worst movies – From a Christian dystopian flop in 2025 to Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson’s 2026 AI thriller that “sinks as low as” anything so far, MISRYOUM rounds up the worst standout movie of each of the last six years—2021 through 2026—based strictly on the films highl
By the time 2026 rolls around, it isn’t just the movies that feel harsher—it’s the standards, too. Mercy arrives January 19. 2026. at a time the source describes as “probably the worst-ever” moment for a sci-fi thriller that’s openly pro–artificial intelligence. The expectation wasn’t met. In fact, it’s presented as the lowest point so far.
The film in question is Mercy. starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson. directed by Timur Bekmambetov. with writers credited to Marco van Belle. The runtime is listed as 100 minutes. The source paints the situation as a setup that leaves its leads with “zero chance to deliver anything of value. ” and says the movie blends bad politics. horrible aesthetics. and poor writing—then walks away without anything that will last beyond the credits.
It’s even compared directly to Minority Report, described as the “infinitely better” sci-fi thriller, while Mercy is framed as a cheap knock-off that’s emotionally shallow, narratively nonsensical, and too ambitious for its own good.
The mood doesn’t start in 2026, though. The source puts a clear bookend on each year from 2021 through 2025—one title per year that it calls the “worst” standout in that 12-month stretch, each for its own brand of failure.
In 2025, the worst pick is 2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus. The source emphasizes that it’s an English-language German film and says “not many people have watched” it—then adds that it “really should stay that way.” It’s described as a Christian persecution fantasy with “zero artistic value. ” barely any semblance of plot. and politics so confused they’re “almost dizzying.” Even comedy. which is often the saving grace of campy disasters. doesn’t show up here. with the source calling it “one of those instances” where there isn’t “even any ironic humor to find in it at all.” The complaint stacks up: stupid writing. visually appalling filmmaking. and some of the worst acting seen at any point in the 21st century.
Before that, in 2024, the source points to Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate. It recalls that Megamind—released in 2010—performed well financially and later grew a cult following. becoming one of the most beloved standalone DreamWorks movies ever. But Peacock is credited with seeing an opportunity, leading to Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate as a pilot to the series Megamind Rules!. The new film is described as the lowest-rated film of the decade so far on Letterboxd. and the verdict is sweeping: visually atrocious. poorly written. shoddily directed. and “a complete misfire without a single aspect worthy of even the slightest of praise.” The source runs through every department as a problem—animation. humor. voice acting. and story—then lands on the idea that there’s “virtually nothing here” for anyone who wants movies with value.
In 2023. the source goes after Spy Kids: Armageddon as the franchise’s “most abysmal point to date.” It frames the earlier Spy Kids installments as iconic and notes that the fifth main entry is where things fall apart. While it mentions that a little more than half of critics on Rotten Tomatoes liked it enough to give it a 55% Tomatometer score. it counters that with an IMDb rating of 4.3/10 and a Letterboxd rating of 1.7/5—both presented as proof it’s among the lowest-rated movies of the decade on those platforms. The source adds that audience failure followed critical lukewarmness, calling it a flop with general audiences as well. The core complaint: bad performances. terrible visuals. poorly-shot action. and no excitement—especially for families. where it’s described as the worst kind of thing to put on “on a Saturday night.”.
For 2022. Morbius gets the spotlight—an event the source describes as one of the saddest box office disappointments of the 2020s. Released by Sony in April, it’s called a financial whimper that became the target of countless memes. Then Sony. the source says. took that reaction as a sign it had a “so-bad-it’s-good” classic and re-released it in theaters in June. The re-release is described as bombing a second time. The reason given isn’t just commercial failure: the source calls Morbius boring and blames terrible performances. ugly visuals. a poorly-plotted story described as nonsensical. and one of the worst post-credits scenes of any movie. It ends with a blunt assessment: irredeemable slog, CGI noise without anything interesting, entertaining, or even remotely compelling.
Then comes 2021. and the source’s pick is 2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus again—listed under the year heading “2021.” It’s paired with a specific title in the source format: “2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus.” The surrounding text insists it should be kept that way. stacking the same criticisms: it’s a Christian persecution fantasy with no artistic value. barely any plot. confusing politics. no ironic humor. and a long list of failures across writing. visuals. and acting.
A single pattern runs through all of these picks as they’re presented: each year’s bottom-of-the-barrel selection doesn’t just miss the mark—it doubles down on the areas the source treats as unforgivable. Writing collapses. Visuals don’t land. Performances fail to pull the story along. When humor exists in these movies, the source argues it either arrives too late or doesn’t arrive at all.
That trajectory ends with Mercy, the 2026 sci-fi thriller that the source claims sinks lower than anything else so far this year.
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