The 15 Worst Movies of 2021

– December 29, 2021

Above are the lowest-scoring films released in the United States between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021. Films are ranked by Metascore (an average of grades given by top professional critics) prior to rounding, and any titles with fewer than 4 reviews are excluded. All scores are from December 24, 2021.

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24 Midnight in the Switchgrass

(#9) The latest in a long line of instantly forgettable Bruce Willis thrillers is also the directorial debut for longtime producer Randall Emmett, whose credits as a producer include not only a long line of instantly forgettable Bruce Willis thrillers but also the aforementioned American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (and also the odd good movie here and there, like Scorsese's The Irishman). In fact, including Switchgrass, he produced four (!) instantly forgettable Bruce Willis thrillers in 2021 alone, including one that just came out a few days ago. Of the four, this is the only one with enough reviews to get a Metascore, which saves Emmett the trouble of appearing on our list more than twice. So ... congrats?

“Midnight in the Switchgrass is the type of crime thriller that’s so full of cliches that it becomes one big cliche itself.” —Nick Allen, RogerEbert.com

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