Good-bads & Guilty Pleasures
by falseprophet616 | created - 26 Nov 2015 | updated - 28 Oct 2018 | PublicMovies that are sucky but hard to hate.
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1. Fist of the North Star (1995)
R | 103 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Based on a graphic novel, this apocalyptic adventure centers on a man who must reverse the cataclysmic conditions of his world.
Director: Tony Randel | Stars: Gary Daniels, Malcolm McDowell, Costas Mandylor, Downtown Julie Brown
Votes: 3,590
2. The One (2001)
PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A rogue Multiverse agent goes on a manhunt for alternate versions of himself, getting stronger with each kill. Only the last version of himself, an LASD cop, can stop his crusade before he becomes "The One".
Director: James Wong | Stars: Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Delroy Lindo, Jason Statham
Votes: 96,065 | Gross: $43.91M
"I will be the one!"
3. The Punisher (1989)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When Frank Castle's family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as The Punisher.
Director: Mark Goldblatt | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr., Jeroen Krabbé, Kim Miyori
Votes: 25,786
4. Masters of the Universe (1987)
PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The heroic warrior He-Man battles against the evil lord Skeletor and his armies of darkness for control of Castle Grayskull.
Director: Gary Goddard | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster, Billy Barty
Votes: 44,287 | Gross: $17.34M
5. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts.
Director: Simon West | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Noah Taylor
Votes: 218,908 | Gross: $131.14M
6. Mortal Kombat (1995)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Three unknowing martial artists are summoned to a mysterious island to compete in a tournament whose outcome will decide the fate of the world.
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Votes: 124,591 | Gross: $70.45M
7. Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
R | 94 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Alice wakes up in the Raccoon City hospital after the area has been overrun by zombies, and must now make it out of the city before a nuclear bomb is dropped.
Director: Alexander Witt | Stars: Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Eric Mabius, Oded Fehr
Votes: 209,910 | Gross: $51.20M
8. xXx (2002)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
The US government recruits extreme sports athlete Xander Cage to infiltrate a Russian criminal ring, which is plotting the destruction of the world.
Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Vin Diesel, Asia Argento, Marton Csokas, Samuel L. Jackson
Votes: 186,468 | Gross: $142.11M
9. The Scorpion King (2002)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland. He captures the enemy's key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert and prepares for a final showdown.
Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu
Votes: 145,390 | Gross: $91.05M
10. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Three years into the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi pursues a new threat, while Anakin Skywalker is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a sinister plot to rule the galaxy.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Samuel L. Jackson
Votes: 845,102 | Gross: $380.26M
"You have done that yourself!"
"Don't try it Anakin, I have the high ground!"
etc.
11. Die Another Day (2002)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike, Toby Stephens
Votes: 229,115 | Gross: $160.94M
Moonraker also qualifies
A View to a Kill and Diamonds are Forever are a little too dull/lazy for me.
12. Alien vs. Predator (2004)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
During an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in Antarctica, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realize that only one species can win.
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Sanaa Lathan, Lance Henriksen, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremner
Votes: 212,160 | Gross: $80.28M
13. Dying Breed (2008)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
Dying Breed interweaves the two most fascinating icons of Tasmanian history: the extinct Tasmanian tiger and "The Pieman" (aka Alexander Pearce) who was hanged for cannibalism in 1824. ... See full summary »
Director: Jody Dwyer | Stars: Nathan Phillips, Leigh Whannell, Bille Brown, Mirrah Foulkes
Votes: 6,302
14. Feardotcom (2002)
R | 101 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A New York City detective investigates mysterious deaths occurring 48 hours after users log onto a site named feardotcom.
Director: William Malone | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea, Udo Kier
Votes: 22,689 | Gross: $13.21M
Messed me up as a kid. There's just something about it...
15. Nightbreed (1990)
R | 102 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.
Director: Clive Barker | Stars: Craig Sheffer, David Cronenberg, Anne Bobby, Charles Haid
Votes: 26,410 | Gross: $8.86M
Clive Barker is a treasure, so is David Cronenberg.
16. The Lazarus Effect (2015)
PG-13 | 83 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A group of medical researchers discover a way to bring dead patients back to life.
Director: David Gelb | Stars: Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass, Evan Peters, Sarah Bolger
Votes: 46,155 | Gross: $25.80M
So hokey, but quite enjoyable.
17. Ghost Ship (2002)
R | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A salvage crew discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea, and soon notices that its long-dead inhabitants may still be on board.
Director: Steve Beck | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Gabriel Byrne, Ron Eldard, Desmond Harrington
Votes: 108,982 | Gross: $30.11M
If you like this check out Triangle (2009) for the perfect double bill.
