There have been some great remakes over the years, but there have also been plenty of cinematic disasters that made us wish they'd just let the original be. While some reboots sharply engage with the source material, delivering something distinctive and worthwhile, the bad ones are easily dismissed as a total waste of time. But there's bad, and then there's unforgivably awful. So, what are the worst movie remakes ever made?
We consulted Rotten Tomatoes for their list of the lowest-rated movie remakes, all of which earned under 10 percent approval ratings. This list includes a few remakes you probably saw and wish you could forget, as well as a few you probably didn't even hear about. And yes, there are even some 0-percent films on the list, meaning they didn't get a single positive review. Read on to find out which remake was the most reviled among critics, and for reboots that tanked at the box office, check out these 18 Movie Remakes That Totally Flopped.
Anchor Bay Films
20th Century Fox10 | When a Stranger Calls (2006)
Sony Pictures ReleasingRotten Tomatoes score: 9 percent
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Lionsgate Films
Paramount Pictures7 | Jacob's Ladder (2019)
Vertical EntertainmentRotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
And for a walk down bad movie memory lane, discover The Worst Movie That Came Out the Year You Graduated.
Screen Gems5 | The Fog (2005)
AVCO Embassy PicturesRotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
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Sony Pictures Releasing3 | Kite (2014)
Anchor Bay EntertainmentRotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
And for more forgettable follow-ups, check out The Worst Movie Sequels of All Time, According to Critics.
IFC Midnight1 | One Missed Call (2018)
Warner Bros. PicturesRotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
And for more of the lowest-scoring films of all time, These Are the Movies on Rotten Tomatoes With 0 Percent Ratings.
