Random Worst Movies To Mix Up (21 items)

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  (#17) Footloose

  • Sarah Jessica Parker, Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Chris Penn, Lori Singer, Timothy Scott, Brian Wimmer, John Laughlin, Frances Lee McCain, Lynne Marta, Jim Youngs, Arthur Rosenberg, Leo Geter, Mary Ethel Gregory, John Bishop, Elizabeth Gorcey, Sam Dalton, Oscar Rowland, Gene Pack, Deborah Frazier, Brian L. McCarty, Alan Haufrect, H.E.D. Redford, Linda MacEwen, Jay Bernard, Ken Kemp, Russ McGinn, Marcia Reider, Michael Telmont, David Valenza, Mimi Broadhead, Melissa Renee Graehl, John Perryman, Meghan Broadhead, Alison Trouse, Monica M. Da Silva, Terri Gay Ulmer, Carmen Trevino, J. Paul Broadhead, Kim Jensen

  Some of the best dance movies came out in the ’80s, including the similarly titled films Flashdance (1983) and Footloose (1984). While one of these musical romantic-dramas earned an Oscar for Best Original Song, the other has perhaps — like its star, Kevin Bacon — aged better with audiences.

  The arguably more popular Footloose sees Bacon play a rebellious Chicago teen who moves to a small town that has banned rock music and dancing. Its predecessor, Flashdance, stars Jennifer Beals as a teenage welder and exotic dancer who harbors dreams of becoming a pro. Despite negative reviews (Roger Ebert placed it on his most-hated films list), Flashdance was a hit at the box office, and became the third highest-grossing film in the US that year.
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  (#16) Drive

  • Christina Hendricks, Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Ron Perlman, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Andy San Dimas, Russ Tamblyn, John Pyper-Ferguson, Joe Pingue, Tiara Parker, Jeff Wolfe, Joe Bucaro, James Biberi, Cesar Garcia, Tina Huang, Ralph Lawler, Sarah Adela Tirado, Chris Muto, Mara LaFontaine, Tim Trella, Kenny Richards, Craig Baxley Jr., Jim Hart, Steve Knoll, Teonee Thrash, Rachel Belle, Dieter 'Dietman' Busch, Kaden Leos

  These two crime films are likely to confuse viewers, as both feature handsome, soft-spoken getaway drivers and have identical 93% ratings Rotten Tomatoes. In Drive (2011), a bomber-jacketed Ryan Gosling plays an unnamed stuntman/mechanic who moonlights as a getaway driver, and who speaks only 116 lines in the entire film. In Edgar Wright’s action film Baby Driver (2017), Ansel Elgort stars as Baby, an earbud-wearing youth who’s coerced into working as a getaway driver.
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  (#8) Seven

  • Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, R. Lee Ermey, Charles S. Dutton, John C. McGinley, Richard Schiff, Richard Roundtree, Mark Boone Junior, Leland Orser, Michael Massee, Richard Portnow, Bob Stephenson, John Cassini, Reg E. Cathey, Peter Crombie, Emily Wagner, Endre Hules, Richmond Arquette, Lennie Loftin, Hawthorne James, Daniel Zacapa, Alan Migicovski, George Christy, Andrew Kevin Walker, Dominique Jennings, Harris Savides, Gene Borkan, Shannon Wilcox, Alfonso Freeman, Lexie Bigham, Charles A. Tamburro, James Deeth, Heidi Schanz, Michael Reid MacKay, Brian Evers, Tudor Sherrard, David Correia, Duffy Gaver, Pamala Tyson, Evan Mirand, Bob Collins, Paul Eckstein, Rachel Flanagan, Mario Di Donato, Julie Araskog, Grigori, Martin Serene, Jimmy Dale Hartsell, John Santin, Beverly Burke, William Davidson, Ron Blair, Cat Mueller, Bob Mack, Charline Su, Harrison White, Sarah Reinhardt

  Seven Pounds (2008) stars Will Smith as Tim Thomas, who poses as an IRS agent to help change seven people's lives for the better. After causing a horrific traffic accident that led to the death of his wife, Thomas is determined to make amends by helping people who are struggling, and even goes so far as to kill himself so that his organs can be donated to a person in need. The story is both heartbreaking and moving, and demonstrates the basic compassion that exists within the spirit of humanity. 

