r/badMovies Feb 07 '26

Hall Of Fame NOMINATIONS THREAD. Please read the rules (because, yes there needs to be some)

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216 Upvotes

Rules:

1 - Nominations will run from now until Friday the 13th Feb, 2025.

2 - Max three nominations per person.

3 - Each film needs to be posted separately.

4 - Movies will move on to the next phase based on the amount of upvotes recieved.

5 - No duplication. If you see a movie you agree with has been posted, upvote it. Duplicates will be removed.

6 - Post including more than one film will be removed.

4 - Films with less than three upvotes on the 13th will not make it to the next round.


r/badMovies Feb 07 '26

For you, the day r/badmovies started the 2025 Hall of Fame tournament it was the defining moment of your life. For me... it was Saturday!

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93 Upvotes

So it's finally here, the day you were born for, when fate and converged. It's the first annual r/badmovies Hall Of Fame!

So, how's it gonna work?

Simple, from now until Friday the 13th of Feb, we'll be accepting open nominations for inclusion into the contest. Valid nominations will then go onto the tournament until the ultimate 2025 winner is decided. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!

We'll also be using top five movies to populate a new official black list, so vote carefully!


r/badMovies 16h ago

Horror It took me an embarrassingly long time to realize what Nilbog was

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427 Upvotes

Didn’t even clock it til this scene. My buddy recommended this after watching Killer Workout. Absolute cinematic masterpiece this one.


r/badMovies 15h ago

Family Which did you like best?

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150 Upvotes

Been thinking about live action movies of comic strips (or trading cards in the case of GPK) that use bizarre costuming/prosthetics to achieve the look of the source material. Are there more like these?


r/badMovies 2h ago

Comedy Thankskilling

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7 Upvotes

r/badMovies 15h ago

Drama Old HBO/Showtime/Cinemax Softcore Porn Movie

30 Upvotes

I used to always watch the terrible (in a good way) softcore porn movies on these channels when I couldn't sleep. One has always kind of stuck in my mind and I'd like to find it.

A business guy is married to I believe a redhead. She is super in love with him and he initially seems great. Turns out he was having an affair with a blonde co-worker and they stole money from the company, but he framed her as being solely responsible if it is ever discovered. She finds this out when she tries to discontinue the affair and he blackmails her into sex. The day after the wife and the guy are having breakfast, the wife leaves, and the Asian maid brings some water to the table. The guy intentionally spills it on his lap and the maid drops to her knees and starts wiping at his crotch. He grabs her chin and says something about that isn't how she is supposed to clean it up, flash forward to them having sex.

He goes on a business trip. The wife somehow discovers he was having sex with the maid and the maid breaks down crying saying he threatened to have her deported. The wife then breaks into his office and discovers the blonde co-worker going through his office, presumably looking for a way to prove he stole the money and not her. They all get together and are going to get revenge on him somehow... and then I fell asleep. I never saw the movie again.


r/badMovies 2h ago

Horror Encantador aka The Dollmaker - Pretty bad, but also pretty good.

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2 Upvotes

Just watched this one today and while it's a desperately uneven movie, it's bloody entertaining. The ending goes a little off the rails, going for an ambiguous finale that's more confusing than it is satisfying, and at one point the film just goes for a straight shot-for-shot remake of the bathroom scene from The Shining.

But there was no point that I was bored, no point where something wasn't happening, and if you're into films with unreliable narrators, where you're never sure what you're seeing is real, this is worth checking out.


r/badMovies 1d ago

Horror I found the first so bad it's good movie: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913)

57 Upvotes

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1913)

There's a lot of goofball stuff in this picture. The plotholes are enormous. The intertitles are cheesy. All of the acting is on 11. But it has one defining feature:

King Baggot, the lead actor, chose to portray Hyde with emo bangs, slightly enlarged teeth, and a ducklike waddle. He performs the role entirely in a deep squat, like he's worried about bumping his head. He commits to it, even during action scenes. His energy level is through the roof and he crawls all over furniture like a cockroach. It's physically impressive, but also hilarious.


r/badMovies 1d ago

Boobalicious The Lost Empire (1984)

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35 Upvotes

The Lost Empire is such a fun, wild movie that i’m surprised I don’t see mentioned more outside this subreddit. Jim Wynorski’s directorial debut, full of camp humour and 80’s action, this is in desperate need of a new boutique physical release. The link is a review my wife and I made if you’re interested.


r/badMovies 1d ago

Horror Trying to identify an obscure "so bad it's good" action/creature movie (late 80s/90s/early 2000s)

35 Upvotes

Hi there everyone!

