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.
#11 (tie)
Dennie Gordon
The only woman to make this list, Gordon has spent much of her 23-year directing career in television and commercials, working on dozens of shows including acclaimed series like Rectify, The Office, Everybody Hates Chris, Sports Night, and Legion. (She even won a DGA Award for her work on Tracey Takes On....) Her few outings on the big screen have been far less successful, though you could argue that one of her films was a cult hit, at least.
| Films directed, 2000-2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| ▣ | Joe Dirt | 2001 |
| ▣ | New York Minute | 2004 |
| ▣ | My Lucky Star | 2013 |
| ▣ | What a Girl Wants | 2003 |