1. Pompeii (2014)
Summit EntertainmentA director that has built his career on helming mid-budget genre pictures that usually turn a profit, Paul W.S. Anderson's $80m disaster flick was his most expensive project yet. Aiming for the 'class-divided lovers against the backdrop of a famous disaster' that worked so well for Titanic, a terrible script, flat performances and a string of tired cliches instead result in a poor B-movie with A-list special effects. Kit Harrington certainly looks the part in the lead role, but fails to render his character as anything other than bland. The rest of the cast don't fare any better, with the only real entertainment being provided by Kiefer Sutherland's knowingly hammy portrayal of a corrupt Senator. Frequently descending into camp territory and often unintentionally hilarious, only the impressive CGI destruction of the titular city manages to generate any excitement.