20 Movies Since 2010 So Awful They're Actually Harrowing

5. Little Fockers

Little Fockers
Paramount PIctures

This is a film some may be surprised to see so high, but the truth is this is pretty much the laziest film of all time. It assembles an awesome cast and has them doing… nothing. It repeats the theme of Ben Stiller and Robert de Niro arguing without bringing anything new to the franchise, and drags everyone in its incredible cast to shocking lows. There aren’t really any apparent jokes and there’s very, very little effort to induce any kind of reaction.

After a perfectly ok first movie followed by a hilarious and underrated sequel, this one is indescribable. At least some of the other awful comedies on this list try to make you laugh. Low-key gags can be funny, but there needs to be some actual humour.

This movie’s best idea of humour is Ben Stiller’s son falling off a climbing frame, or Ben Stiller cutting himself by mistake while carving the roast turkey, or Stiller’s young children saying some fairly strong sexual references, watching it just becomes plain depressing. Worst of all, a shocking $100 million was spent making it.

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Film Studies graduate, aspiring screenwriter and all-around nerd who, despite being a pretentious cinephile who loves art-house movies, also loves modern blockbusters and would rather watch superhero movies than classic Hollywood films. Once met Tommy Wiseau.