The concept of a "so bad it's good" movie existed before 2003's The Room, but it's hard to deny Tommy Wiseau's anti-masterpiece popularized the act of enjoying something bad. A whole new generation was introduced to things like interactive screenings, incompetent filmmaking, and the act of celebrating something that's not good because of how not good it is. The Room has endured because of how magical watching it is, and its legacy was solidified with a movie released in 2017 about how it was made. It may be a 1/10 movie, but watching it in the right circumstances can be a 10/10 experience.

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The following 10 films might not offer quite the same level of entertainment as The Room, but they are notably bad (and potentially fun) movies in their own right. When watched with the right mindset, or with the right group of people, they could all be incredibly enjoyable... or maybe a little torturous. A word of warning: your mileage may vary when it comes to this list of gloriously bad films.

Gotti (2018)

John Travolta as John Gotti Sr. in Gotti.

2018's Gotti is a crime film that features John Travolta playing the infamous New York City mob boss, John Gotti. It follows his life over multiple decades, trying to pull off a Scorsese-esque rise and fall crime epic, but fails pretty miserably in the process.

To Travolta's credit, he is committing to the lead role in Gotti, but the subpar script, flat visuals, and the overall lack of excitement in the plot don't do him any favors at all. It has value in showing how not to make a crime film, and when watched as some sort of accidental parody of mob film classics, there's certainly some entertainment to be had.

2025: The World Enslaved By A Virus (2021)

2025_ The World Enslaved

2025: The World Enslaved By A Virus is so shockingly bizarre and over-the-top that if it was actually made as satire, it deserves an apology. If the laughs it delivers were all intentional, and it was parodying the kind of movie it at first seems to be, then it might actually be a work of genius.

As it stands, it's probably not, and its spot as the lowest-rated film on the film social media app Letterboxd is well-deserved. Depicting a ridiculously unbelievable future where the coronavirus has somehow forced a worldwide communist party to take over the world (and ban ice cream!), 2025: The World Enslaved By A Virus depicts a group of youths "fighting back" by spray-painting graffiti everywhere and getting into very slow car chases with the authorities, among other things. It needs to be seen to be believed.

Left Behind (2014)

Left Behind (2014)

This infamous Nicolas Cage-led movie gives the iconic actor another very unusual role to add to his varied and ever-growing filmography. In Left Behind, a group of people on a plane need to survive after millions are raptured in some sort of apocalypse, causing the rest of the world to be plunged into chaos.

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It's sort of like the HBO show The Leftovers, except not good. Ridiculous characters and terrible production values add to the out-there, poorly executed story. It's a mess of a film for sure, but a somewhat glorious one, and it's wonderfully stupid to boot.

Fateful Findings (2013)

Fateful Findings

Neil Breen is an auteur filmmaker with a vision and style that is unmistakably his own. It's an awkward style, sure, but it's distinct at least, and he also can't be faulted for his work ethic, as he's starred in, written, and directed five films within the last 15 or so years, with a sixth slated for release soon.

Fateful Findings is probably his most celebrated, having already earned a reputation for being a fantastic bad movie. To summarize the plot is almost impossible, but the important thing is it contains amazingly quotable dialogue, overwrought melodrama, hilariously shocking bursts of violence, and wonderfully flat acting. It's genuinely a riot from start to finish.

Cool Cat Saves the Kids (2015)

Cool Cat Saves the Kids

A misguided and laughably awkward kids' film that aims to promote good behavior and criticize bullying, Cool Cat Saves the Kids pretty much misses every mark it tries to hit, in the process becoming a fantastic watch for a host of unintended reasons.

From the title character's cold, unblinking eyes, to the non-existent production value, to the clumsily handled themes around bullying, to the bizarre cameos from actors Vivica A. Fox and Erik Estrada, Cool Cat Saves the Kids is great for an ironic watch if you're an adult, but runs the risk of causing harm if shown to children... its intended audience.

Verotika (2019)

Verotika

Verotika is an anthology horror film that tells several stories across its runtime. As the title might imply, it aims to be both erotic and scary through its adult-themed horror tales and fails quite spectacularly at both of those things.

Verotika ends up being so flat, off-putting, and frequently dull (despite its gory and lurid subject matter) that it becomes its own kind of mesmerizing. It's genuinely hard to recommend because of how hard it fails, and it's not as entertaining as many other terrible movies are, but it's great to unpack and try to analyze just why it fails. In trying to appeal to some of the most basic human emotions, Verotika misses completely. It might even miss more than any other horror film ever made, and for that, it has its own strange sort of value.

Saving Christmas (2014)

Kirk Cameron talking to the camera in Saving Christmas

In Saving Christmas, Kirk Cameron attempts to save Christmas, unsurprisingly. How he does it is the surprising part, though, crafting an odd mix of documentary-ish essay film, family comedy, and sentimental melodrama.

Saving Christmas is very, very preachy, to a sometimes hilarious extent. Kirk Cameron comes across as someone who really believes in what he's saying, but the execution makes the intended message hilarious, and it ensures that Saving Christmas would make for an excellent anti-Christmas film for anyone who needs one, come December.

Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)

Birdemic

Birdemic is an infamous knock-off/homage to Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film, The Birds. The plots in each are similar, with a small group of survivors working together to survive waves of killer birds that are inexplicably targeting a small town in America.

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The execution is where Birdemic differs greatly from The Birds. None of it is scary, and a huge part of that is because, for the most part, the birds themselves look like GIFs, and poorly animated ones at that. The survivors fighting for their lives is therefore never tense or believable: it's usually hilarious, and of course, the acting and dialogue don't help much either.

Ratatoing (2007)

Ratatoing

Ratatoing is arguably one of the most blatant rip-offs in film history, and also one of the worst kids' movies in history. With its awkward, incredibly poor animation, it has the potential to traumatize anyone who watches it, young or old.

The plot is basically Ratatouille, with a cooking rat and all... it just lacks charm, fun characters, good animation, and originality. It's an animated nightmare of a movie, but at the same time, completely fascinating and even likely to be morbidly compelling for those who like awful films.

After Last Season (2009)

After Last Season

Is After Last Season bad? Is it actually good? If it had been directed by David Lynch, would it be considered a masterpiece? Just what is it about? Why does it exist? How did it apparently cost $5 million to make when it was all filmed in one or two rooms, features a tiny cast, has little to no sets or other production values, and contains insanely cheap-looking special effects?

All these questions and more await anyone who chooses to watch After Last Season. Some say it's the most boring film ever made. Others say it's unintentionally hilarious. Others say it's misunderstood and genuinely works as a surreal psychological drama. Where will you fall, if you choose to take the plunge into After Last Season? For better or worse, it's undeniably a film like no other.

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