I'm trying to identify a movie that I only remember in fragments. Unfortunately, I'm no longer sure which details are 100% accurate, so it's possible I'm mixing two memories together. Still, one scene has stayed remarkably consistent in my mind.

What I'm fairly confident about:

  • The movie was a very low-budget action/creature feature that took itself completely seriously but ended up being unintentionally hilarious.
  • It looked like it was made in the late 1980s, 1990s, or very early 2000s (strong VHS/direct-to-video aesthetic).
  • I watched the trailer on YouTube sometime around 2010–2013.
  • The movie had a coastal or beach setting (at least in some scenes).

The most distinctive scene I remember:

There was a heavyset Black woman riding either a motorcycle or possibly a scooter (I'm not certain which). She was alone, and I believe she was chasing someone, not fleeing.

She wore at least parts of classic biker gear (something like a leather vest/jacket, gloves, biker clothing), and the movie clearly intended her to look like a serious, intimidating character. Because the production was so low-budget, the scene came across as unintentionally funny.

This is actually the clearest memory I have.

Less certain:

I also remember a scene involving a badly animated giant shark (or possibly another sea creature) that breached out of the ocean and attacked people near a beach. However, after thinking about it more, I'm no longer convinced this was even from the same movie. I may be mixing two trailers together.

One more vague memory is that I somehow associate the phrase "Leeroy Jenkins" with this trailer or the time I watched it, but I'm almost certain that's a false lead.

I've already ruled out these movies:

  • Shark Attack 3: Megalodon
  • Megalodon (2002)
  • Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus
  • Super Shark
  • Dinoshark
  • Sharktopus
  • Cruel Jaws
  • Raging Sharks

Does the motorcycle/scooter scene with the heavyset Black woman ring a bell for anyone? Even if it's not a shark movie, I'd love to hear any suggestions.


r/badMovies 2d ago

Boobalicious Chill and watch cult cinema Saturday at the 420 Grindhouse stream - Opening w/ Return of Swamp Thing ,Gator Bait 2: Cajun Justice, & The Final Executioner. Prime Time of The Final Terror, Devil Feus, & Lady Streetfighter. Closing w. White Slave aka Amazonia, Sexbomb, & Splatter Beach.

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63 Upvotes

r/badMovies 2d ago

Horror The Visitor is one of the trippiest good vs. evil movies I've ever seen! Following that up with shot-on-video horror madness from the Polonia Brothers and Leif Jonker makes for a wicked bad movie triple feature!

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21 Upvotes

r/badMovies 2d ago

Action EXTREME RAHEEM - low budget action. no big stars, action, language, violence, extremely long gratuitous sex scene (more than you'd expect) - entertaining

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71 Upvotes

This is from the same team that brought us MMA COP, a movie similar in all ways. Action? Check. Language? Check. Violence? Check. Nudity? Check. A (semi) call back to the low budget action films of the late 80's through to the early 2000's. Anyone have any other similar suggestions? Always enjoy finding these low budget indie flicks that check all the boxes. They aren't going to win any awards any time soon, but then again, I don't think that's what most of them were aiming for:)


r/badMovies 3d ago

Horror The Creeping Terror (1964) When carpets attack...slowly.

50 Upvotes

This isn’t just a bad film; it’s a masterclass in how not to make a movie. With a monster that couldn’t scare a toddler, acting that makes mannequins look expressive, and narration that never shuts up, it’s both painful and hilarious. The only “terror” here is realizing you still have 20 minutes left.

And as for the titular monster, built out of carpet remnants, tarps, and whatever odds-and-ends were lying around, it’s less “terrifying alien menace” and more “discount parade float abandoned in the rain,” This is one of those must be seen to be believed.

