Worst Disney Movies of All Time

In this movie, based on a Disney theme park attraction, a young bear convinces a broken-up band of bears to reunite for a concert to save Country Bear Hall. Though some critics praised the technical skills and some enjoyed the surprising appearances by the likes of Elton John and Queen Latifah, most have questioned the unnecessary cross-promotion and found the film dull.

John Travolta and Robin Williams play bachelors business partners, who become the unexpected guardians to a pair of twins. Tasteless jokes and poorly executed coming-of-age themes make this one a must-miss.

Once a classic animated TV show on Nickelodeon, “Doug” lost some of its edge when it was picked up by Disney for the later seasons. This subsequent film adaptation doubled as a series finale and disappointed pretty much everyone. It follows Doug and pal Skeeter to Lucky Duck Lake, where they befriend a monster.

Even Halle Berry’s most devoted fans may struggle to remember this glacial thriller, in which she plays the unhappy wife to a major movie producer (Christopher McDonald). After she expresses her situation to a dangerous man, things get deadly.

Blending fish-out-of-water comedy with underdog sports tropes, this Disney flick puts a British exchange teacher (Olivia d’Abo) in charge of a fledgling soccer team. It tries to capture the same magic as previous films like “The Mighty Ducks” and thus comes off as little more than a second-rate imitator.

Tim Allen’s popular film series concluded with this lifeless installment, which was nominated for six Golden Raspberry Awards. Big on special effects and product placements but short on everything else, it depicts the showdown between Santa (Allen) and Christmas villain Jack Frost (Martin Short).

TV star David Duchovny’s film ambitions came to a screeching halt with this underperforming crime drama. He plays disgraced surgeon Eugene Sands, who becomes the personal doctor to an underworld mob boss (Timothy Hutton).

An overprotective father (Martin Lawrence) drives his daughter (Raven-Symoné) to a college interview in this gag-ridden road comedy. The theme of learning to let go basically writes itself, yet the movie still fails to land its emotional punches.

While technically a box office success, this animated sequel to 1967’s “The Jungle Book” was largely forgotten soon after it arrived. Mowgli (voiced by Haley Joel Osment) is all grown up and living in a human village when he decides to journey back into the jungle. Originally conceived as a direct-to-video release, it often feels like one.

This remake of a 1950 Oscar-winning comedy stars John Goodman as a businessman and Melanie Griffith as his ditzy girlfriend. With help from a reporter (Don Johnson), the girlfriend receives an impromptu education and turns out to be smarter than she appears. An inferior copycat of its acclaimed predecessor, the movie never really finds a voice of its own.

Featuring big-name talent both in front of the camera and behind the scenes, this action comedy nevertheless fails to rise above its many contrivances. Chris Rock plays small-time hustler Jake Hayes, who assumes the identity of his dead twin brother for a deadly CIA mission.

In this dark adventure fantasy, a married couple must protect a baby brontosaurus from deadly hunters. Creatives brought the dinosaur to life using a combination of animatronics and puppetry. “No plot, no heart, no soul,” wrote critic Marie Mahoney for the Austin Chronicle.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s iconic novel laid the groundwork for this messy adaptation, which quickly loses the plot. An erratic portrait of small-town American life, the movie depicts quirky characters in various states of mental disarray.

Despite the return of all the major players — including director John Badham — this shoddy sequel suffers from a case of cash-grab-itis. Rosie O’Donnell brings her unique energy to the fold as an assistant district attorney, who joins Detectives Leece (Richard Dreyfuss) and Reimers (Emilio Estevez) on their latest stakeout.

A lawyer (Chevy Chase) is up against two foes in this campy comedy. One of them is his girlfriend’s son (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), and the other is a deadly criminal on the path for revenge. Were this movie released a full decade earlier, Chase might have been able to make it slightly less terrible.

America was still suffering from Pauly Shore fever (the on-air MTV VJ was starring in “Totally Pauly”) when this obnoxious comedy rolled into theaters nationwide. He and fellow has-been Andy join the Army as a way to make money and soon find themselves fighting on the front lines. This flick makes “Stripes” look like “Citizen Kane” by comparison.

