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Every actor, no matter how talented or award-winning, has at least one movie they would probably love to forget. Sometimes the script is a disaster, the director misses the mark, or the whole project just falls apart in ways nobody expected.
Fans and critics alike have been pretty vocal about which films they consider the biggest stumbles for some of Hollywood’s biggest names. Here are ten movies that audiences widely agree were career low points for the stars who appeared in them.
1. Catwoman (2004) — Halle Berry
Halle Berry had just won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002, making her one of the most celebrated performers in Hollywood.
Then came Catwoman.
The film was panned almost instantly, earning a rare 9% on Rotten Tomatoes and leaving fans genuinely baffled.
Berry played Patience Phillips, a shy graphic designer who gains cat-like powers after a strange encounter.
The plot was thin, the CGI looked rushed, and the costume choices sparked endless debate online.
It felt nothing like the iconic DC Comics character fans had grown up loving.
To her credit, Berry actually showed up to accept her Razzie Award for Worst Actress in person, joking about it with the crowd.
That move won her a lot of respect back.
2. Jaws: The Revenge (1987) — Michael Caine
Michael Caine is one of the most respected British actors of all time, with decades of brilliant performances under his belt.
So when Jaws: The Revenge hit theaters, fans were genuinely shocked to see him in it.
The fourth installment of the Jaws franchise is widely considered one of the worst sequels ever made.
Caine played Hoagie, a charming pilot who befriends the Brody family on vacation.
The shark somehow follows the family from New England to the Bahamas, which made very little scientific or narrative sense.
Critics tore the film apart, and audiences stayed away in droves.
Caine himself later admitted he never actually saw the movie.
He did, however, use the paycheck to buy his mother a house, which honestly sounds like a fair trade.
3. Gigli (2003) — Ben Affleck
Few films have become as synonymous with Hollywood disaster as Gigli.
Ben Affleck starred alongside Jennifer Lopez in this romantic crime comedy that was supposed to capitalize on their real-life relationship.
Instead, it bombed spectacularly at the box office and earned a string of Razzie nominations.
Affleck played Larry Gigli, a low-level mobster assigned to kidnap the brother of a federal prosecutor.
The chemistry between the leads felt forced on screen, and the script was loaded with awkward dialogue that made audiences cringe.
Critics called it one of the most painful moviegoing experiences of the decade.
The film reportedly earned just over $6 million against a $54 million budget.
Affleck bounced back years later with strong work in Gone Girl and as a director, proving Gigli was just a rough patch.
4. The Love Guru (2008) — Mike Myers
After the massive success of the Austin Powers franchise, Mike Myers seemed unstoppable.
Then The Love Guru arrived and hit like a bucket of cold water.
Myers played Guru Pitka, an American self-help teacher raised in India who tries to help a hockey player fix his love life.
Critics called the humor lazy and the jokes offensive, arguing that the film relied too heavily on stereotypes rather than clever writing.
Audiences largely agreed, and the movie earned just $32 million against a $62 million budget.
It was a commercial and critical disaster by any measure.
Myers had co-written the script himself, which made the failure sting even more for fans who remembered his sharp comedy work in earlier years.
The Love Guru remains a cautionary tale about creative overconfidence in Hollywood.
5. Jack and Jill (2011) — Adam Sandler
Adam Sandler playing dual roles sounds like it could be fun on paper.
Jack and Jill, however, turned out to be something fans and critics agreed was a low point even by the standards of his later career.
Sandler played both Jack, a successful ad executive, and Jill, his loud and overbearing twin sister visiting for the holidays.
The film swept the Razzie Awards in 2012, winning in all ten categories it was nominated for, including Worst Picture.
That is a rare and unfortunate achievement in Hollywood history.
Critics described the humor as repetitive, mean-spirited, and exhausting to sit through.
Al Pacino also appeared in the film, playing a fictionalized version of himself, and even his presence could not save it.
Fans still bring up Jack and Jill whenever discussing Hollywood misfires.
6. Battlefield Earth (2000) — John Travolta
John Travolta was so passionate about Battlefield Earth that he spent years trying to get it made, personally championing the project based on L.
Ron Hubbard’s science fiction novel.
Unfortunately, that passion did not translate into a good movie.
Fans and critics quickly labeled it one of the worst films ever produced.
Travolta played Terl, a towering alien villain who has enslaved the human race in the year 3000.
The cinematography featured constant Dutch angles that left viewers feeling disoriented, and the plot was nearly impossible to follow.
The film won seven Razzie Awards, including Worst Picture of the Decade.
Travolta reportedly remained proud of the project even after the backlash.
His unwavering belief in a movie that audiences rejected so thoroughly made the whole situation even more fascinating to watch unfold from the outside.
7. Movie 43 (2013) — Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman had built an impressive reputation as Wolverine and a genuine Broadway talent before Movie 43 came along.
The film was an anthology comedy featuring dozens of A-list stars in a series of outrageous and often deeply uncomfortable sketches.
Jackman appeared in the opening segment, playing a man on a blind date with a shocking physical secret.
Critics described the movie as aggressively unfunny, with many calling it one of the most baffling ensemble disasters in modern Hollywood history.
The sheer number of famous names involved made the failure even harder to explain.
Audiences were left wondering how so many talented people agreed to participate.
Jackman later distanced himself from the project in interviews.
His involvement remains one of the more surprising footnotes in a career otherwise full of genuinely memorable performances.
8. The Happening (2008) — Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg has delivered some truly gripping performances over the years, so watching him in The Happening was a genuinely strange experience for fans.
Directed by M.
Night Shyamalan, the film followed a science teacher trying to survive a mysterious event causing people across the Northeast to take their own lives.
Wahlberg’s performance drew particular attention for its oddly flat delivery, with many scenes becoming unintentionally funny rather than tense.
His character spoke to a houseplant at one point, which became one of the most mocked moments in the film.
Critics were puzzled, and audiences laughed in theaters when they were supposed to be scared.
Wahlberg himself later admitted in interviews that he was not proud of the role.
He blamed poor choices and a script that never quite came together the way anyone had hoped.
9. Cats (2019) — Judi Dench
Dame Judi Dench is one of the most decorated actresses in British history, so her appearance in the 2019 film adaptation of Cats came as a genuine surprise to many fans.
The movie featured a star-studded cast transformed into human-cat hybrids using a controversial visual effects technique that left audiences deeply unsettled.
Dench played Old Deuteronomy, the wise elder cat who presides over the Jellicle Ball.
While her performance was not singled out as the worst in the film, the overall visual and narrative chaos dragged everyone down with it.
The uncanny valley effect of the CGI fur became a cultural talking point almost immediately after the trailer dropped.
The film earned just $73 million against a $95 million budget and became a pop culture punchline.
Dench fans were mostly sympathetic, recognizing she was caught in a truly unusual production disaster.
10. Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004) — Jon Voight
Jon Voight is an Oscar-winning actor with a filmography full of serious, powerful work.
That makes his appearance in Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 one of the more head-scratching career decisions fans have ever tried to understand.
The film featured talking babies with superhero abilities going up against a villainous media mogul played by Voight himself.
Critics were merciless, and the film holds a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a genuinely rare achievement.
Voight chewed the scenery as the villain with a kind of theatrical energy that felt wildly out of place in a low-budget children’s comedy.
Audiences mostly stayed home, and the box office reflected that clearly.
The original Baby Geniuses was already poorly received, so a sequel was a risky gamble from the start.
This one confirmed that some franchises are best left alone after the first attempt.