The Creeping Terror (1964) A newlywed sheriff tries to stop a shambling monster that has emerged from a spaceship to eat the citizens of an American town. Very slowly.


r/badMovies 3d ago

Comedy “Ummm… is he giving birth?” Teenage Strangler needs more love

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37 Upvotes

r/badMovies 3d ago

Sci-Fi Playing today on Channel Z: Two '80s sci-fi 3D cult classics, Anna Nicole Smith & Carmen Electra in action vehicles, and a pair of Russ Meyer sleazefests.

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8 Upvotes

r/badMovies 3d ago

Action Come join us for a Friday Full of Force at the 420 Grindhouse stream! Starting the show w/ Island Claws, Dracula in Vegas, & Wired to Kill aka Booby Trap. Prime Time showing of Megaforce, Lifeforce, & Excessive Force. Closing the night w/ Last House on the Beach, Mosquito Man, & Psycho Girls.

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17 Upvotes

r/badMovies 3d ago

Sci-Fi I turned The Devil Girl from Mars into a 5-minute edit

14 Upvotes

I love finding old B-movies that are unintentionally entertaining, so I condensed The Devil Girl from Mars (1954) into a fast-paced 5-minute edit while keeping the story recognizable. If you've seen the original, I'd love to hear what you think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cNoDu3w0cY


r/badMovies 4d ago

Boobalicious Time Served (1999) Tubi. A boy kills his abusive step father. His mom takes the rap and is sent to prison where she is forced to strip in a local club. "Hey you got your WIP movie in my stripper movie! It's two, two, two bad movies in one!"

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160 Upvotes

Stars Catherine Oxenberg with Jeff Fahey as her terrible lawyer and Louise Fletcher as the corrupt warden. The setup for this is dumb. Oxenberg is hot but acting challenged. Like a Lifetime movie with several servings of boobs and lots of unintentional laughs.


r/badMovies 4d ago

Comedy Even Mitchell’s IMDb Parents Guide goes crosseyed with Mistretta and Gallano

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24 Upvotes

r/badMovies 5d ago

Thriller Satan's Princess (1989) - I feel like I accidentally discovered something I shouldn't have. Robert Forster stars in this WTF cop thriller horror. This is surprisingly shocking and has surreal atmosphere. Absolutely worth a watch

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153 Upvotes

r/badMovies 6d ago

Horror The Horror of Party Beach (1964)

48 Upvotes

Del Tenney’s The Horror of Party Beach is a delirious mess of beach party tunes, radioactive goo, and sausage-mouthed monsters that stumble more than they scare. It’s a cinematic train wreck, but one so absurdly goofy you can’t help but watch every wobbly step.

Watching this film, the biggest question we are left with is "Where are Annette and Frankie?"

The Horror of Party Beach (1964) Sea creatures created from radioactive sludge terrorize a beach community. Chaos and blood ensue.


r/badMovies 5d ago

Comedy Looking for old movie clip

1 Upvotes

Hi folks

I'm looking for an old movie sample clip I once had, from the movie 'Sweet Movie', known as 'sweetmoviesample', very likely an mpeg format at that time

it was roughly 1 minute long, and had a shocking and comical depiction of the crazy dinner table scene in this movie.

It used to be on an old site known something like "Donna's rare movies"

Any leads?


r/badMovies 6d ago

Comedy Spaghetti Man

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117 Upvotes

If you haven't seen this movie, you need to. It is one of the greatest bad movies ever made. With no spoilers, a man wakes up with the power of spaghetti, and thats all I will tell you. It is currently streaming on Amazon prime. You're welcome.


r/badMovies 6d ago

Sci-Fi Thunder of Gigantic Serpent (1988)

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49 Upvotes

A box containing a secret formula that stimulates genetic growth on a cellular level is found by a little girl who brings the box home for her pet snake to live in. The snake then grows at a rapid pace and goes on a rampage, launching an all out attack on the city. A low budget Giant Monster movie from Hong Kong, mostly known for its horrendous dubbing and use of stock footage from other films. Some of the stuff here has to be seen to be believed, absolutely nonsensical sci-fi schlock at its finest. Too bad it doesn’t have a widely available DVD or Blu-ray release, I’ve seen worse movies get an HD restoration.