The 15 Worst Movies of 2022

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – December 17, 2022

The gallery on this page contains the lowest-scoring films released in the United States between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022. 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 16, 2022.

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20 Asking for It

(#3) Remember Promising Young Woman? This isn't that. But Asking for It is a violent revenge thriller about a group of female vigilantes (Alexandra Shipp, Radha Mitchell, Vanessa Hudgens) who target the men who have sexually assaulted them ... and, eventually, a men's rights figurehead played by Ezra Miller. First-time director Eamon O’Rourke (who also gives himself a cameo) could have pursued several approaches, perhaps embracing nuance and realism, or instead embracing a Tarantino-esque over-the-top style. Instead, critics feel he does neither, resulting in an empty, overly broad, and "underwhelming" debut.

“Asking for It is made with sloppy overconfidence, a stunning bluff of both style and substance.” —Jesse Hassenger, Paste

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