Choosing a movie to watch is always a roll of the dice. Sometimes you can anticipate the quality of a given film, but until you see it firsthand, you never know what your reaction is going to be. After all, bad movies are out there, sometimes in droves. And there’s nowhere that they’re quite as rampant as on streaming services. (Speaking of bad movies, take a look at The Worst Movies of All Time.)
Although a service like Amazon Prime does have a number of quality programs, both television and movies alike, it is also the streaming service with the most content; there are a whopping 24,000 movies in its catalog. As you can imagine, that means there are bound to be some flops among the cream of the crop. But just how bad are the worst movies Amazon has to offer? With such a wide range of titles, how could anyone ever know? (You’re on safer ground if you stick to Best Picture nominees and winners you can stream right now.)
Well, in the pandemic, at least, as streaming services have begun arguably more popular than ever, the amount of content being consumed by the masses is ever flowing – as are their scathing reviews. To determine the worst movies streaming on Amazon Prime this April, 24/7 Tempo developed an index using average ratings on IMDb, an online movie database owned by Amazon, and a combination of audience scores and Tomatometer scores on Rotten Tomatoes, an online movie and TV review aggregator, as of April 2022, weighting all ratings equally. We considered only movies with at least 5,000 audience votes on either IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes, and ruled out documentaries. (Data on streaming availability, current as of this month, comes from the streaming guide Reelgood, and directorial credits are from IMDb.)
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50. Café Society (2016)
> IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (74,122 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 56% (13,799 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 71% (255 reviews)
> Directed by: Woody Allen
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49. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
> IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (191,648 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 65% (233,763 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 60% (200 reviews)
> Directed by: Garth Jennings
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48. Oculus (2013)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (121,914 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 53% (45,906 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 74% (156 reviews)
> Directed by: Mike Flanagan
47. Alpha Dog (2006)
> IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (101,104 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 67% (422,598 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 54% (144 reviews)
> Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
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46. Kalifornia (1993)
> IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (52,595 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 64% (46,909 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 59% (32 reviews)
> Directed by: Dominic Sena
45. Unhinged (2020)
> IMDb user rating: 6.0/10 (57,602 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 77% (2,525 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 48% (203 reviews)
> Directed by: Derrick Borte
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44. Date Night (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.3/10 (156,822 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 55% (230,532 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 66% (232 reviews)
> Directed by: Shawn Levy
43. Safe (2012)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (107,107 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 59% (110,365 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 59% (112 reviews)
> Directed by: Boaz Yakin
42. The A-Team (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (252,031 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 66% (199,411 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 49% (217 reviews)
> Directed by: Joe Carnahan
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41. Spun (2002)
> IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (37,888 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 75% (56,701 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 37% (79 reviews)
> Directed by: Jonas Åkerlund
40. The Visit (2015)
> IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (122,036 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 51% (34,915 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 68% (230 reviews)
> Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
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39. Armageddon (1998)
> IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (408,005 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 73% (909,764 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 38% (123 reviews)
> Directed by: Michael Bay
38. The Proposal (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (307,178 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 67% (860,401 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 44% (189 reviews)
> Directed by: Anne Fletcher
37. Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
> IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (106,990 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 78% (802,755 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 38% (159 reviews)
> Directed by: Andy Tennant
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36. Weekend at Bernie’s (1989)
> IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (52,456 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 57% (56,952 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 54% (24 reviews)
> Directed by: Ted Kotcheff
35. Shrek Forever After (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.3/10 (193,305 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 54% (353,320 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 58% (201 reviews)
> Directed by: Mike Mitchell
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34. Odd Thomas (2013)
> IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (50,410 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 65% (10,594 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 38% (47 reviews)
> Directed by: Stephen Sommers
33. The Neon Demon (2016)
> IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (89,308 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 51% (9,180 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 59% (259 reviews)
> Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn
32. Step Up (2006)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (114,107 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 83% (615,716 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 21% (108 reviews)
> Directed by: Anne Fletcher
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31. The Recruit (2003)
> IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (132,317 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 58% (110,274 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 43% (167 reviews)
> Directed by: Roger Donaldson
30. Carriers (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 6.0/10 (45,277 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 39% (93,964 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 66% (38 reviews)