18. The Wicker Man (2006)
PG-13 | 102 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.
Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Leelee Sobieski, Kate Beahan
Votes: 71,404 | Gross: $23.64M
What were they going for?!
19. The Patriot (2000)
R | 165 min | Action, Drama, History
Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs
Votes: 293,410 | Gross: $113.33M
MURICA!
20. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok
Votes: 475,895 | Gross: $186.74M
Roland Emmerich takes on Global Warming.
FYI the climate apocalypse is actually coming.
nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/07/climate-change-earth-too-hot-for-humans.html
21. Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010)
R | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When their country is invaded and their families are taken, eight unlikely teenagers band together to fight.
Director: Stuart Beattie | Stars: Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis, Deniz Akdeniz
Votes: 32,024
The world is saved by teenaged morons, hilariously bad.
22. Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)
R | 88 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After surviving an invasion on her peaceful homeworld, a beautiful avenger must stop a powerful psychopath from gaining immortality and rescue her kidnapped sister.
Directors: Michael Coldewey, Michel Lemire | Stars: Michael Ironside, Julie Strain, Billy Idol, Pier Paquette
Votes: 9,320
Check out the stupid trailer for all you need to know about this enjoyable trash.
23. Gallowwalkers (2012)
R | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A cursed gunman (Snipes) whose victims come back from the dead recruits a young warrior to help in the fight against a gang of zombies.
Director: Andrew Goth | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Kevin Howarth, Riley Smith, Tanit Phoenix
Votes: 8,326
Snipes in a bizarre and terrible western. Laughed a lot during this one.
24. Ali G Indahouse (2002)
R | 85 min | Comedy
Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. However, Ali is embraced by the nation as a voice of the youth, making the PM and his government more popular than ever.
Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Emilio Rivera, Gina La Piana, Dana de Celis
Votes: 95,894
Before Martin Freeman was The Hobbit he was hanging out with Sacha Baron Cohen in this romp.
25. Color of Night (1994)
R | 121 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A color-blind psychoanalyst is stalked by an unknown killer after taking over his murdered friend's therapy group, all of whom have a connection to a mysterious young woman that he begins having intense sexual encounters with.
Director: Richard Rush | Stars: Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades, Lesley Ann Warren
Votes: 25,743 | Gross: $19.72M
Bruce Willis' finest hour.
26. The Room (2003)
R | 99 min | Drama
In San Francisco, an amiable banker's seemingly perfect life is turned upside down when his deceitful fiancée embarks on an affair with his best friend.
Director: Tommy Wiseau | Stars: Tommy Wiseau, Juliette Danielle, Greg Sestero, Philip Haldiman
Votes: 94,974 | Gross: $0.22M
Lest we forget.
27. Omen IV: The Awakening (1991 TV Movie)
Unrated | 97 min | Horror
Two attorneys adopt a mysterious orphan girl as their daughter, unaware she is the new Antichrist, next in line to Damien Thorn.
Directors: Jorge Montesi, Dominique Othenin-Girard | Stars: Faye Grant, Michael Woods, Michael Lerner, Madison Mason
Votes: 7,722
So incompetently made. Quite hilarious.
28. Gods of Egypt (2016)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Mortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Chadwick Boseman
Votes: 125,817 | Gross: $31.15M
Bonkers. The fight scenes are awesome. The romance is completely flat though.
29. Reefer Madness (1936)
PG | 66 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Cautionary tale that features a fictionalized take on marijuana use. A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted to "reefer" cigarettes by holding wild parties with jazz music.
Director: Louis J. Gasnier | Stars: Dorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian Miles, Dave O'Brien
Votes: 9,347
Drug-Crazed Abandon!
Sin - Degradation - Vice - Insanity
30. Drive Angry (2011)
R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
A vengeful father escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter.
Director: Patrick Lussier | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner, Billy Burke
Votes: 103,398 | Gross: $10.71M
Where do I start?!
31. The Hive (2008 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
When ants, displaying never-before-seen behavior, seize an island, the controversial Thorax Team is called to stop the massive threat only to discover that the ants are controlled by something beyond this world.
Director: Peter Manus | Stars: Tom Wopat, Kal Weber, Elizabeth Healey, Jessica Reavis
Votes: 1,919
Killer ants. I found it to be quite funny.
32. Shrooms (2007)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A group of friends are stalked and murdered whilst looking for psilocybin mushrooms in the Irish woods.
Director: Paddy Breathnach | Stars: Lindsey Haun, Jack Huston, Max Kasch, Maya Hazen
Votes: 17,670 | Gross: $0.00M
An instant classic. Well directed nonsense. A bit of a goof, holler and giggle. Dat premise.
