Top rated movies with ill-conceived directing that have wasted potential

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with ill-conceived directing and wasted potential! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with ill-conceived directing and wasted potential, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Black Friday (2021)

A group of toy store employees must protect each other from a horde of parasite infected shoppers.

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2021-11-19 | Horror / Comedy

Cast

Devon Sawa, Ivana Baquero

Rating

rating icon 4.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #9 for
    schlock-like editing
  2. Ranked #9 for
    poorly handled
  3. Ranked #10 for
    real letdown

Trailer

Black Friday trailer
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2 Arctic Void (2022)

When the power mysteriously fails, and almost everyone vanishes from a small tourist vessel in the Arctic, fear becomes the master for the three who remain. Forced ashore, the men deteriorate in body and mind until a dark truth emerges that compels them to ally or perish.

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2022-01-14 | Science Fiction / Thriller

Cast

Michael Weaver, Tim Griffin

Rating

rating icon 5.08
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    big letdown
  2. Ranked #2 for
    letdown
  3. Ranked #3 for
    big disappointment

Trailer

Arctic Void trailer
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3 Awake (2021)

After a sudden global event wipes out all electronics and takes away humankind’s ability to sleep, chaos quickly begins to consume the world. Only Jill, an ex-soldier with a troubled past, may hold the key to a cure in the form of her own daughter. The question is, can Jill safely deliver her daughter and save the world before she herself loses her mind.

Info

2021-06-09 | Drama / Science Fiction

Cast

Gina Rodriguez, Ariana Greenblatt

Rating

rating icon 5.901
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #3 for
    boring and stiff
  2. Ranked #4 for
    horrible writing
  3. Ranked #8 for
    pretty bad

Trailer

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4 What Lies Below (2020)

Liberty, a socially awkward 16-year-old, returns from two months at camp to a blindsided introduction of her mother’s fiancé, John Smith, whose charm, intelligence, and beauty paint the picture of a man too perfect to be human.

Info

2020-12-17 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Ema Horvath, Mena Suvari

Rating

rating icon 5.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    waste of two hours
  2. Ranked #2 for
    totally sucks
  3. Ranked #2 for
    complete nonsense

Trailer

What Lies Below trailer
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5 We Need to Do Something (2021)

Seeking shelter from a storm, a family finds themselves trapped in a bathroom for days with no sign of rescue and untold evils lurking just beyond the walls.

Info

2021-09-03 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw

Rating

rating icon 5.341
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    copping out
  2. Ranked #1 for
    final insult
  3. Ranked #2 for
    wrapped-up nicely

Trailer

We Need to Do Something trailer
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6 Grimcutty (2022)

A suburban teen girl and her little brother must stop a terrifying internet meme brought to life by the hysteria of their parents.

Info

2022-10-10 | Horror

Cast

Sara Wolfkind, Shannyn Sossamon

Rating

rating icon 5.176
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #4 for
    lower your expectations
  2. Ranked #5 for
    meme worthy
  3. Ranked #10 for
    most ridiculous

Trailer

Grimcutty trailer
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7 Triggered (2020)

Nine friends, all harboring a dark secret, go camping in the woods. After a wild night of partying, they wake up with suicide bombs strapped to their chests, all with varying times on their countdown clocks. They decide to work out how to disarm the bombs or find help - until they discover they can 'take' one another's time by killing each other.

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2020-08-28 | Horror / Action

Cast

Liesl Ahlers, Reine Swart

Rating

rating icon 5.297
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    attractive female
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sheer fun
  3. Ranked #1 for
    intentionally funny

Trailer

Triggered trailer
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8 Hell on the Border (2019)

In the late 1800s, legendary marshal Bass Reeves sets out on the trail of notorious outlaw Bob Dozier.

Info

2019-12-13 | Western / Adventure

Cast

Ron Perlman, Frank Grillo

Rating

rating icon 5.555
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    just plain awful
  2. Ranked #1 for
    below average acting
  3. Ranked #2 for
    quality product

Trailer

Hell on the Border trailer
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9 IO (2019)

As a young scientist searches for a way to save a dying Earth, she finds a connection with a man who's racing to catch the last shuttle off the planet.

Info

2019-01-18 | Science Fiction

Cast

Margaret Qualley, Anthony Mackie

Rating

rating icon 4.949
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dull
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dull and boring
  3. Ranked #1 for
    trouble staying awake

Trailer

IO trailer
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10 Blacklight (2022)

Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highest echelons of power.

Info

2022-02-10 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Liam Neeson, Emmy Raver-Lampman

Rating

rating icon 6.169
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    bad writing
  2. Ranked #2 for
    badly scripted
  3. Ranked #5 for
    hackneyed

Trailer

Blacklight trailer
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