There are actors who are widely acknowledged as “the best.” Consider Daniel Day-Lewis and Meryl Streep, two mature actors whose very presence in films and television shows improves them. What about the other end of the spectrum? Reviews, ratings, and box office profits just do not favor them. So get ready for some heated debate as we look at the actors who are popular with audiences but not with reviewers.
30+ Hollywood Stars Who, In The Fans’ Opinion, Are The Worst
Tommy Wiseau
Tommy Wiseau is the archetype of this style of performer. His film The Room has become a classic. The film’s screenplay, direction, and acting all contribute to its reputation as “the worst movie ever made.” Needless to say, it has now become a cult classic. Surprisingly, Wiseau’s follow-up film Best F(r)iends was warmly received but mostly forgotten.
Tommy Wiseau
Madonna
Perhaps Madonna should have stayed with what she does best, singing. She, on the other hand, did not. Throughout her career, she has “won” seven Razzies, the anti-Oscars given out for the worst performances of the year. This is the most any actress has ever received! She still has those seven Grammys to console her.
Madonna
Gary Busey
Gary Busey is a failure. In 1979, he received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal in The Buddy Holly Story. However, he is best known these days for his parts in reality television and minor films. His most recent flicks include Piranha 3DD and Sharknado: The 4th Awakens, which pretty much sums up his career.
Gary Busey
Jessica Alba
In 2018, Jessica Alba set an uncomfortable record by being the actress in the most critically criticized films in the last two decades. Verve, a British SEO agency, conducted the research for the Go Compare website. The studio deduced that Alba had only received one positive review in the previous 20 years: Sin City.
Jessica Alba
William Shatner
William Shatner is well-known in geek culture for his role as Captain Kirk in Star Trek, but he’s an acquired taste as a performer. He was recognized into the Television Hall of Fame and garnered two Razzie Awards for his famous performance in the Star Trek franchise. Did we mention he also has a music career?
William Shatner
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow was nominated for an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love in 1999, but not everyone thought she deserved it. Glenn Close, another actress, told ABC’s Peter Travers in 2020, “I thought, ‘What?'” when Paltrow won. It’s illogical. ‘” According to Close, Fernanda Montenegro was the better option for the accolade. Ouch.
Gwyneth Paltrow
John Travolta
Misses appear to outnumber hits for John Travolta. He has seven films with 0 percent reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, for example. Among them are Staying Alive, Look Who’s Talking Now, Gotti, and Trading Paint. For his most recent flick, he even “won” a Razzie. We haven’t even touched on Battlefield Earth…
John Travolta
Denise Richards
Entertainment Weekly named Denise Richards as Dr. Christmas Jones the worst Bond girl ever. The suspiciously sexualized nuclear physicist was chastised by the magazine. “Even Q didn’t have a gadget to help Bond escape from that disaster,” it says at the end.
Denise Richards
Nicolas Cage
Is there a more polarizing actor than Nicolas Cage? Some consider him a genius, while others are perplexed as to why he received an Oscar. So, even if Cage is nominated for a Razzie Award for performance, some fans believe he brings something special. What are your opinions?
Nicolas Cage
Steven Seagal
Steven Seagal was once a martial arts superstar, but his acting has received widespread criticism. “His on-screen personality is petulant and humorless, his voice so grating you want to reach for the mute button,” The Seattle Times said of On Deadly Ground. Seagal’s co-stars have likewise given him mixed evaluations.
Steven Seagal
Kate Beckinsale
To name a few, Kate Beckinsale’s films have received mixed reviews, including Pearl Harbor, Whiteout, and the Underworld series. None of the negative feedback, however, seemed to have an influence on her overall self-esteem. She did, after all, tell Howard Stern in October 2021 that she had a “very high IQ” of 152.
Kate Beckinsale
Dolph Lundgren
Dolph Lundgren has movie star appeal, yet his acting talent has been questioned on multiple times. His performance in The Punisher was dubbed “some of the worst acting ever to disgrace the screen.” by critic Christopher Null. Lundgren has admitted to being in some bad movies, but he also believes he has appeared in several good ones.
Dolph Lundgren
Zac Efron
Those of you who have Zac Efron posters on your bedroom walls, take a step back. Because, on general, critics do not appear to think the star is a particularly good actor. New Year’s Eve, Dirty Grandpa, and Baywatch all received negative reviews. However, he has four films that have grossed more over $100 million at the box office.
