers ) , Mann ’s movie was so milquetoast that audiences largely ignore its release ( earning the picture show only $ 1.7 million opening weekend ) .
17. Mortdecai
Release Date : January 23 , 2015
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Stars : Johnny Depp , Ewan McGregor , and Gwyneth Paltrow ; Director : David Koepp
From ourMortdecaireview : Mortdecailacks the wit and magical spell that would ’ve been necessary for this ludicrous pastiche to work , result in another disappointment from Johnny Depp
Overview : outlandish characters have been Johnny Depp ’s speciality for most of his life history , though his offbeat carrying into action of late have attracted more criticism than praise ( see : Dark Shadows , The Lone Ranger ) . Director David Koepp ’s celluloid adaptation of Kyril Bonfiglioli’sMortdecainovels feature Depp as yet another over the top caricature , but the film ’s attempt to recapture the zany purport of movies likeThe Pink Pantherrings as vacuous as its star ’s comical turn . Mortdecaiends up being a rather ( painfully ? ) boring comic trick , as a result .
16. Fifty Shades of Grey
Release Date : February 13 , 2015
Stars : Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan ; music director : Sam Taylor - Johnson
From ourFifty Shades of Greyreview : unluckily for theFifty Shades of Greymovie , a solid cast , good manager and unique premise only aid to give away the inherent weakness of the source novel – leave this cinema ( like its central romanticism ) doom from the showtime .
Overview : Fifty Shades of Greyis packed with endowment ( stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan , as well as conductor Sam Taylor - Johnson ) ; yet , the thin reference cloth was too unruly for the assembled crew - resulting in a finished production that was more awkward than it was tantalizing . The adaptation even struggled to please manyFifty Shades of Greybook fan , while failing to intrigue viewers outdoors of the book ’s established consultation . alternatively , the movie evidence thatTwilightfan - fiction turn erotic love story novels may be better experienced as guilty pleasurereading .
15. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Release Date : April 17 , 2015
Stars : Kevin James , Raini Rodriguez , and Neal McDonough ; Director : Andy Fickman
From ourPaul Blart : Mall Cop 2review : drop dead - hard Kevin James fans will get extra gasoline mileage from it , butPaul Blart : Mall Cop 2is a passably easy pass for everyone else .
Overview : Paul Blart : Mall Cop 2hit theaters six old age after its predecessor , and yet the Kevin James action / funniness ( unsurprisingly ) was still as slapdash and idly thrown together as you would ’ve expected had the sequel been released back in 2010 , alternatively . Director Andy Fickman and his screenwriters ( which admit James ) double - down on the uninspired mean spirited sense of humor and slapstick in thePaul Blartsequel too , result in yet another Happy Madison Productions expel that barely even progress to the broken prevention for brainless jape that it originally set for itself .
14. Hot Pursuit
Release Date : May 8 , 2015
star : Reese Witherspoon and Sofía Vergara ; Director : Anne Fletcher
From ourHot Pursuitreview : Hot Pursuitwill provide some moviegoers with a few well-heeled laughs , but others are potential to discover it just boring and unfunny .
Overview : live Pursuitstars Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara as a uneven duo on the run , and the dyad do seem to be having fun act together in the movie . It ’s too uncollectible then thatwatchingWitherspoon and Vergara crock up bad jokes - while theater director Anne Fletcher serve up one tired mirthful scenario after another - is nowhere nearly as much fun . The terminal solvent is a small-arm of faineant action / comedy filmmaking that fails to deliver on what it anticipate to do : make the hearing laugh , not just its stars .
13. The Gallows
Release Date : July 10 , 2015
Stars : Jason Blum and Guymon Casady ; Directors : Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing
From ourGallowsreview : No inspection available .
Overview : Packed with found - footage motion picture commonplace and uninventive jump scares , The Gallowswas another scummy - hazard , low - reward discharge from Blumhouse Productions - who has made a fortune on small - budget horror movie ( include theParanormal Activityseries , among others ) . Despite design gamy school melodrama , one - note teen stereotypes , and a 2d - pace supernatural baddie , The Gallowsstill deal to earn $ 42 million for the studio on a $ 100,000 budget .