This R-rated action flick sends a journalist and his cameraman into the heart of Africa, where they search for a man-eating crocodile. As if that wasn’t dangerous enough, they must also face the wrath of a local warlord. “Primeval” was loosely based on a real life Nile crocodile, Gustave, that reportedly killed over 300 people.

Eddie Murphy channels familiar persona tropes to no avail in this mediocre action comedy. He plays hostage negotiator Scott Roper, who must track down a criminal he once put behind bars.

One of at least two skydiving-themed action movies from 1994 (the other being “Drop Zone”), this convoluted mystery borrows plot points from classic Hitchcock. When one of his pupils falls to her death, instructor Richard Brodie (Charlie Sheen) gets embroiled in a criminal conspiracy.

A crafty kid named Preston Waters scores a blank check in this critically reviled comedy. Little does he realize that his subsequent spending spree comes courtesy of the local mob. Skip this one and rewatch 1990’s “Home Alone” instead.

Released just months before “Mean Girls,” this similarly-themed musical stars Lindsay Lohan as aspiring teen actress Mary Elizabeth Steppe. Upon moving to the suburbs of New Jersey, Steppe tries to become the most popular girl in school.

A corrupt landlord (Elliott Gould) makes a pact with the devil (Bill Cosby) in this somewhat controversial comedy. It was dragged over the coals for lifeless performances and the Disneyfication of an otherwise dark premise. Cosby was cast against type at the time, though there’s plenty to say about the role in retrospect.

Leslie Nielsen’s hit-or-miss streak of 1990s spoofs continued with this send-up of James Bond and other spy flicks. It was co-conceived by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the same comedy team behind later parodies such as “Meet the Spartans” and “Epic Movie.”

A beloved Disney theme park ride inspired this slog of a fantasy film, starring Eddie Murphy as realtor Jim Evers. En route to a much-needed vacation, Evers and his family stop over in a haunted manor. Expect neither laughs nor scares.

A struggling college coach (John Amos) travels to Africa and discovers a Tarzan-type athlete (Jan-Michael Vincent) in this family sports drama. Disney-owned Hollywood Pictures later rehashed its premise in the 1994 basketball movie “The Air Up There.”

Judd Apatow and Colin Quinn co-wrote the script for this sports-themed comedy, which takes place during the NBA playoffs. Determined to swing the odds in their favor, two die-hard Celtic fans (Daniel Stern and Dan Aykroyd) kidnap the opposing team’s star player (Damon Wayans).

A fledgling reporter (Jeff Daniels) lands the scoop of his dreams when he uncovers a visiting martian (Christopher Lloyd) in this family comedy. Despite a relatively talented cast, the film was both a critical and commercial disaster. It’s based on a 1960s TV series of the same name.

Loosely inspired by actual events, this disjointed comedy stars Patrick Swayze as small-time crook Jack Charles. After breaking out of prison, Charles kidnaps his two children and takes them on a cross-country crime spree.

This shameless “Top Gun” rip-off swaps out military jets for Apache helicopters and follows their pilots on a mission to South America. Negative reviews pointed to the film’s video game-style action sequences and its outdated Reagan-era philosophizing.

From the director of “White Men Can’t Jump” comes this forgotten sports dramedy, in which two aging boxers (Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas) step back into the ring. “As empty as a Don King pay-per-view bout,” wrote critic Lawrence Terenzi of Mr. Showbiz.

Intended as a breakout vehicle for SNL member Chris Kattan, this crime comedy did precious little for the career of its lead star. He plays the witless title character, who’s recruited by the mafia to steal evidence from the FBI.

Hollywood’s first video game adaptation draws from a host of additional influences, veering too far from its Nintendo roots. Plumber brothers Mario and Luigi (Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo) travel to an alternate dimension and attempt to save the princess.

A small-town librarian (Penelope Ann Miller) thrusts herself into the limelight by confessing to a crime she didn’t commit. Failing to reap originality out of its farcical premise, the screwball comedy landed with a mere whimper.

