30 Movies So Terrible You Won’t Be Able to Look Away (With GIFs!)

Movies that receive long-lasting acclaim are often high-quality, well-written and directed, and just generally pleasant experiences. But there are some movies out there that have attained an enduring presence in the public mind without any of those qualities. We call them bad movies. Not subpar or mediocre; a bad movie contains one or more qualities that are just so unbelievably wrong that you can’t help but stare at them in wonder. Today, we have 30 movies that are so mind-numbingly awful, that you simply must see them to believe them (preferably with friends and some beer).

30. Manos: The Hands of Fate

“I am Torgo! I watch the place while The Master is away!”
After aimlessly driving in circles for fifteen minutes (of actual runtime), a family on a road trip loses their way, ending up at the home of maybe-a-satyr, Torgo. When they stay the night, they are attacked by immortal cult leader and polygamy enthusiast, The Master. Or at least, he gets around to attacking them after a lot more nothing happens for thirty more minutes.

The writer, director, producer, and star of the movie, Harold P. Warren, had no background in film, originally working as a fertilizer salesman.

John Reynolds, the actor who played Torgo, was high on LSD for the majority of the filming process.

29. Troll 2

“They’re eating her! And then they’re gonna eat me! OH MY GOOOOOOOOD!”
A boy and his family move to the town of Nilbog for a “family exchange program.” If that name didn’t tip you off, it’s a kingdom of ravenous goblins (not trolls) who turn people into plant matter and devour them, ruled by a witch who kind of looks like Velma from “Scooby-Doo” in a goth phase. Good thing the boy has the aid of the ghost of his grandfather, who has the magic ability to conjure molotov cocktails.

The movie was originally given the more fitting title of “Goblins,” but the distributors didn’t think it’d work as its own thing. Instead, they stapled it onto the mildly-successful movie “Troll” as a not-really-sequel.

Writer and director Claudio Fragasso spoke little-to-no English, yet still insisted that all of the dialogue in his script be read as-is, no ad-libbing. He also doesn’t think “Troll 2” is a bad movie.