When it comes to movies, I will watch almost anything that pops up on Netflix. 

As a rule of thumb, I give most movies I watch the benefit of the doubt. Every Film I watch starts at a ten, and I deduct points as I watch it. Bad acting? Odd casting choices? Terrible plotlines? Deduct, deduct, deduct.

This list of 12 of the worst movies on Netflix is by no means telling you that your favorite comfort movie is bad. If one of these movies happens to be your favorite, more power to you! We all have different reasons why movies hit us in all the right spots. But these movies were just too bad or downright cringey to land on my list.

1. After

In recent years, there’s been a new trend for Netflix (and other studios) to adapt fanfiction into major motion pictures. After is one of those projects. The film is based on a One Direction story published on Wattpad that is essentially a reader-proxy character who falls in love with Harry Styles. Or Hardin Scott, as he was later renamed for publication purposes.

Now, this movie is not bad because it’s fanfiction. I am all about incredible authors getting their fanworks turned into major publishing deals and films with their favorite actors in the roles. This movie is bad because it glorifies a really toxic relationship. Hardin is a terrible boyfriend; he’s angry, violent, and verbally abusive when things don’t go his way.

2. After We Collided

It should be no surprise that the follow-up to After is also on this list. If people were on the fence about whether “After” was toxic, “After We Collided” assured audiences that it was, in fact, a very unhealthy relationship. There’s nothing romantic or feel-good about watching an alcoholic boy verbally abusing the girl he claims to love.

There’s also a subplot where Tessa (the main protagonist) discovers that her mother is dating her ex-boyfriend, which is just all-around yikes-worthy. Many incredible works of fanfiction deserve their chance on the silver screen, and films like After and After We Collided are not it.

3. Kissing Booth

The Kissing Booth movies are nowhere near as egregiously bad as the After series, but they’re still not exactly good. These movies are yet another example of Wattpad-to-Netflix projects, and unfortunately, it features an unhealthy dose of toxic masculinity and a violent male love interest.

Despite being an unmitigated mess of a movie, audiences seemed to enjoy the overwrought cliches and cheesy teenage romance on display in the film. Even though I’m willing to admit that it had a few okay moments, the bad outweighs the good.

Three years later, I still have no idea why they over-sexualized Elle, why they chose to have Noah be so controlling, and why they failed to address sexual assault appropriately.

4. Kissing Booth 2

Much like the sequel to After, the second Kissing Booth film doesn’t exactly improve the glaring issues from the one that came before. Seriously, what parents would let their teenagers spend the summer alone in a beach house? I understand it’s a work of fiction, but what?

I had serious issues with the sub-plots to get Elle undressed in the first movie, and Kissing Booth 2 carried on the tradition of coming up with the weirdest reasons for her to be barely dressed throughout the film.

Unfortunately, Noah is just as manipulative and controlling as he was in the first film, and he lightly mocks Elle’s assault from the first film, and there are zero ramifications. Overall, the Kissing Booth movies are bad because they glorify all the wrong things for their target audiences.

5. Outside The Wire

Netflix tried to give us a shiny new action film to rally around this year, but in the end, the mindless action created a fairly lackluster film. The film has a spectacular cast with Anthony Mackie in the lead, but he deserved better than this film. Set in the near-future year 2036, drones and robot soldiers fight wars. The bad moments far outweigh the interesting and good parts of the film.

Terminator is right there if you want to sacrifice your time for robot soldiers and action sequences. I’m sure Outside the Wire found its target audience, but it's just not a great film if you aren’t that target audience.

6. The Devil All The Time

I am still disappointed by this film. Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Sebastian Stan, Mia Wasikowska? That sounds like a recipe for success, but ultimately it was a disaster. The plot is a mess, the characters are unlikable, and it’s two-and-a-half hours of your life you don’t want to sacrifice willingly.