  While the 1995 film Seven also involves an individual who impacts the lives of seven strangers, that's about as far as the parallels go. In David Fincher's psychological thriller, a mysterious serial killer models his sadistic murders after the seven deadly sins. The victim assigned gluttony is forced to eat until his stomach explodes, and sloth is strapped to a bed, causing his body to atrophy. After finishing this film, viewers will most likely stop believing in the concept of basic compassion. 
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  (#10) Antz

  • Jennifer Lopez, Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, Woody Allen, Christopher Walken, Dan Aykroyd, Gene Hackman, Anne Bancroft, Danny Glover, Jane Curtin, John Mahoney, Jim Cummings, Paul Mazursky, April Winchell, Grant Shaud, Jerry Sroka, Marty Sixkiller

  Both these late '90s films are about the secret lives of insects, but they’re created by two rival animation studios. DreamWorks Pictures's first animated film, Antz (1998), is about an ant who tries to save his totalitarian colony, while Disney/Pixar's A Bug’s Life (1998) is about an ant who tries to save his colony from evil grasshoppers with the help of an eclectic group of bug friends. Both films were released in the same year, and the studios fought publicly about the similarities in characters and plot.
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  (#11) The Prestige

  • Scarlett Johansson, David Bowie, Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, Andy Serkis, Ricky Jay, Roger Rees, Edward Hibbert, Daniel Davis, Jim Piddock, Jamie Harris, William Morgan Sheppard, Christopher Neame, Gary Sievers, Ezra Buzzington, Mark Ryan, Enn Reitel, Chao-Li Chi, Ron Perkins, Sam Menning, Anthony DeMarco, James Lancaster, Basil McCurry, Russ Fega, James Otis, Ernest Heinz, Julia Sanford, Wendy Rosoff, Inna Swann, Zoe Merg, Olivia Merg, Kevin Will, Jodi Bianca Wise, Brian Tahash, Samantha Mahurin, Chris Cleveland, Monty Stuart, Jesse Wilde, John B. Crye, Tim Pilleri, Clive Kennedy, Deanna Lynn Walsh, Rob Arbogast, Erin Cipolletti, Sean Howse, Gregory Humphreys, Christopher Judges, J. Paul Moore, Johnny Liska, Scott Davis, Nikki Glick

  These mystery/dramas were released within two months of each other, and both center on the lives of 19th century magicians in Europe. In writer/director Neil Burger’s The Illusionist (2006), the plot focuses on one magician’s attempt to use his special skills to wind up with the love of his life.

  In contrast to this, Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige (2006) is no romance story. Based on Christopher Priest’s 1995 novel of the same name, the the film explores the obsessions and rivalry shared by two stage magicians, who are played by Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale. Despite having starkly different plots, both films received relatively equal reception from critics and viewers, so perhaps audiences just cared about the magic elements. 
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  (#15) No Strings Attached

  • Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline, Ludacris, Lake Bell, Mindy Kaling, Stefanie Scott, Nasim Pedrad, Abby Elliott, Olivia Thirlby, Greta Gerwig, Ophelia Lovibond, Cary Elwes, Tim Matheson, Ivan Reitman, Talia Balsam, Vedette Lim, Seth Morris, Jake M. Johnson, Ric Govea, Gary David Goldberg, Katrina Norman, Mollee Gray, Matthew Moy, Adhir Kalyan, Jennifer Irwin, Ben Lawson, Lydia Blanco, Elizabeth Meriwether, Kherington Payne, Tyne Stecklein, Tom Tangen, Shaun Russell, Stephane Nicoli, Guy Branum, Brian Dierker, Armen Weitzman, Nealla Gordon, Jonathan Sanders, Hugo, Thomas F. Evans, Robert Trapp, Kc Monnie, Rachael Markarian, Morgan Lambert, Krystal Ellsworth, Dylan Hayes, Michael J Long, Jennifer Hamilton, Philippe Badreau, Paula Van Oppen, January Adams, Megan Honore, Rachel McDermott, Nick Lanzisera, Britt Stewart, William T. Loftis, Jason Williams, Joshua Andreacola, Ben Lautman, Dalphe Morantus, Milton Greenberg, Derek Ferguson, Jay Barclay, Heather Phillips, Kim Marko Germar, Moira 'Anjolie' Marfori, Kym Connor, Renna Bartlett

  The concept behind these two films is the same: two friends start sleeping together and attempt to resist falling for one another. The main (and basically only) difference is the cast. No Strings Attached (2011) stars Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher, while Friends With Benefits (2011) stars Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis. In a strange twist of fate, Kutcher and Kunis ended up marrying each other in real life.

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