If you ever spent what seemed like forever wandering the aisles at Blockbuster back in the old days, you already know that finding a movie to watch at home has never exactly been an easy task. But what was once a nuisance has now become a downright arduous activity, thanks to the advent of multiple streaming platforms. And sadly, there are a lot more bad movies out there than good ones. (These are the worst films of all time.)
HBO Max was launched in May 2020 as the streaming arm of HBO, the gold standard of “premium” TV since the 1970s. Along with original programming, it’s also the home of a dizzying array of films spanning decades and lots of genres. Even though streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu Plus (and their ad-supported cousins like Vudu and Tubi) make it easier than ever to watch a movie from the comfort of your own home, it’s also easy to accidentally find yourself checking your watch as you sit through a real stinker. (See where HBO Max falls on our list of the best and worst streaming services.)
To determine the worst movies to stream on HBO Max this May, 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. Documentaries were not considered. Data on streaming availability, current as of this month, comes from the streaming guide Reelgood.
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Whether you choose to “hate-watch” these movies or avoid them at all costs is up to you. But from “Swordfish” to “Leap Year” to something called “Space Chimps,” these films are all streaming on HBO Max, and they’ve all been found lacking by critics and audiences alike.
50. The Time Traveler’s Wife (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 7.1/10 (145,405 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 59% (982,943 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 38% (159 reviews)
> Directed by: Robert Schwentke
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49. This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
> IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (76,326 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 59% (35,305 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 44% (171 reviews)
> Directed by: Shawn Levy
47. The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
> IMDb user rating: 7.1/10 (69,489 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 64% (30,492 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 30% (64 reviews)
> Directed by: Josef Rusnak
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46. The Losers (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.3/10 (97,569 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 54% (144,691 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 48% (168 reviews)
> Directed by: Sylvain White
45. He’s Just Not That Into You (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (166,657 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 59% (434,115 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 41% (169 reviews)
> Directed by: Ken Kwapis
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44. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
> IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (467,833 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 60% (792,363 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 35% (217 reviews)
> Directed by: Lilly & Lana Wachowski
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43. Hostage (2005)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (108,720 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 62% (212,427 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 35% (158 reviews)
> Directed by: Florent-Emilio Siri
42. Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (79,628 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 60% (208,252 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 34% (152 reviews)
> Directed by: Mike Newell
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41. Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
> IMDb user rating: 6.8/10 (64,781 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 62% (18,386 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 28% (116 reviews)
> Directed by: Marc Forster
40. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
> IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (429,136 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 50% (32,749,429 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 45% (221 reviews)
> Directed by: Roland Emmerich
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39. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (155,425 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 63% (232,687 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 29% (78 reviews)
> Directed by: Patrick Tatopoulos
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38. From Paris with Love (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (114,824 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 54% (155,731 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 38% (162 reviews)
> Directed by: Pierre Morel
37. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
> IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (664,342 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 63% (236,911 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 29% (435 reviews)
> Directed by: Zack Snyder
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36. Gangster Squad (2013)
> IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (210,179 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 57% (128,313 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 31% (208 reviews)
> Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
35. Project X (2012)
> IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (196,153 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 61% (95,375 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 28% (139 reviews)
> Directed by: Nima Nourizadeh
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34. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (238,698 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 54% (15,408 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 36% (332 reviews)
> Directed by: David Yates
32. Double Jeopardy (1999)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (81,727 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 61% (178,263 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 27% (86 reviews)
> Directed by: Bruce Beresford
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31. Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
> IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (52,924 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 50% (10,384 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 39% (41 reviews)
> Directed by: Sam Liu
30. J. Edgar (2011)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (125,381 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 44% (40,106 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 43% (247 reviews)
> Directed by: Clint Eastwood
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29. The Lucky One (2012)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (104,513 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 67% (193,841 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 20% (148 reviews)
> Directed by: Scott Hicks
