Top 10 Worst Movies of 2025 So Far

#10: Flight Risk

When the most marketable feature of your film is Mark Wahlbergs freshly shaved scalp, then chances are youve got a dud on your hands. Such was the case with Flight Risk, a noisy, over-the-top action thriller that oh, yeah was directed by none other than on-again, off-again Hollywood pariah Mel Gibson. The filmmakers first cinematic go-round since 2016s Academy Award-winning Hacksaw Ridge, this aviation disaster never came close to leaving the tarmac. Despite a talented cast, including Oscar nominee Wahlberg alongside Topher Grace and Downton Abbeys Michelle Dockery, Gibsons latest picture is all risk, no reward.

#9: Bride Hard

Hey, remember how great Die Hard was? Or how Bridesmaids nailed cringey, chaotic nuptials? Bride Hard tries hard to fuse the two and promptly trips over its train. Despite a stacked cast that includes Rebel Wilson, Annas Camp and Chlumsky, as well as Oscar winner DaVine Joy Randolph, this genre mashup is a tonal mess, lurching between slapstick and shootouts with all the grace of a tipsy maid of honor. Critics werent fooled, either: William Bibbiani of TheWrap called it a pile of celluloid chopped up randomly and reassembled... and it definitely shows. This one shouldve been left at the altar.

#8: In the Lost Lands

Youd be forgiven for having missed In the Lost Lands or for never realising it existed. Paul W.S. Andersons take on George R. R. Martins 1982 short story lands with a dull thud: bargain-basement CGI, brick-heavy exposition, and cardboard performances turn what shouldve been a high-fantasy romp into a gruelling slog. Even Dave Bautistas gruff charm and Milla Jovovichs reunion with her Resident Evil director (and real-life husband) cant save the film from its own sloppy world-building and plodding pacing. It should come as no surprise, then, that it quietly slunk into a token limited release before critics even finished sharpening their dystopian knives.

#7: The Alto Knights

Once upon a time, Robert De Niro playing two legendary gangsters in the same film would have equalled packed houses and a license to print money. Not anymore. The Alto Knights is a royal snooze under Barry Levinsons listless direction. And thats despite De Niro pulling double duty as Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, Goodfellas scribe Nicholas Pileggi on the script, and a sprinkle of Sopranos alumni. The pacing drags, the dialogue feels recycled, and De Niros dual performance comes off as indulgent self-parody rather than tour de force. Result: a limp, $9 million return on a $50 million budget, and a reminder that big-name talent cant rescue a movie thats running on fumes.

#6: Love Hurts

Blame the post-Taken craze for spawning yet another ordinary guy with secret skills knock-off, but Love Hurts still manages to scrape the bottom of that already well-worn barrel. Ke Huy Quan, hot off his Oscar win for Everything Everywhere All at Once, plays Marvin Gable, a seemingly average Joe whose unexpected romance turns into a body-count bonanza. Producer David Leitchs action-packed pedigree, which includes John Wick, Atomic Blonde, and Deadpool 2 isnt enough to redeem this films bargain-bin choreography, sitcom-level dialogue, and a plot stitched together with clichés. Critics flattened it to a 19 % Rotten Tomatoes score, and audiences stayed away: the film couldnt even claw back its modest $18 million budget.

#5: A Minecraft Movie

We probably shouldve seen this one coming. After all, how do you make a feature-length film based on a widely beloved video game with no plot? It turns out you kind of cant. Of course, we have to credit Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre director Jared Hess for giving it his best shot. While A Minecraft Movie certainly shows flashes of potential, it never quite gets there, feeling less like a creative sandbox and more like a cinematic shrug. Maybe its mission was just too ambitious: it needed to connect with both fans of Minecraft and the general, uninitiated public. Whatever the case may be, as with most game-to-movie adaptations, youre best off sticking to the source material.

#4: The Electric State

It might sound harsh, but over five years removed from Avengers: Endgame, weve come to expect disappointment from Anthony and Joe Russo. Since their Marvel peak, the directing duo have stumbled from one misfire to the next, and unfortunately, The Electric State is no exception. Their second outing for Netflix even reunites them with MCU regulars Chris Pratt and Anthony Mackie. But star power cant salvage this overstuffed slog, which ends up coming across as content, rather than a bona fide movie. The Russo brothers bloated behemoth fails to light a spark, all while burning through a staggering $300 million budget. Epic in scale, maybe, but in every other way, its no shock that The Electric State is better left unplugged.

#3: Hurry Up Tomorrow

After the debacle that was HBOs The Idol, youd think that someone mightve pumped the brakes on The Weeknds screen ambitions. Instead, we got Hurry Up Tomorrow, a glum, meandering vanity project that proves, once again, that Abel Tesfaye should stick to music. Despite its stylish cinematography and a few intriguing ideas about fame and celebrity in the 21st century, the film collapses under the weight of its own self-seriousness. Tesfaye might be aiming for arthouse mystique, but what we get is an overwrought mess with little to no emotional payoff. Like The Idol, Hurry Up Tomorrow confuses ambiguity with depth and ends up saying almost nothing, very slowly.

#2: Star Trek: Section 31

Section 31 was supposed to be a bold new frontier for the franchise. Instead, it feels like a stranded shuttle: technically functional, but going absolutely nowhere. Pitched as a sleek, spy-thriller spin-off centered around Michelle Yeohs Philippa Georgiou, the film instead leans hard on tired tropes, a grim tone, and convoluted lore that even die-hard Trekkies found exhausting. Despite Oscar winner Yeohs undeniable screen presence, Section 31 never justifies its existence beyond being a franchise checkbox. Its as forgettable as any straight-to-streaming footnote; in other words, it boldly goes where Star Trek has already gone many times before just with darker lighting and less fun.

#1: Snow White

Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webbs live-action Snow White staggered into cinemas already bleeding from a thousand controversies. These include, but definitely arent limited to, Rachel Zeglers perceived jabs at the 1937 classic and Israeli star Gal Gadots participation amid the ongoing war in Gaza. None of that wouldve mattered had the film actually worked, but it doesnt: Webbs Snow White suffers from uncanny CGI, flat musical numbers, and a script so sanitized it strips the fairy tale of every trace of peril or wonder. Saddled with a jaw-dropping near-$300 million budget, Snow White clawed back only a little over $200 million worldwide, proving that even Disney magic can curdle when the apples rotten to the core.

Did you see any of these stinkers in theatres? Are there any 2025 duds we missed? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!