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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29 Paradise City

(tied at #10) With a cast led by John Travolta and Bruce Willis, low-budget action-thriller Paradise City was never destined for greatness, and it certainly lived up to expectations. There are at least a half dozen of these generic, violent, instantly forgettable duds released every year (usually starring Willis, though that won't be the case for much longer following his retirement), and Paradise City actually scored a few points higher than some of its predecessors thanks to a few decent action sequences from director Chuck Russell (who has some decent credits in his far past, like Eraser and The Mask).

“The magic is missing from Paradise City. Sure, [Russell's] film contains reliable and entertaining components like most action features do — including an underlying vengeance plot, an expert conman, and even a budding romance — but these elements tend to quickly run their courses thanks to a predictable script, wonky dialogue, and pacing issues.” —Brittany Witherspoon, Screen Rant

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