The end of 2025 brings a wave of year-end lists, and Metacritic has released its bottom 15 films of the year. The site scores films on a 0 to 100 scale based on critic reviews, and the lowest entry this year sits at 6. The list includes releases from Netflix, Prime Video, action movies, horror films, and projects involving familiar names such as Alan Ritchson.
The remaining entries place higher on the list, with the top two being the least well received among the year’s releases. The third-worst film overall is Gunslingers, a Nicolas Cage Western judged by critics to be a disappointing blend of familiar genre elements. Playdate, an action-comedy starring Alan Ritchson and Kevin James, is ranked second, described by some critics as bewildering and dull. At the top of the list, War of the Worlds from Universal Pictures and Amazon Prime Video is marked as the worst film of 2025, featuring Ice Cube in the lead and presenting a screenlife interpretation of a familiar story centering on a Department of Homeland Security officer watching a monitor as humanity faces an alien invasion.
The list below is the 10 worst movies of 2025 according to Metacritic:
- War of the Worlds
- Playdate
- Gunslingers
- Alarum
- Bride Hard
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- Shadow Force
- The Strangers: Chapter 2
- Hurry Up Tomorrow
- The Electric State
Year-end tallies like this reflect critic consensus on projects that failed to meet expectations across genres and platforms. While some titles drew attention for star power or ambitious premises, the overall reception placed these films outside the positive end of the spectrum.
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