Top rated movies with weak writing that have wasted potential

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

1 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
    letdown
  2. Ranked #2 for
    big letdown
  3. Ranked #3 for
    most disappointing

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2 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.

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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
    complete nonsense
  3. Ranked #2 for
    totally sucks

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.

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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

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4 Domino (2019)

Seeking justice for his partner’s murder by an ISIS member, a Copenhagen police officer finds himself caught in a cat and mouse game with a duplicitous CIA agent who is using the killer as a pawn to trap other ISIS members.

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2019-05-31 | Crime / Thriller

Cast

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Carice van Houten

Rating

rating icon 4.644
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    bad directing
  2. Ranked #4 for
    uncinematic
  3. Ranked #6 for
    badly produced

Trailer

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5 It Cuts Deep (2020)

While on Christmas vacation, a young couple contemplates their future together. Ashley is interested in getting married and having kids which terrifies Sam. When the more attractive and paternal Nolan enters the picture, Sam’s life spirals out of control as Ashley questions their relationship. Chaos reigns as Sam desperately clings to Ashley while fending off the threatening Nolan.

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2020-11-13 | Horror / Comedy

Cast

John Anderson, Charles Gould

Rating

rating icon 4.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    craptastic
  2. Ranked #2 for
    painfully awkward acting
  3. Ranked #3 for
    hackneyed

Trailer

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6 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.

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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

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7 The Ritual Killer (2023)

Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an anthropologist who hides an unspeakable secret. The line between sanity and madness thins as Boyd goes deeper into the killer’s world.

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2023-03-09 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Cole Hauser, Morgan Freeman

Rating

rating icon 5.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    useless
  2. Ranked #2 for
    terrible waste
  3. Ranked #3 for
    poor casting

Trailer

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8 They/Them (2022)

Campers at an LGBTQ+ conversion camp endure unsettling psychological techniques while the campsite is stalked by a mysterious killer.

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2022-07-24 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Theo Germaine, Kevin Bacon

Rating

rating icon 4.759
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #9 for
    riotous
  2. Ranked #10 for
    absolute trash
  3. Ranked #14 for
    insulting

Trailer

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9 The Tax Collector (2020)

David Cuevas is a family man who works as a gangland tax collector for high ranking Los Angeles gang members. He makes collections across the city with his partner Creeper making sure people pay up or will see retaliation. An old threat returns to Los Angeles that puts everything David loves in harm’s way.

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2020-08-07 | Action / Crime

Cast

Bobby Soto, Cinthya Carmona

Rating

rating icon 5.658
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    very disappointing
  2. Ranked #4 for
    foul
  3. Ranked #9 for
    big letdown

Trailer

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10 Assassin Club (2023)

In this world of contract killers, Morgan Gaines is the best of the best. When Morgan is hired to kill six people around the world, he soon discovers all the targets are also assassins unknowingly hired to kill each other.

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2023-02-24 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Henry Golding, Noomi Rapace

Rating

rating icon 6.006
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    disappointing
  2. Ranked #5 for
    lackluster performance
  3. Ranked #11 for
    deeply disappointing

Trailer

Assassin Club trailer
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