> Directed by: Àlex & David Pastor
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29. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (100,711 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 44% (110,769 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 55% (238 reviews)
> Directed by: Oliver Stone
28. V/H/S (2012)
> IMDb user rating: 5.8/10 (59,197 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 41% (15,999 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 57% (104 reviews)
> Directed by: Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, Radio Silence
27. Porky’s (1981)
> IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (40,656 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 57% (59,777 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 35% (37 reviews)
> Directed by: Bob Clark
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26. In the Electric Mist (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 6.1/10 (17,792 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 34% (60,852 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 58% (12 reviews)
> Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
25. Takers (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (60,555 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 62% (125,538 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 28% (115 reviews)
> Directed by: John Luessenhop
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24. Safe Haven (2013)
> IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (107,583 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 67% (76,074 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 14% (147 reviews)
> Directed by: Lasse Hallström
23. Flightplan (2005)
> IMDb user rating: 6.3/10 (157,094 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 48% (496,926 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 37% (179 reviews)
> Directed by: Robert Schwentke
22. Two Night Stand (2014)
> IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (67,696 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 45% (8,213 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 38% (47 reviews)
> Directed by: Max Nichols
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21. This Means War (2012)
> IMDb user rating: 6.3/10 (181,135 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 56% (89,802 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 26% (183 reviews)
> Directed by: McG
20. Windtalkers (2002)
> IMDb user rating: 6.1/10 (67,372 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 50% (66,897 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 33% (167 reviews)
> Directed by: John Woo
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19. Before I Go to Sleep (2014)
> IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (75,715 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 40% (13,794 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 37% (120 reviews)
> Directed by: Rowan Joffe
18. The Collector (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (61,898 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 48% (63,495 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 28% (74 reviews)
> Directed by: Marcus Dunstan
17. Over the Top (1987)
> IMDb user rating: 5.8/10 (52,378 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 49% (45,780 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 32% (31 reviews)
> Directed by: Menahem Golan
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16. Knowing (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (226,983 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 42% (431,774 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 34% (184 reviews)
> Directed by: Alex Proyas
15. Coming 2 America (2021)
> IMDb user rating: 5.3/10 (62,114 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 38% (2,859 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 49% (244 reviews)
> Directed by: Craig Brewer
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14. Bringing Down the House (2003)
> IMDb user rating: 5.6/10 (35,772 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 49% (379,194 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 34% (151 reviews)
> Directed by: Adam Shankman
13. All Good Things (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.3/10 (54,511 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 37% (39,206 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 35% (98 reviews)
> Directed by: Andrew Jarecki
12. The Hot Chick (2002)
> IMDb user rating: 5.5/10 (92,768 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 59% (475,219 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 22% (83 reviews)
> Directed by: Tom Brady
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11. Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 5.9/10 (76,305 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 49% (292,059 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 26% (170 reviews)
> Directed by: P.J. Hogan
10. Species (1995)
> IMDb user rating: 5.8/10 (77,802 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 31% (49,653 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 43% (65 reviews)
> Directed by: Roger Donaldson
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9. Children of the Corn (1984)
> IMDb user rating: 5.6/10 (49,602 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 40% (85,001 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 35% (26 reviews)
> Directed by: Fritz Kiersch
8. Planet of the Apes (2001)
> IMDb user rating: 5.7/10 (214,607 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 27% (366,915 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 44% (160 reviews)
> Directed by: Tim Burton
7. Be Cool (2005)
> IMDb user rating: 5.6/10 (68,532 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 42% (212,624 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 30% (172 reviews)
> Directed by: F. Gary Gray
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6. Sleepover (2004)
> IMDb user rating: 5.4/10 (16,259 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 54% (87,030 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 15% (101 reviews)
> Directed by: Joe Nussbaum
5. The Watch (2012)
> IMDb user rating: 5.7/10 (124,460 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 39% (80,787 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 16% (165 reviews)
> Directed by: Akiva Schaffer
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4. Fame (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 5.1/10 (16,276 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 36% (194,977 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 24% (122 reviews)
> Directed by: Kevin Tancharoen
3. Tooth Fairy (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 5.0/10 (44,389 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 41% (183,787 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 17% (116 reviews)
> Directed by: Michael Lembeck
2. Turistas (2006)
> IMDb user rating: 5.4/10 (37,738 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 28% (83,513 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 19% (107 reviews)
> Directed by: John Stockwell
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1. Kickin’ It Old Skool (2007)
> IMDb user rating: 4.6/10 (7,045 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 42% (138,246 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 2% (43 reviews)
> Directed by: Harvey Glazer
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