10 Worst Films of 2012 include failed franchises, bad adaptations and Tyler Perry

'Battleship,' 'Ghost Rider' and 'What To Expect' are featured, but what is No. 1?

By Dave LewisWednesday, Dec 26, 2012 12:58 PM

2012 was the year that gave us some of the best superhero films of all-time, great adaptations of great books, films featuring soon-to-be-legendary performances, and new films from such revered directors as Quentin Tarantino, Steven Spielberg, Michael Haneke, Leos Carax and Kathryn Bigelow.

It also gave of some utterly unwatchable dreck.

In the video list above you'll find unnecessary sequels, found footage flops, failed franchises, questionable pop star performances, legendary Italian horror directors gone bad, screaming pregnant ladies, and a deadly serious Tyler Perry.

And what "Worst Films" list would be complete without Nicolas Cage?

What films did we miss? Do you agree or disagree with our choices?

Check out our full list here:

20 Worst Films of 2012: 'Battleship,' 'Total Recall,' 'Tyler Perry's Good Deeds'

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Dave Lewis has been a Los Angeles-based entertainment writer and editor for nearly ten years. Originally hailing from Minneapolis, he moved to L.A. in 1996 to attend USC, before working for various periodicals and web sites including a lengthy stint at Variety.com. He joined the HitFix staff in 2011.

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December 26, 2012 at 2:48PM EST Reply to Comment
- Roy Munson Dork
  December 26, 2012 at 8:25PM EST
- Mulderism Dude! You got totally Munsoned!
  
  Good list folks.
  December 26, 2012 at 9:00PM EST
CinemaPsycho

Sigh... do I need to mention that Dracula 3D hasn't received any kind of theatrical release in the US yet? Apparently I do. Oh, I guess one person managed to see it, so that makes it one of the worst movies of 2012. I guess it'll still be one of the worst movies of 2012 when it gets released in 2013. Or maybe 2014, or whenever IFC Films decides to finally unleash it on the public.
December 27, 2012 at 3:21AM EST Reply to Comment
- drew Sigh... do I need to mention that this is a list of the worst movies we saw this year, not a list of the worst movies you saw this year? Apparently I do. As with the best of lists, I included films I saw at public screenings. You didn't see "Dracula 3D"? Sorry about that, but there were paying audience members in the theater when I saw it, and that qualifies it for inclusion in this list. And when it does finally come out here, consider yourself warned. Or don't. Either way, it still stunk up my 2012, WHICH IS WHY IT IS ON THIS LIST.
  December 28, 2012 at 4:42PM EST
Flash

Worst movie
TED
December 27, 2012 at 2:49PM EST Reply to Comment
DESERTROSE

Killing them softly was in my opinion one of the worst movies this last year! And you wonder why so many people are messed up!
February 22, 2013 at 12:02PM EST Reply to Comment