33. Marihuana (I) (1936)
Not Rated | 57 min | Crime, Drama
A young girl slowly becomes a dope pusher.
Director: Dwain Esper | Stars: Harley Wood, Hugh McArthur, Pat Carlyle, Paul Ellis
Votes: 967
Weird orgies! Wild parties! Unleashed passions!
34. Assassin of Youth (1938)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama
A high-school girl gets involved with a ring of teenage marijuana smokers and starts down the road to ruin. A reporter poses as a soda jerk to infiltrate the gang of teen dope fiends.
Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Luana Walters, Arthur Gardner, Dorothy Short, Earl Dwire
Votes: 467
A puff - a party - a tragedy!
35. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
R | 87 min | Horror
A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.
Director: Jack Sholder | Stars: Robert Englund, Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler
Votes: 77,388 | Gross: $30.00M
Ooh I love my ugly boy, so ruff n' tuff, don't care 'bout anything but me, yes I just love 'im 'cos he's so crazy, just crazy about me.
36. Sharknado (2013 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace.
Director: Anthony C. Ferrante | Stars: Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, John Heard, Cassandra Scerbo
Votes: 52,891
"AAAAAaah, oh my god!"
37. South Beach Academy (1995)
R | 91 min | Comedy
What do you do when the future of your school, your family, and your fortune all rest on the performance of the school's all-female volleyball team? It's up to two brothers and a steamy student body to save the day.
Director: Joe Esposito | Stars: Keith Coulouris, Elizabeth Kaitan, Corey Feldman, Al Lewis
Votes: 664
Drink every time they replay the same shot of the girl in black diving for the ball.
38. The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 97 min | Adventure, Family, Musical
Chewbacca and Han Solo try to get to the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk to celebrate Life Day, but are impeded by an Imperial blockade. Chewie's family passes the time with various forms of entertainment.
Directors: Steve Binder, David Acomba | Stars: Mickey Morton, Patty Maloney, Paul Gale, Mark Hamill
Votes: 16,836
"WILL YEW LIGHT THE SKY ON FIRE?"
39. Slumber Party Massacre II (1987)
R | 77 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical
Courtney Bates, the younger sister of Valerie, and her friends go to a condo for a weekend getaway, but Courtney can't get rid of the haunting feeling that a supernatural rockabilly driller killer is coming to murder them all.
Director: Deborah Brock | Stars: Crystal Bernard, Jennifer Rhodes, Kimberly McArthur, Patrick Lowe
Votes: 7,411
Groovy!
40. Ultraviolet (2006)
PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A beautiful haemophage infected with a virus that gives her superhuman powers has to protect a boy in a futuristic world, who is thought to be carrying antigens that would destroy all hæmophages.
Director: Kurt Wimmer | Stars: Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund, Sebastien Andrieu
Votes: 84,076 | Gross: $18.50M
This movie is terrible.
41. How to Get... Revenge (1989 Video)
49 min | Comedy
A dark and humorous take on how to get revenge on those that have wronged you, hosted by Linda Blair (The Exorcist).
Director: Bob Logan | Stars: Linda Blair, Gregory Itzin
Votes: 107
Remember kids, you can't have morality without the bible, and the bible says; "an eye for an eye".
42. Beyond Westworld (1980)
60 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
The security chief of an android manufacturing company must stop a mad scientist, who's sending the failed theme park's androids to infiltrate society for his own ends.
Stars: Jim McMullan, James Wainwright, William Jordan, Connie Sellecca
Votes: 358
The new (2016-) series is everything this should have been. This is terrible with some of the worst line delivery and laziest production work I've seen. Pretty funny though. Drink every time they have the ridiculous 'robot vision' or clicky-clacky noises.
43. End of Days (1999)
R | 122 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
At the end of the century, Satan visits New York in search of a bride. It's up to an ex-cop who now runs an elite security outfit to stop him.
Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne, Robin Tunney, Kevin Pollak
Votes: 116,703 | Gross: $66.89M
Pretty funny and some decent wacky effects & stuntwork to tide you over between laughs.
44. Jason Goes to Hell (1993)
R | 87 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Serial killer Jason Voorhees' supernatural origins are revealed.
Director: Adam Marcus | Stars: John D. LeMay, Kari Keegan, Kane Hodder, Steven Williams
Votes: 36,795 | Gross: $15.94M
So I rewatched the uncut version of this as a comedy and actually had a good time, pretty funny, and form-wise it isn't as bad as I initially thought.
