50 Worst Summer Movies of All Time

#20

Delta Farce (2007)
5%

#20

Adjusted Score: 5935%

Critics Consensus: Too afraid to be a real satire of the Iraq War, Delta Farce instead devolves into a reprehensible, unfunny mix of slapstick, gay panic, and flatulence jokes.

Synopsis: Three buddies (Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, D.J. Qualls) set out on a relaxing weekend of drinking and target... [More]

Starring: Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, DJ Qualls, Keith David

Directed By: C.B. Harding

#19

Battlefield Earth (2000)
3%

#19

Adjusted Score: 9041%

Critics Consensus: Ugly, campy, and poorly acted, Battlefield Earth is a stunningly misguided, aggressively bad sci-fi folly.

Synopsis: In the year 3000, there are no countries, no cities... Earth is a wasteland. And man is an endangered species.... [More]

Starring: John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates

Directed By: Roger Christian

#18

Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
4%

#18

Adjusted Score: 8857%

Critics Consensus: Speed 2 falls far short of its predecessor, thanks to laughable dialogue, thin characterization, unsurprisingly familiar plot devices, and action sequences that fail to generate any excitement.

Synopsis: Annie (Sandra Bullock) is looking forward to a Caribbean cruise with her cop boyfriend, Alex (Jason Patric), who purchased the... [More]

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe, Temuera Morrison

Directed By: Jan de Bont

#17

Bless the Child (2000)
4%

#17

Adjusted Score: 8200%

Critics Consensus: Bless the Child squanders its talented cast on a plot that's more likely to inspire unintentional laughs than shivers.

Synopsis: When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter... [More]

Starring: Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Holliston Coleman, Rufus Sewell

Directed By: Chuck Russell

#16

FeardotCom (2002)
3%

#16

Adjusted Score: 5915%

Critics Consensus: As frustrating as a 404 error, Fear Dot Com is a stylish, incoherent, and often nasty mess with few scares.

Synopsis: When four bodies are discovered among the industrial decay and urban grime of New York City, brash young detective Mike... [More]

Starring: Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea, Udo Kier

Directed By: William Malone

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#14

Zoom (2006)
5%

#14

Adjusted Score: 7049%

Critics Consensus: Lacking the punch and good cheer of The Incredibles and Sky High, Zoom is a dull and laugh-free affair.

Synopsis: Capt. Zoom, or Jack (Tim Allen), as he is now known, has long since given up his career of fighting... [More]

Starring: Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Spencer Breslin, Kate Mara

Directed By: Peter Hewitt

#13

Deuces Wild (2002)
3%

#13

Adjusted Score: 4897%

Critics Consensus: Melodramatic and weighed down with silly dialogue, Deuces Wild is a forgettable, overheated thriller that leaves no cliche unturned.

Synopsis: Leon (Stephen Dorff) and Bobby (Brad Renfro) are brothers who, with their friends, are determined to maintain the way of... [More]

Starring: Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, Fairuza Balk, Norman Reedus

Directed By: Scott Kalvert

#12

Getting Even With Dad (1994)
3%

#12

Adjusted Score: 4588%

Critics Consensus: Overly formulaic and tonally inconsistent, Getting Even with Dad tries for a sentimental conclusion it doesn't earn and winds up a slapsticky cash grab aimed at fans of Home Alone.

Synopsis: Con man Ray Gleason (Ted Danson) is going after one last heist -- a stash of rare coins -- when... [More]

Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Ted Danson, Glenne Headly, Saul Rubinek

Directed By: Howard Deutch

#11

Getaway (2013)
3%

#11

Adjusted Score: 9320%

Critics Consensus: Monotonously fast-paced to the point of exhaustion, Getaway offers a reminder of the dangers in attempting to speed past coherent editing, character development, sensible dialogue, and an interesting plot.

Synopsis: Though he used to race cars for a living, Brent Magna (Ethan Hawke) is now pitted against the clock in... [More]

Starring: Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight, Rebecca Budig

Directed By: Courtney Solomon

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