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.
#3
Walt Becker
Becker has specialized in broad, easily digestible "comedies" targeted at different age groups—though none of them demand much intelligence from their audiences. To date, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip is his "best" movie, when tells you all you need to know.
Note that his 2000 directorial debut Buying the Cow (the sole film he wrote in addition to directing) was not released in theaters and is thus omitted. That doesn't mean it's good, however.
| Films directed, 2000-2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| ▣ | Old Dogs | 2009 |
| ▣ | Van Wilder | 2002 |
| ▣ | Wild Hogs | 2007 |
| ▣ | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | 2015 |