Eddie Murphy’s comedy film, “A Thousand Words” had quite an interesting premise, featuring an incredibly selfish literary agent who uses his ability to manipulate people to get what he wants in both his terrible career and relationship. The idea behind the film is that the protagonist gets cursed and is left with only 1,000 words to speak before he dies. The film received a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film also lost about half its budget, making only slightly more than $20 million against a budget of $40 million. It was also nominated for three Golden Raspberry Awards but failed to win any one of them. It seems that even when it comes to being the best failure, this film ends up coming short.
Dark Tide
Halle Berry has had mixed success over the years when it comes to her acting. However, some of her films ended up being hopelessly panned by critics and viewers alike. Despite her awful record, the actress usually manages to grab at least a moderate amount of commercial success in most of her projects.
2012's action thriller, "Dark Tide," was perhaps the first example of the actress's charm beginning to quickly run out. "Dark Tide" made a sad $432,000 during its run at the box office, and received a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 20 critic reviews and was ironically summarized as a "shallow" film that's best skipped by audiences.
Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star
One of the truly most awful comedy films ever made is, without a doubt, "Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star." The film was directed by Tom Brady, who is responsible for various films starring popular comedy actor Rob Schneider. The film received a 0% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was viscerally hated by most critics and moviegoers.
The film has a 24% rating among the site's users, based on almost 13,000 user reviews. It's described by many critics as one of the most boring, awkward, and humorless comedy films ever made. The main actor defended the movie, claiming that he thinks journalists and film critics are just "negative morons" and attributed that as the reason the film received such low ratings.
Dark Crimes
Jim Carrey is best known for some of the funniest films of all time and has built himself a reputation as a fantastic comedian. But the actor also made a few attempts at more serious roles, like "Dark Crimes." In the film, he plays a detective investigating an author whose novel has turned into real-life crimes.
The film received a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 35 reviews. Critics claimed it was a "rote, unpleasant thriller that fails to parlay its compelling true story and a committed Jim Carrey performance into even modest chills." Despite Carrey’s great performance, it seems his best work will forever stay in the comedy genre.
Mac and Me
It's extremely hard for a lighthearted science-fiction comedy film to receive a 0% rating. These types of genres attract many mediocre films, but getting an absolute zero should get the director an award onto itself. 1988's "Mac and Me" was just such a film, as it attempted to copy the success of 1982's masterpiece, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, by director Steven Spielberg.
"Mac and Me" turned out to be a box-office flop and reportedly lost a few million dollars after being released. It's considered one of the worst films to ever have been made and received a 0% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film actually won a few awards, including Worst Director and Worst New Star.