The uncut version is actually worth tracking down imo. There hasn't been an uncut BR release yet, so you'll only be able to find it on DVD or some streaming platforms. The runtimes are listed on imdb for those interested in doing so. There's also a helpful movie-censorship dot com comparison.
Perhaps much of my dismay to it on first-watch, was the fact that I had just watched Part VIII, so getting another turd would have been frustrating after the abomination of Jason Takes Manhattan.
The Crystal Lake Memories docu gave it some more context too.
Anyway, this is definitely a guilty pleasure/good-bad for me now.
45. #Horror (2015)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Six preadolescent girls face a night of terror when the compulsive addiction of an online social media game turns a moment of cyber bullying into a night of insanity.
Director: Tara Subkoff | Stars: Sadie Seelert, Haley Murphy, Bridget McGarry, Blue Lindeberg
Votes: 3,956
Apparently people dislike this glorious film.
This is actually a fantastic, quirky, creepy and genuinely interesting movie provided you can get past the stylistic 'gimmick' (you'll know it when you see it).
That and people are annoyed by snobby children?
I had a blast personally.
46. Sleeping Beauty (2011)
TV-14 | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A haunting portrait of Lucy, a young university student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of unspoken desires.
Director: Julia Leigh | Stars: Emily Browning, Rachael Blake, Ewen Leslie, Bridgette Barrett
Votes: 34,618 | Gross: $0.04M
An awkward & tense MASTA-PEACE.
47. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)
R | 90 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
A group of tourists arrives in Burkittsville, Maryland after seeing The Blair Witch Project (1999) to explore the mythology and phenomenon, only to come face to face with their own neuroses and possibly the witch herself.
Director: Joe Berlinger | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Stephen Barker Turner, Erica Leerhsen, Kurt Loder
Votes: 39,996 | Gross: $26.44M
An alt-rock fever dream. Hilarious comedy.
48. The Open House (2018)
TV-MA | 94 min | Horror, Thriller
A teenager and his mother find themselves besieged by threatening forces when they move into a new house.
Directors: Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote | Stars: Dylan Minnette, Piercey Dalton, Patricia Bethune, Sharif Atkins
Votes: 37,011
It's not even that bad.
I love the not-quite-right moments.
49. Samurai Cop (1991)
Unrated | 96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Joe Marshall and Frank Washington are two tenacious police detectives who seek at all costs to stop the Katana, a renegade Yakuza gang composed of violent and sadistic killers who want to lead the drug trade in Los Angeles.
Director: Amir Shervan | Stars: Robert Z'Dar, Mathew Karedas, Janis Farley, Mark Frazer
Votes: 10,070
This movie is called Samurai Cop.
50. Space Cop (2016 Video)
Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Space Cop is the story of a cop from the future of space who travels back in time to the present and is teamed up with a cop from the past who is unfrozen in the present. Together, they must defeat evil aliens with a sinister plan.
Directors: Jay Bauman, Mike Stoklasa | Stars: Rich Evans, Mike Stoklasa, Jocelyn Ridgely, Chike Johnson
Votes: 3,757
This movie is called Space Cop.
51. Zoolander 2 (2016)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Derek and Hansel are lured into modelling again, in Rome, where they find themselves the target of a sinister conspiracy.
Director: Ben Stiller | Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penélope Cruz, Will Ferrell
Votes: 75,540 | Gross: $28.85M
Maybe I just have bad standards but I found this pretty funny overall. There are definitely more than a few bum moments but it's not like the first was amazing either... Whatever Kristen Wiig is doing doesn't work. My man Kyle Mooney is great and steals every scene he's in. Owen Wilson doesn't really have any dialogue besides expository, that was odd. And his arc doesn't exactly mesh with the "plot" (and I use that term lightly). Wtf was with Fred Armisen as "VIP". Why? Will Ferrel was okay for what he was given; not his best work. What is Billy Zane's allegiance?
52. Kong: Skull Island (2017)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong and must fight to escape a primal Eden.
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts | Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly
Votes: 348,071 | Gross: $168.05M
53. Dracula Untold (2014)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
As his kingdom is being threatened by the Turks, young prince Vlad Tepes must become a monster feared by his own people in order to obtain the power needed to protect his own family, and the families of his kingdom.
Director: Gary Shore | Stars: Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon, Art Parkinson
Votes: 207,568 | Gross: $56.28M
I like to imagine this is in the same universe as the Underworld franchise.
54. Wish Upon (2017)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A teenage girl discovers a box that carries magic powers and a deadly price for using them.
Director: John R. Leonetti | Stars: Joey King, Ryan Phillippe, Ki Hong Lee, Mitchell Slaggert
Votes: 22,867 | Gross: $14.30M
The sax-playing dad is my aesthetic.