12. Pixels
Release Date : July 16 , 2015
Stars : Adam Sandler , Kevin James , Michelle Monaghan , and Peter Dinklage ; Director : Chris Columbus
From ourPixelsreview : Despite a solid premise and talented supporting cast , Pixelsis another shallow summation to Adam Sandler ’s production line
Overview : devotee of Patrick Jean ’s 2010 curt film were cautious when it was announced that Sandler would be adapting the clever premiss ( also have onFuturama ) into a feature film . woefully , in spite of slick 8 - Bit impression , Sandler framed his picture as the next half - bake Happy Madison ware ( the second of the twelvemonth ) , squander the potential difference of Jean ’s apparatus with unfunny muzzle and cheesy performances . Instead of celebrate 8 - minute culture with play for kids and nostalgic - parent likewise , Pixelsis little more than a liberal and dense hard cash garb - and one of 2015 ’s large missed opportunities .
11. The Vatican Tapes
Release Date : July 23 , 2015
virtuoso : Olivia Taylor Dudley , Kathleen Robertson , and Michael Peña ; Director : Mark Neveldine
From ourVatican Tapesreview : No review available .
Overview : The next episode in a steady stream of stale exorcism movies , The Vatican Tapesfeatures a number or recognizable names - including one - one-half of mastermind duo Neveldine / Taylor as well as defend constituent for Michael Peña , Djimon Hounsou , and Doughy Scott . Still , the supernatural horror flick does little to differentiate itself from superscript tales of diabolical possession on film , in both theme and visual spectacle - undermining any travail to throb or scare with overly - familiar ideas and visuals that have been done before ( and done well ) .
10. Fantastic Four
Release Date : August 7 , 2015
Stars : Miles Teller , Michael B. Jordan , Kate Mara , Jamie Bell , and Toby Kebbell ; managing director : Josh Trank
From ourFantastic Fourreview : All the pieces were in place for a refreshing entry in the superhero literary genre , butFantastic Fourcompletely unravels at the halfway dot .
9. Hitman: Agent 47
Release Date : August 21 , 2015
maven : Rupert Friend , Hannah Ware , and Zachary Quinto ; Director : Aleksander Bach
From ourHitman : Agent 47review : Hitman : Agent 47is a second missed chance to translate one of the more adaptable video games into a satisfying picture experience .
Overview : After the originalHitman , star Timothy Olyphant , failed to connect with mainstream moviegoer , fans promising that the reboot , Hitman : Agent 47 , would make - up for past mistake with a biz adaption that pay - help to the franchise ’s beginning while also fork over a quality film . The project was struck by a tragic setback with the death of stand for star Paul Walker ; however , visualise the final motion-picture show , it ’s grueling to ideate thatAgent 47was destined to be anything other than a flat spy moving-picture show , and the 2nd misfire forHitmanas a film franchise , regardless of who starred .
8. No Escape
Release Date : August 26 , 2015
Stars : Owen Wilson and Lake Bell ; Director : John Erick Dowdle
From ourNo Escapereview : Despite some competent suspenseful filmmaking , a thin story and xenophobic overtones makeNo Escapean unpleasant movie to watch out .
Overview : Owen Wilson ’s action / thrillerNo Escapearrived near the end of Summer 2015 , and for some it deliver on its hope of schlocky B - flick thrills . For others , however , the cinema ’s retrograde worldview and arguably xenophobic portraiture of a takeover wear out out in some unnamed Asiatic country was close - unsufferable to stomach , while the Dowdle Brothers failed to birth enough compelling human dramatic event and becoming B - grad natural action as a counter - weight . No Escapefails to offer a terse tingle ride and instead scent up simply being an unpleasant viewing experience , for those reasons .
7. The Cobbler
Release Date : September 11 , 2015
lead : Adam Sandler , Dan Stevens , Dustin Hoffman , and Steve Buscemi ; Director : Tom McCarthy
From ourCobblerreview : No review available .
Overview : The third of four Adam Sandler - star motion-picture show in 2015,The Cobblerwas the actor ’s latest endeavour at indie dramatic play - working under Spotlight author / director Tom McCarthy . Still , despite McCarthy ’s endowment as a storyteller and above - mediocre ( albeit still tense ) cause from Sandler , The Cobblerwas uneven and note - deaf - a rare misfire for McCarthy that come across as an attempt for Sandler to prove that he ’s up to of more than juvenile funniness jinks , only to be crushed under the pressure of a high - construct comedy assumption .
6. Jem and the Holograms
Release Date : October 23 , 2015
wizard : Aubrey Peeples ; Director : Jon M. Chu
From ourJem and the Hologramsreview : What full intentionsJem and the Hologramshas are count down by its cheap aesthetic and thinly - drawn plot line .
