The Worst Movie Sequel of All Time, According to Critics
These follow-ups got some of the most terrible reviews ever.
Sequels get a bad rap—often for a good reason. Sure, there have been some legitimately great sequels over the years, but there have also been a slew of regrettable, unnecessary, and all-around awful follow-ups. There's a reason the genre is so frequently maligned. With that in mind, we turned to the critics for a list of the worst movie sequels of all time, knowing there would be some stiff competition.
Thankfully, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes keeps an updated list of the most poorly reviewed sequels ever made. We defaulted to their ranking, which uses an algorithm based on the number of bad reviews but also the stature of critics surveyed, so don't be surprised to find some films with higher percentages ranked below films with a lower rating. Regardless, all of these movies have been deemed thoroughly rotten. Read on to find out which sequel is the worst of the worst, and for more terrible turkeys, discover The Worst Movies of All Time, According to Critics.
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Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
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49
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 9 percent
48
Little Fockers (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 9 percent
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47
House II: The Second Story (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
46
Mimic 2 (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
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45
Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
44
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
43
A Haunted House 2 (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
42
Rings (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
41
Grown Ups 2 (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
40
Race 3 (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
39
Teen Wolf Too (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
38
Problem Child 2 (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
37
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
36
The Next Karate Kid (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
35
Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
34
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
33
Student of the Year 2 (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
32
Death Wish 3 (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 11 percent
31
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
30
Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
29
Troll 2 (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
28
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
27
Son of the Mask (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
26
Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
25
Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
24
Major League II (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
23
Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
22
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
21
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
20
Big Momma's House 2 (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
19
Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
18
Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
17
Caddyshack II (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
16
Scary Movie 5 (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
15
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
14
The Whole Ten Yards (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
13
Robocop 3 (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
12
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 2 percent
11
Daddy Day Camp (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 1 percent
10
Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt? (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
9
The Gallows Act II (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
8
Ringu 2 (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
7
Leprechaun 2 (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
6
Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
5
Police Academy 4 – Citizens on Patrol (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
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4
Highlander 2: The Quickening (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
3
Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
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2
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
1
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
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