28. Terminator Salvation (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (351,122 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 54% (885,217 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 33% (282 reviews)
> Directed by: McG
27. The Hangover Part II (2011)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (477,678 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 52% (196,354 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 34% (249 reviews)
> Directed by: Todd Phillips
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26. Swordfish (2001)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (181,535 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 59% (244,642 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 25% (138 reviews)
> Directed by: Dominic Sena
25. Redemption (2013)
> IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (69,216 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 38% (8,383 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 49% (51 reviews)
> Directed by: Steven Knight
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24. Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
> IMDb user rating: 6.3/10 (164,353 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 47% (58,695 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 35% (160 reviews)
> Directed by: Sean Anders
23. The Uninvited (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 6.3/10 (78,439 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 49% (659,285 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 32% (130 reviews)
> Directed by: Charles & Thomas Guard
22. Leap Year (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (100,103 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 47% (132,099 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 23% (142 reviews)
> Directed by: Anand Tucker
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21. Child 44 (2015)
> IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (68,574 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 41% (12,024 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 27% (83 reviews)
> Directed by: Daniel Espinosa
20. Little Man (2006)
> IMDb user rating: 4.5/10 (52,741 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 55% (419,479 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 12% (90 reviews)
> Directed by: Keenen Ivory Wayans
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19. Space Chimps (2008)
> IMDb user rating: 4.5/10 (11,345 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 33% (124,315 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 33% (92 reviews)
> Directed by: Kirk DeMicco
18. Sex and the City 2 (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 4.5/10 (76,574 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 43% (324,306 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 15% (220 reviews)
> Directed by: Michael Patrick King
17. XXX: State of the Union (2005)
> IMDb user rating: 4.5/10 (69,065 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 32% (113,349 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 17% (139 reviews)
> Directed by: Lee Tamahori
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16. Ultraviolet (2006)
> IMDb user rating: 4.4/10 (80,756 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 30% (280,027 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 8% (84 reviews)
> Directed by: Kurt Wimmer
15. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
> IMDb user rating: 4.2/10 (30,419 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 24% (59,645 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 16% (19 reviews)
> Directed by: Adam Marcus
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14. Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
> IMDb user rating: 4.4/10 (38,643 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 26% (89,168 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 6% (157 reviews)
> Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones
13. Furry Vengeance (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 3.8/10 (16,556 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 32% (89,901 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 7% (95 reviews)
> Directed by: Roger Kumble
12. Ouija (2014)
> IMDb user rating: 4.5/10 (50,587 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 24% (30,472 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 6% (89 reviews)
> Directed by: Stiles White
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11. The Last Airbender (2010)
> IMDb user rating: 4.0/10 (158,226 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 30% (322,652 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 5% (193 reviews)
> Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
10. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)
> IMDb user rating: 4.0/10 (37,056 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 18% (58,191 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 14% (108 reviews)
> Directed by: Joe Berlinger
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9. The Master of Disguise (2002)
> IMDb user rating: 3.4/10 (24,434 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 34% (59,195 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 1% (104 reviews)
> Directed by: Perry Andelin Blake
8. Batman & Robin (1997)
> IMDb user rating: 3.8/10 (241,109 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 16% (554,450 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 12% (93 reviews)
> Directed by: Joel Schumacher
7. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
> IMDb user rating: 3.7/10 (52,919 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 25% (88,363 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 4% (50 reviews)
> Directed by: John R. Leonetti
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6. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
> IMDb user rating: 3.7/10 (46,555 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 16% (66,035 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 11% (46 reviews)
> Directed by: Sidney J. Furie
5. Catwoman (2004)
> IMDb user rating: 3.4/10 (114,725 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 18% (274,672 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 9% (198 reviews)
> Directed by: Pitof
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4. The Fog (2005)
> IMDb user rating: 3.7/10 (36,107 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 19% (228,627 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 4% (70 reviews)
> Directed by: Rupert Wainwright
3. Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
> IMDb user rating: 3.9/10 (78,535 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 16% (222,027 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 4% (73 reviews)
> Directed by: Jan de Bont
2. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 3.7/10 (23,575 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 18% (207,464 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 3% (61 reviews)
> Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak
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1. 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)
> IMDb user rating: 3.0/10 (12,527 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 29% (76,131 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 0% (6 reviews)
> Directed by: Sean McNamara
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