Zac Efron
Alicia Silverstone
Alicia Silverstone’s career was nearly wrecked by one film, Batman and Robin, which you’ve almost certainly seen. Silverstone is still unhappy with her performance in the picture. For the film, she “won” a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress — and was forced to take a break from performing.
Alicia Silverstone
Jason Statham
Tough-guy Brit Jason Statham is certainly appealing and approachable. But the question is, can he act honestly? That one, on the other hand, has divided opinion. In general, critics appear to believe that even if he can’t, his films are usually humorous and strange enough that it doesn’t really matter.
Jason Statham
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Don’t worry if you believe Jean-Claude Van Damme is a bad actor; he completely agrees. In a 2012 interview with Total Film magazine, he stated that his early professional success was “more due to [his] destiny than [his] acting at the time.” “I was a bad actor, man,” he said, “but the heart was there.”
Jean Claude Van Damme
Megan Fox
Megan Fox was quite young when she first arrived in Hollywood, and she acted in a number of critically acclaimed films. Is there anyone that is interested in Transformers? However, she learned, like some of the other people on this list, that the remarks swiftly deteriorated into personal insults. “We have to be careful with our words — they’re powerful,” she told Refinery29 in 2020.
Megan Fox
Kaley Cuoco
The Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco was handsomely compensated for her role, yet viewers occasionally grumbled that her performance was overrated. The Razzies clearly dislike her as well, as she was nominated for two films in 2016. Nonetheless, she was nominated for an Emmy for The Flight Attendant in 2021.
Kaley Cuoco
Ruby Rose
More than just film critics have condemned Ruby Rose for her performance. At one point, Twitter users poured on her. After being cast as Batwoman in the TV show of the same name, trolls mocked her acting abilities online, and she ended up deactivating her account. There is such a thing as going too far.
Ruby Rose
Robert Pattinson
Is it just that people loathe Twilight? Is this the main point? Robert Pattinson is unlikely to mind whatever it is. He’s always been self-conscious about his acting skills. “I only know how to play scenes, like, three ways,” he told The Guardian in 2019. “I’m nervous on every single movie,” he admitted.
Robert Pattinson
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker’s performance in Sex and the City earned her multiple awards. Things went bad when the franchise was transformed into a cinematic franchise. Sex and the City 2 was lambasted severely, with some of the language being so graphic that it’s basically unrepeatable. That isn’t even her least favorite film. Did You Hear About the Morgans? and New Year’s Eve were also severe failures.
Sarah Jessica Parker
Charlie Sheen
Because of Two and a Half Men, Charlie Sheen was briefly the highest-paid actor on television. But then everything went horribly wrong, and Sheen became known for his bad headlines rather than his acting ability. Some others then remarked that his acting wasn’t all that great to begin with.
Charlie Sheen
Ashton Kutcher
According to Vox, Ashton Kutcher is the third worst-reviewed actor in Hollywood, with over half of his films earning unfavorable reviews. He has, however, already booked his own work. “The first five episodes of That ’70s Show, I was convinced I was going to be fired because I was terrible,” he told Rolling Stone in 2003.
Ashton Kutcher
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner has always been a likeable performer, but not always in her films. In fact, several of them have been heavily chastised. Consider the flop comic book movie Elektra. Garner apparently loathed it and only agreed to do it owing to contractual obligations.
Jennifer Garner
Tara Reid
Tara Reid has a slew of Razzie nominations. She was nominated twice for My Boss’s Daughter and once for the infamously bad horror film Alone in the Dark. She also received a Stinker Award for Worst Actress. However, she has found a lot of success in recent years with the purposely terrible Sharknado series.
Tara Reid
Haron Stone
Tara Reid has a slew of Razzie nominations. She was nominated twice for My Boss’s Daughter and once for the infamously bad horror film Alone in the Dark. She also received a Stinker Award for Worst Actress. However, she has found a lot of success in recent years with the purposely terrible Sharknado series.
Haron Stone
Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn was placed 11th on Vox’s list of the worst-reviewed Hollywood actors in 2016. And he hasn’t had many significant hits in the midst of his career. Couples Retreat had an 11 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating, while Delivery Man and Unfinished Business were also flops.
