20 Worst Film Directors of the 21st Century (So Far)
Recently, we looked at the best directors of the 21st century so far. Now, it's time for the flipside: our list of the century's worst filmmakers, ranked by their average Metascores.
To be included, a director must have four or more eligible films. Such films have seven or more reviews from professional critics and were first released (in any country) on or after January 1, 2000, and must have been released (including as a straight-to-Netflix streaming release) at some point in the USA. Multi-director anthology films are excluded, as are theatrical re-releases of older films. Averages were calculated using Metascores from July 12, 2017, and include films released through July 7, 2017.
#6
John Whitesell
Given his fondness for terrible big-screen comedies, it's probably for the best that Whitesell has spent much of the past decade working in television (where he also spent much of the 1990s) rather than film, helming episodes of Girl Meets World, Hot in Cleveland, and other shows.
Note that Whitesell's 2012 children's film Thunderstruck (starring Kevin Durant!) received too few reviews to be included in his average.
| Films directed, 2000-2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| ▣ | Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | 2011 |
| ▣ | See Spot Run | 2001 |
| ▣ | Deck the Halls | 2006 |
| ▣ | Big Momma's House 2 | 2006 |
| ▣ | Malibu's Most Wanted | 2003 |