12 Best King Arthur Movies Ranked: Worst To Best

12. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

For over a decade, the answer to "What's the worst King Arthur movie?" was probably the previous entry. Luckily for Antoine Fuqua, the answer now is definitely this 2017 effort from Guy Ritchie.

Having successfully (and surprisingly) pulled off a steampunk martial arts version of Sherlock Holmes, the idea that Guy Ritchie would be directing an adaptation of the Arthurian legend made sense. Fantasy was popular thanks to Game of Thrones and, with centuries of source material, a King Arthur cinematic universe could thrive for decades. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword would be the first in a six-film series. Well, fate had other plans in store.

Legend of the Sword has all of Guy Ritchie's most irritating tics and none of his mildly endearing tricks. The sheer strangeness of the world he opted to create can't even be enjoyed, ironically or otherwise, because the film is so frenetically paced and edited. No moment is ever given any time to make an impression and so the overall experience feels like a poorly-told dream. Even if any of those six sequels came to fruition, this first film would still fail as an introduction. Skip the film, listen to the score.