There are many great storylines, but they’re often rushed, poorly paced, and at best incoherent to the film's other elements. I really rooted for this film to be a hit, but it was a swing and a miss for everyone involved. One day, I hope Tom Holland finds his way into a non-Marvel film that is actually good and doesn’t involve the brutal death of a dog.

7. Oh, Ramona!

Netflix has a robust collection of foreign language films that are high on my must-watch list, but Oh, Ramona! isn’t one of them. This Romanian coming-of-age teen comedy could have been an entertaining movie, but if it weren’t for the glaringly awful victim-blaming, homophobia, fatphobia, and objectification of women that permeates the entire film.

I always try to be aware that I view things through an American lens, but I was led to believe that using particular rhetoric is largely frowned upon in most areas. Especially if the film had plans to release across the world. Despite being directed by a woman, the film is centered on the male gaze.

8. The Dirt

I am a massive fan of Mötley Crüe and a long-time fan of Douglas Booth’s work, so of course, I was quick to watch The Dirt when it landed on Netflix. I was left feeling that it was just “okay.” It’s not a terrible film, but it does fall into many of the same perils and pitfalls of other band biopics. Maybe we’ve seen enough sex, drugs, and rock'n’roll to last a lifetime.

The 80s aesthetics are great, but the excessive amounts of bad behavior on display don’t offer anything to the plot. If you like the band, you might enjoy spending a while with the film, but if you’re just in it to watch a fun biopic about musicians, watch Rocketman.

9. The Cloverfield Paradox

The Cloverfield Paradox feels like a film intended to be released in theaters, but someone realized it was too bad to attempt a theatrical run. This makes it an easy selection for our list of the worst Netflix movies. It’s been three years, and I’m still unsure what I watched in 2018 and why anyone gave this mess the green light. Maybe part of the issue is because the script wasn’t originally part of the Cloverfield universe, and J.J. Abrams thought it could be adapted into the world.

The movie has an outstanding cast (Elizabeth Debicki, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Daniel Brühl, and David Oyelowo), but even they can’t salvage an outstandingly lousy film. There are plenty of better sci-fi films to devote your time to on Netflix.

10. True Memoirs of an International Assassin

This film is essentially “if Paul Blart, Mall Cop were an international assassin.” Do with that comparison what you will. If you love anything Kevin James is in, you’ll probably find yourself enraptured with this film's specific brand of comedy, but I was left thoroughly unimpressed. The humor is weak, the politics are dodgy, and the overall execution of the film leaves an overtly cringey feeling as the credits roll.

If you just want something to have on in the background on a Saturday afternoon, you could do better, but True Memoirs of an International Assassin isn’t the worst film you could pick to watch.

11. Father of The Year

To follow up, the hit-and-miss Kevin James film here is a genuinely terrible movie with David Spade at the forefront—another funny-man who has struck out more than he’s hit home runs. In fact, Rotten Tomatoes critics gave it a resounding 0%, which is rough.

The handful of genuinely humorous moments in Father of the Year are not worth the abysmal humor throughout the film. This is one-and-a-half hours you can do better with. Literally, any other comedy on Netflix will be better than this film.

12. The Silence

I am still not sure why, a year after the critical success of A Quiet Place, anyone decided to create a horror film where the central plot centered around a world under attack by creatures who hunt by sound. It’s essentially the same concept, just poorly handled. Considering The Silence features Stanley Tucci and Kiernan Shipka, this isn't very reassuring.

Look, if you love horror films and are looking for a new one to watch on Netflix, you may become a fan of The Silence. But overall, it’s painfully boring and offers no real meat for the charismatic cast to work with.

The Bottom Line

As with anything, your taste in movies may not align with mine. In fact, I may have named your favorite film as one of the worst movies on Netflix. But I tried to approach each of the films on this list, hoping that I would be watching a terrific film. I work in the film industry. I know how much work goes into producing a project, but I also know that sometimes you’re saddled with a flop, and no amount of hard work will fix that.