Overview : The Jem and the Holograms1980s cartoon series has fans across multiple generations , but the live - military action pic adaption by Jon M. Chu carry over little from the original animated TV show - rather providing an " rootage story " for the eponymous band that bears fiddling resemblance to its predecessor ( or the real world for that matter ) . The final upshot is a cheesy and cliched picture about a stripe ’s rise to fame that feels ( and looks ) very much like the hollow and inexpensively - made ( failed ) studio cash grab that it is .
5. Rock the Kasbah
Release Date : October 23 , 2015
maven : Bill Murray ; music director : Barry Levinson
From ourRock the Kasbahreview : Rock the Kasbahis a slothful comedy and outdated political forcemeat that waste Bill Murray ’s comedic talents .
Overview : Bill Murray comedies generally carry off to please the actor ’s longtime fanbase , butRock the Kasbahwastes its star ’s talents on a lazily construct script ( position in the Middle - East ) that feels very outdated and is otherwise lacking in memorable jest and funniness sequences . Director Barry Levinson attempts to craft a worthily redemption story around Murray as a ego - absorbed musical manager who aid a gifted shoot for vocalizer from Afghanistan , but an uninventive narration , uneven filmmaking , and weak supporting characters make this particular Murray vehicle a real misfire .
4. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
Stars : Chris J. Murray , Brit Shaw , and Dan Gill ; Director : Gregory Plotkin
From ourParanormal action : The Ghost Dimensionreview : In spite of connections to the on-going serial saga , Paranormal Activity : The Ghost Dimensioncould easily be mistaken for an Asylum B - pic knockoff .
Overview : Like several other introduction on our list , theParanormal Activityseries started as a tonic one - off movie experience that , in an effort to construct a dealership , is now a phantom of its former achiever ( both critically and financially ) . With theThe Ghost Dimension , Paramount Pictures essay to keep the aging brand live through gimmickry ( now in 3D ) and a last - ditch effort to close - out Toby ’s serialize story ; however , like theMarked OnesandParanormal Activity 4before it , The Ghost Dimensionsimply is n’t very scary .
3. The Ridiculous 6
Release Date : December 11 , 2015
superstar : Adam Sandler , Terry Crews , Jorge Garcia , Taylor Lautner , Rob Schneider , and Luke Wilson ; Director : Frank Coraci
From ourRidiculous 6review : No reappraisal usable .
Overview : The Ridiculous 6is another trip-up in Adam Sandler ’s ever growing repertoire of slothful movies . The western comedy motion-picture show stars Sandler , Jorge Garcia , Terry Crews , Taylor Lautner , Rob Schneider and Luke Wilson as the six bastard sons of notorious outlaw Frank Stockburn essay to rescue their alienated founding father from his former gang . The laugh are few and push in this film that ca n’t settle if it require to be a parody or an action western - so it ends up being neither . Putting it frankly , the moving-picture show ’s whole tone and calibre can best be add up in a scene of Schneider ’s burro violently take a shit on a wall .
2. Point Break (2015)
Release Date : December 25 , 2015
Stars : Édgar Ramírez , Luke Bracey , and Teresa Palmer ; Director : Ericson Core
From ourPoint Break ( 2015)review : Bigger set spell do not make for a betterPoint Break , and director Ericson Core fails to better upon the original celluloid in any meaningful way .
Overview : Kathryn Bigelow ’s originalPoint Breakremains a cultus - favorite action - thriller movie experience . 25 years later , director Ericson Core update the Ex - Presidents in a bigger , ball - jog taradiddle of self - discovery . regrettably , the 2015 remake epitomizes forgettable remakes that fail to enamour the achiever ( both commercially and critically ) of their original at every turn . Core ’s clumsy philosophizing would be forgivable but , with a heavy trust on uninspired utmost sport set pieces , Point Breakfans would be better - off find out two hr of Go - Pro picture on YouTube instead .
1. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Release Date : December 25 , 2015
star : Jason Lee , Tony Hale , and Kimberly Williams - Paisley ; theater director : Walt Becker
From ourAlvin and the Chipmunks : The Road Chipreview : No review usable .
Overview : The firstAlvin and the Chipmunksfilm , while by all odds not for adult , mostly succeeded in offer kids a cheesy clowning sing - along - much like the original toon serviced prior multiplication . Yet , every successive installment has strayed into canonical cash - grab territory where the cover tracks execute by The Chipmunks and The Chipettes take precedent over attentive storytelling . Chipmunkmovies might be harmless but , in an manufacture where films likeInside Outcan entertainandchallenge child ( as well as adult alike),The Road Chipis still a lazy product - and irksome screening .
0. (Dis)Honorable Mentions
A few pic that barely missed the ( dis)honor of our Worst Movies list :
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