Since I typically only go out to see movies, I think I might like, there’s probably some pretty crappy movies that came out this year that didn’t make my list. Realistically, this is the top 5 least favorite movies I saw this year. Also, I don’t include streaming films on this list. Straight-to-streaming is the modern-day equivalent of straight-to-DVD, and these types of films are usually not released in theaters for a reason.
5. Captain America: Brave New World – A fairly forgettable film outside of some nice character work from Anthony Mackie and a few fun action sequences.
4. The Running Man (2025) – A somewhat dreary film with mediocre action sequences, a sputtering plot, and half-assed attempt at political commentary/satire. Glen Powell leads a great cast, but his costars just don’t get enough to do.
3. Tron: Ares – A great looking film with an excellent soundtrack that can’t quite overcome a mundane plot and a couple of lead actors without much charisma.
2. 28 Years Later – Works well enough as a standalone post-apocalyptic film…except when it tries to get too artsy for its own good. Doesn’t work so great a sequel to the first two films and fails fairly spectacularly trying to set up its own sequel with the most WTF ending of the year.
1. A Minecraft Movie – Just not a good movie as it’s overly predictable, mostly nonsensical, and is over-stuffed with unnecessary characters. But Jack Black and Jason Momoa try give it their all and somehow they make the whole thing watchable.