Another year is about to end, and as we all praise the movies that we loved (and made billions), it's also a time to look back on the ones that didn't turn out so great.
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The 25 worst movies of 2017, according to critics
From "The Book of Henry" to "Bright," these are the worst movies of the year, according to Metacritic.
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The list of 2017's worst-reviewed movies has a little bit of everything in it: the colossal box office duds, the movies that became nothing more than a joke on social media, and the one that cost its director a "Star Wars" movie.
Here are the 25 worst-reviewed movies of 2017, as rated by critics' scores on Metacritic:
25. “The Book of Henry”
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Metacritic score: 31/100
What a critic said: “‘The Book of Henry’ is the most misguided film since the 2003 Gary Oldman abomination ‘Tiptoes.’ [Director Colin] Trevorrow is slated to helm an upcoming ‘Star Wars’ film, so y’all have fun with that.” — The Austin Chronicle (Editor’s Note: Three months after the release of this movie, Lucasfilm announced it had “mutually chosen to part ways” with Trevorrow on “Star Wars: Episode IX.”)
24. “Absolutely Anything”
Metacritic score: 31/100
What a critic said: “[A] depressingly inept comedy.” — Screen Daily
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23. “Friend Request”
Metacritic score: 31/100
What a critic said: “An utterly idiotic movie that uses social media as a conduit for witchcraft and mayhem.” — The Wrap
22. “The House”
Metacritic score: 30/100
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What a critic said: “The film is a black hole that sucks comedy into its vortex, never to be seen again.” — Paste
21. “Daddy’s Home 2”
Metacritic score: 30/100
What a critic said: “It should not exist, and the fact that it does is a slap in the face of anyone suckered into buying a ticket.” — The Globe and Mail
20. “Bright”
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Metacritic score: 29/100
What a critic said: “From the director of ‘Suicide Squad’ and the writer of ‘Victor Frankenstein’ comes a fresh slice of hell that somehow represents new lows for them both.” — Indiewire
19. “Literally, Right Before Aaron”
Metacritic score: 28/100
What a critic said: “A trite little comedy so jumbled, disconnected and bad you can’t believe it doesn’t star James Franco.” — New York Observer
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18. “The Crash”
Metacritic score: 28/100
What a critic said: “These are all cartoon figures out of Frank Capra’s most feverish populist nightmares.” — RoberEbert.com
17. “Transformers: The Last Knight”
Metacritic score: 28/100
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What a critic said: “From the very beginning, this is an incoherent mess.” — RoberEbert.com
16. “CHiPs”
Metacritic score: 28/100
What a critic said: “Given the alternative between the big-screen ‘CHiPs’ and an antiquated, low-stakes episode of the original TV series, we’d pick the latter in a heartbeat.” — The AV Club
15. “Once Upon a Time in Venice”
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Metacritic score: 28/100
What a critic said: “A wincingly unfunny comedy caper.” — Los Angeles Times
14. “Flatliners”
Metacritic score: 27/100
What a critic said: “It often feels like Flatliners is trapped between multiple genres without knowing exactly what kind of movie it wants to be, and the result is a confused mess.” — Entertainment Weekly
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13. “The Ottoman Lieutenant”
Metacritic score: 26/100
What a critic said: “‘The Ottoman Lieutenant’ is an overwrought nurse romance merged with a history lesson, a combination that is hard to take as seriously as the film wants to be taken.” — The New York Times
12. “Arsenal”
Metacritic score: 25/100
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What a critic said: “‘Arsenal’ is garbage." — Chicago Sun-Times
11. “Rings”
Metacritic score: 25/100
What a critic said: “If crap movies carried penalties for inflicting torture on audiences, then ‘Rings’ would merit a death sentence.” — Rolling Stone
10. “Underworld: Blood Wars”
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Metacritic score: 23/100
What a critic said: “Like the four franchise fillers that preceded it, Underworld: Blood Wars is undoubtedly impervious to bad reviews. What it needs is a stake through the heart.” — Rolling Stone
9. “The Snowman”
Metacritic score: 23/100
What a critic said: “‘The Snowman’ is ugly and nasty, but that’s not the worst of it. The worst is that it’s boring and makes no sense.” — San Francisco Chronicle
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8. “Father Figures”
Metacritic score: 23/100
What a critic said: “Watching ‘Father Figures’ is like finding a piece of food in the back of your fridge that you barely recognize, but know right away it’s not worth eating.” — The Wrap
7. “A Family Man”
Metacritic score: 21/100
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What a critic said: “It’s run-of-the-mill, and crassly manipulative.” — The Guardian
6. “Geostorm”
Metacritic score: 21/100
What a critic said: “The only thing more reliable than bad weather is bad movies, and in that respect, ‘Geostorm’ is right on forecast.” — Variety
5. “Just Getting Started”
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Metacritic score: 21/100
What a critic said: ‘There is both too much plot in 'Just Getting Started' and too little.” — The Wrap
4. “Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween”
Metacritic score: 17/100
What a critic said: “The scariest thing about Boo 2! is the idea that ‘A Madea Easter’ might be next.” — The Hollywood Reporter
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3. “The Last Face”
Metacritic score: 16/100
What a critic said: “[A] stunningly self-important but numbingly empty cocktail of romance and insulting refugee porn.” — The Hollywood Reporter
2. “The Layover”
Metacritic score: 15/100
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What a critic said: “‘The Layover’ is an appalling movie.” — ReelViews
1. “The Emoji Movie”
Metacritic score: 12/100
What a critic said: “There are plenty of words that can describe The Emoji Movie. Here are a few of them: Unfunny. Saccharine. Nonsensical. Painful. And, of course, crappy. (If you prefer the poop emoji, that works too.)” — ScreenCrush
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