Winona Ryder was at the height of her career when she starred in this box office dud, which reportedly suffered from studio interference. It centers on the relationship between a jaded prep student (Lukas Haas) and a young woman with a troubled past (Ryder).

Professor Krippendorf (Richard Dreyfuss) misappropriates grant money and tribal culture alike in this lame-brained comedy. When he can’t find a lost tribe of New Guinea, he decides to make one up instead.

“One of the sleaziest movies of the year and certainly the most unpleasant,” wrote critic Mike Clark of USA Today of this pulpy thriller. When their daughter is adopted by a loving couple, two ruthless criminals (Daryl Hannah and Keith Carradine) enact a plot to get her back.

Friends Joe Waters (Joe Pesci) and Gus Green (Danny Glover) just want to go fishing in this road trip comedy gone awry. Like its two main characters, the film underwent harrowing obstacles on its way to the big screen. Pesci and Glover reunited the following year in “Lethal Weapon 4.”

A sequel to the 1981 cult classic “An American Werewolf in London,” this horror comedy sets the action in Paris. It runs over similar ground as its predecessor but gets “lost in an orgy of special effects and general mayhem,” to quote critic Roger Ebert.

A married couple (Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone) renovate their new country home to the chagrin of its former owner in this rote thriller. Numerous critics cited the film’s overuse of predictable plotlines and sub-genre cliches.

TV evangelist G (Eddie Murphy) breathes new life into a home shopping network in this toothless turkey. Obvious satire is baked into the premise, making the film’s lack of bite all the more disappointing.

This laugh-free comedy chronicles the wild exploits of two surfers turned Yellowstone Park rangers. When not battling prairie dogs or riding the local rapids, they square off against an embittered former employee. Star Paul Walker soon went on to much greater things.

This screwball comedy puts a bored teenage girl (Christina Ricci) and her cat on the trail of two bumbling kidnappers. It remakes a 1965 Disney film of the same name, which was based on a novel called “Undercover Cat.”

Matthew Broderick plays the title role in this adventure comedy, loosely adapted from an animated TV series. As the subject of a robotics experiment, security guard John Brown (Broderick) becomes a cybernetic law enforcer. It was later followed by a direct-to-video sequel, which starred only one member of the original cast.

Disney reimagines Mark Twain’s classic novel “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court,” which has inspired a number of other films. Awkward teen Calvin Fuller (Thomas Ian Nicholas) journeys way back in time and comes of age in a heroic quest.

“Star Trek” veteran Leonard Nimoy directed this lackluster comedy, which follows criminals Havana and Peter (Patricia Arquette and Tate Donovan) into a religious community. When Peter dies in a car accident, Havana is forced to marry his 12-year-old brother (Joseph Gordon-Levitt).

Overzealous insurance agent Frank McKlusky (Dave Sheridan) must break free from his risk-averse lifestyle when his partner is killed in the line of duty. So goes this tasteless comedy, which tries — and fails — to capture the same energy as movies like “Ace Ventura.”

A nadir of the “crazy lover” sub-genre, this dark comedy depicts the ill-fated romance between a desperate woman (Ellen DeGeneres) and a mysterious man (Bill Pullman). What seems like love at first sight takes a dark turn when the man reveals himself to be a bona fide sociopath. DeGeneres would later poke fun at the film on her daytime talk show.

A clumsy cartoon character gets the live-action treatment in this slapstick comedy, starring Leslie Nielsen in the title role. In his absurd and unwitting manner, Mr. Magoo outmaneuvers government agents and scheming jewel thieves.

Shot on an estimated budget of $37 million, this political thriller opened to terrible reviews and dismal box office numbers. It stars Charlie Sheen as presidential aide Bobby Bishop, who’s in a race against time to stop a deadly assassin.

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal plays a 5,000-year-old genie named Kazaam in this famous flop. Chock-full of tone-deaf stereotypes and rote cliches, the film is somehow even worse in retrospect. Shaq went on to headline the superhero flick “Steel” before calling it quits on his career as a leading man.