Vince Vaughn
Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel’s celebrity has diminished in the last decade, and some feel it’s because she wasn’t as talented as her predecessors. “She may be a gorgeous girl, but her acting ability just isn’t where it needs to be,” an anonymous agent told the New York Daily News in 2012. She has yet to establish herself as a serious performer.” Fans of The Sinner, on the other hand, may disagree.
Jessica Biel
Hayden Christensen
Critics panned Hayden Christensen’s portrayal of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels. But was it his fault or the writer’s fault? In any event, Christensen nearly vanished from public eye after that. But now he’s back as Anakin in the Star Wars trilogy, where he might be able to prove his detractors wrong.
Hayden Christensen
Sylvester Stallone
The most Razzie nominations have gone to Sylvester Stallone. And he hates it. He allegedly left a scathing voicemail message on Razzie’s phone. After obtaining an Oscar nomination for Creed, Stallone received a Razzie Redeemer Award.
Sylvester Stallone
Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich despises those who criticize her. “All my raddest films have been slammed by critics…,” she wrote in 2019 on Instagram. Are you dazed and perplexed? Seriously? A timeless classic. The Fifth Element is here! You’d think it was the worst movie ever made if you read the reviews in 1998. Zoolander? Slammed.” “Every one of those films is now a cult classic,” she added. “EACH. AND. EVERY. ONE.”
Milla Jovovich
Shia LaBeouf
True, Shia LaBeouf has appeared in a number of good films, but he has also appeared in a number of bad ones. And it looks that if you don’t like the Transformers films — which many people don’t — you probably don’t like Shia LaBeouf either. However, his acting career has slowed significantly in recent years due to the challenges that have enveloped the actor behind the scenes.
Shia LaBeouf
Elizabeth Berkley
Elizabeth Berkley’s film career was wrecked after a single performance in a critically acclaimed picture. That was one of the most infamous films of all time, Showgirls, which was released in 1995. To be fair to Berkley, director Paul Verhoeven has acknowledged that he was the one who persuaded her to act outrageously. As a result, he should shoulder the majority of the blame.
Elizabeth Berkley
Adam Sandler
Adam Sandler is one of today’s least popular actors. His comedies — or, as many people refer to them, “comedies” — have gotten numerous Razzie nominations as well as critical acclaim. When he plays one of his rare tragic roles, people adore him and ask why he doesn’t do it more often.
Adam Sandler
Katherine Heigl
Katherine Heigl feels she was blacklisted in Hollywood because she was “difficult” after speaking out. According to Vox, in the last two decades, 61 percent of her films have earned bad reviews. Are the two related? When she told Marie Clare magazine in 2014 that the industry had “betrayed” her, she may have aggravated the situation.
Katherine Heigl
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Despite having acted in a number of iconic films, Arnold Schwarzenegger is not considered Oscar material. He has four Razzie nominations and four wins — impressive. But, for better or worse, he might not have entered politics and become governor of California if it hadn’t been for his acting career.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Rob Schneider
According to Vox, Rob Schneider has created 16 films in the last 20 years, yet none of them have received anything more than a mediocre review. Oh, and based on a remark he made about one of Schneider’s films, Roger Ebert created a book called Your Movie Sucks. As a result, Schneider is unlikely to be inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame anytime soon.
Rob Schneider
Demi Moore
Demi Moore had a successful career until the film Striptease ruined it. Not only was it a box office flop, but Moore was nominated for a Razzie Award. Now, the internet is divided on whether she was ever a truly outstanding actor.
Demi Moore
Jennifer Love Hewitt
According to Vox, Jennifer Love Hewitt is disliked by audiences. “Her ability to star in poorly rated films is timeless,” according to the website, “seven of ten total films rank below 40 points on Metacritic.” She hasn’t made a film, though, since 2013. Her star has risen significantly on television.
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Kristen Stewart
There are two schools of thought about Kristen Stewart. You have the option of joining Team Stewart Is A Great Actress or Team Stewart Is A Bad Actress. The latter group is mostly made up of people who saw her in Twilight. Team Great Actress may be on the approach of victory, though, with Stewart garnering an Oscar nod for her portrayal in Spencer. When it comes to acting, who are the best in the world?
Kristen Stewart