55. Jigsaw (I) (2017)
R | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Bodies are turning up around the city, each having met a uniquely gruesome demise. As the investigation proceeds, evidence points to one suspect: John Kramer, the man known as Jigsaw, who has been dead for over 10 years.
Directors: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig | Stars: Matt Passmore, Tobin Bell, Callum Keith Rennie, Hannah Emily Anderson
Votes: 92,210 | Gross: $38.05M
It's like one of those Saw movies or something.
56. Showgirls (1995)
NC-17 | 128 min | Drama
A mysterious young drifter who calls herself Nomi Malone hitches a ride to Las Vegas, Nevada, and begins working as a strip club dancer, and sets about clawing her way to the top of the Vegas showgirls.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer
Votes: 74,601 | Gross: $20.30M
Absolute masterpiece. I'm not even joking.
57. 88 Minutes (2007)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
On the day that a serial killer that he helped put away is supposed to be executed, a noted forensic psychologist and college professor receives a call informing him that he has 88 minutes left to live.
Director: Jon Avnet | Stars: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Ben McKenzie, Leelee Sobieski
Votes: 78,308 | Gross: $16.93M
Hilarious game of guess who. You spend the movie asking yourself if the bad acting is part of showing who's guilty.
Must watch comedy for fans of good-bads!
58. Game of Death (1978)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.
Directors: Robert Clouse, Bruce Lee | Stars: Bruce Lee, Gig Young, Dean Jagger, Hugh O'Brian
Votes: 22,347 | Gross: $10.00M
It's very important that you read this essay: theamericanreader.com/the-curses-the-fates-the-races-the-fakes-the-faces-the-names-of-the-game-of-death-or-the-game-of-death/
59. Crash! (1976)
PG | 88 min | Horror
After a woman is nearly killed in a car accident, a doctor investigates the collision, which points toward revenge, destruction, and occult.
Director: Charles Band | Stars: José Ferrer, Sue Lyon, John Ericson, Leslie Parrish
Votes: 509
This movie is awesome!
60. Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)
R | 91 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Vampire death dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) fights to end the eternal war between the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her.
Director: Anna Foerster | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Tobias Menzies, Lara Pulver
Votes: 80,989 | Gross: $30.35M
Pure badarse, guilty pleasure.
Shame about the previous film in the franchise...
61. Ogroff (1983)
90 min | Horror
A masked lumberjack stalks anyone who enters his woods. Throughout the film we get a variety of people who come in contact with the killer and they don't live to regret it.
Director: Norbert Moutier | Stars: Robert Alaux, Françoise Deniel, Pierre Pattin, Alain Petit
Votes: 387
MASTA-PEACE of shit, holy-mole-guacamole! Hurrah! Bravo!
Like a cross between The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Friday the 13th Part 2 & 3, Night of the Living Dead etc.
There's a vampire in there, there is.
I want this screened at my funeral.
The soundtrack alone is life-changing. The fucking sound effects, holy shit.
An avant-garde tour de force. A french fucking pièce de résistance.
Truly mesmerising...
62. The Amityville Curse (1990 Video)
R | 91 min | Horror
Five people spend the night in an abandoned house, an Amityville haunted house, and soon find themselves terrorized by assorted ghosts, venomous insects and ghostly apparitions.
Director: Tom Berry | Stars: Kim Coates, Dawna Wightman, Helen Hughes, David Stein
Votes: 2,467
(Mostly) likeable characters, lighting, pacing, wow... it's weird to experience these things again after the boring dreck that was The Evil Escapes.
Also what were the reviews for that on about? This totally follows directly on from that, because it has like the same cat, even if it's not demonic or whatever, it's enough nod I think. Although maybe an evil cat film would be good too. I digress.
Found myself chuckling and digging a few neat little scares in this.
Definitely could have used more & better score.
I was curious about the plot unfolding but a bit underwhelmed with the ending. Anyone else annoyed that '111' and the disappearing boy stuff was not explained? But I guess the viewer can patch their own head-canon together... (my theory is that it's something to do with the priest's "sins").
Dawna Wightman who plays the protagonist (I suppose), can't act, although sometimes the attempt can be funny. Sounds like she's laughing when she's meant to be crying. Plenty of cringe. Annoying character too. Her skeptic boyfriend was much more enjoyable to watch, even if he would have been dumped within a week considering their complete incompatibility and his moderate condescension.
The focus on her is the biggest issue here.
On the other hand, the antagonist (I guess you could say), is easily the highlight.
How anyone can prefer a dull af film about a lamp that turns itself on when nobody is looking is so far beyond me. If you prefer The Evil Escapes to this, then you are dead to me tbh.
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