10 Worst Action Movies That Are Truly 0/10

Action movies have the luxury of being called mindless sometimes, as it usually means they're also exciting. But, boy, is that not the case for all of them. Not every action movie can be cheesy, over-the-top, and considered dumb and have a fan base because of it. Sometimes, these movies are just so bad that no one can get behind them.

As with the case of some of the worst action movies in history, they're so mindless, so spectacularly awful, and so underwhelming that they're not even enjoyable. The following ten show a lack of excitement or thought put into the viewers' investment. They are the lowest of the low, the last to represent the action genre, and some even top the worst movies of all time lists. They're straight zeros out of ten, and not many action movie fans can defend what they are.

10 'A Good Day to Die Hard' (2013)

The fifth and final installment in the Die Hard franchise, A Good Day to Die Hard, was a disappointing end to one of the most iconic action franchises ever. It proved to be the series's low note, a dull, spiritless mess that did nothing to the franchise and, worse, wasted the great Bruce Willis' talents in a story that didn't give his iconic character, John McClane, any justice.

It tried to be action-packed and over-the-top but fell flat with weak direction and a major overuse of poorly rendered CGI effects. Sure, the last film, Live Free or Die Hard, was criticized for similar CGI usage, but it was used sparingly and didn't distract from the plot, unlike this film. From this obvious blunder to the weak performances and forgettable characters, A Good Day to Die Hard was a dud that didn't go off, ending what could have been one last hurrah for this iconic action franchise.

9 'Mortal Kombat: Annihilation' (1997)

Taking the cake for going way too far into absurdity, next is Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, the laughable sequel to the 1995 original, which was based on the highly popular video game of the same name. Packed with hilariously bad dialogue, awkward performances, cheap effects, and lazy writing, this film often tops many so-bad-it's-good lists for just how mindlessly funny it is.

Everything that could go wrong in a movie happens in this, as there's not a single compelling part or really a decent performance, especially since half the characters from the last movie were badly recast here in this one. Its dialogue is infamously terrible, and it doesn't help how directionless the actors look on screen. Along with everything else, including the weird CGI effects, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is just a garbage flick that comes across as more of comedy than a riveting action sequel.

8 'Rollerball' (2002)

Rolling in and falling flat into theaters in 2002, John McTiernan (yes, that John McTiernan of Predator and Die Hard directing fame) delivered Rollerball, today one of the most expensive box office flops of all time. A remake of the 1975 film of the same name that nobody asked for, it's a bizarre, borderline unwatchable dystopian action sports movie with an unfocused story and disinterested acting.

Made with a budget of around $70 million and a measly $25 million, Rollerball was a massive flop that failed to make any kind of splash. A mix of extremely poor marketing and lack of significant star power was attributed to its failure, but even without anyone going to see it, it was still a lackluster mess with a forgettable, confusing plot, bland characters, and overall weak action sequences.

7 'Max Steel' (2016)

A superhero movie able to make you snooze rather than cheer, 2016's Max Steel was an action movie flop that arrived a little too late to the party to profit off of popular toy lines. Based on the eponymous action-figure toy brand from Mattel, this mess stands out today for all the wrong reasons, as it's bland, uninspired, and painfully dragged down by a lack of excitement.

It's truly one of the most boring superhero movies today, a film that tries nothing new, or attempts to recreate anything that made the source material so gripping for kids. All it does is deliver safe, bland action that audiences have already seen in other weak films and have gotten sick of, and it doesn't do much to keep viewers drawn in until the end. Overall, dull and incredibly underwhelming, Max Steel is a hard skip for many action fans.

6 'Highlander II: The Quickening' (1991)

Wildey considered one of the worst action movie sequels ever made, Highlander II: The Quickening is a perfect example of a franchise immediately taking a nose-dive after the first movie. Whereas Highlander was an over-the-top and highly rewatchable action flick with likable performances and iconic one-liners, this abysmal sequel threw all that made the first one memorable out and replaced it with lackluster characters and extremely absurd, disjointed storytelling.

The Quickening has become the bane of many Highlander fans, with some finding it to be a primary reason why some movies don't ever need a sequel. It does nothing to the plot of the first movie, and even adds insult to it with its frustrating changes and downgraded storytelling. Along with its cheap production values, this film alienated audiences and nearly wasted the legacy of an enjoyable action cult classic. Watching it now can still leave anyone fuming with its terribleness.

5 'Attack Force' (2006)

We, of course, can't seem to talk about any of the worst action movies today without addressing some of the many stinkers from Steven Seagal's filmography. Though once considered one of the most enjoyable action icons of the '90s, today he's become a punch-line for starring in some of the most mediocrely made action blunders in recent memory. Hardly any one of these noteworthy flops is as aggressively bad as his 2006 direct-to-video film Attack Force.

This honestly needs to be seen to be believed at how hilariously awful it is. From Seagal's incredibly disinterested performance, the mediocre stunt work and fight choreography, to the incoherent storytelling, Attack Force is a spectacular mess, one that's often to poke fun of, as there is nothing else really to enjoy from it. It's seen as one of the worst action films, not just of Seagal's career but of this century.

4 'Speed 2: Cruise Control' (1997)

Jan de Bont's bizarrely terrible continuation to his 1994 classic Speed, Speed 2: Cruise Control, is the epitome of forgettable action sequels. A film with a mediocre plot, absurd acting, and notably missing Keanu Reeves's credible star power, was it any wonder this mess was quickly swept under the rug and barely mentioned again?

Cruise Control tried to keep the momentum going after the exciting success of the first film and attempted to go the Die Hard route of recycling the same plot just in a different location. And, boy, did things get really messy really fast. The only outlier was the always enjoyable Willem Dafoe, who shone in his delightfully over-the-top performance as the deranged saboteur John Geiger. But one enjoyable performance couldn't save this film from weak storytelling and bland action. The whole thing just comes across as unnecessary.

3 'Sniper Special Ops' (2016)

Seagal couldn't be on this list just once. Next, it is not just one of his most noticeably bad, but it's widely seen as the worst war movie of the 21st century. Sniper Special Ops is a 2016 direct-to-video action war film that is the epitome of lazy storytelling. A movie that hardly tries to give decent performances out of the cast, trying to be genuine, or tell a convincing war story, and instead comes across as embarrassing and unfocused.

The action is minimal and lazy, the acting is abysmal, especially from Seagal, who looks bored and just wants to get his scenes over with, and it's littered with insultingly inaccurate depictions of real U.S. military operations and tactics. Honestly, Sniper Special Ops is a mess from beginning to end, with so many moments that feel hilariously bad at best and totally unwatchable at worst.

2 'Alone in the Dark' (2005)

All hail what is highly considered one of the most atrocious video game adaptations of all time, 2005's Alone in the Dark. Very loosely based on the popular survival action horror game, this laugh-out-loud disasterpiece was directed by German filmmaker Uwe Boll, better widely known as the Ed Wood of the modern entertainment industry, responsible for aggressively bad and poorly made movies that don't even try to be decent.

Alone in the Dark is often considered Boll's crowning achievement of stink, as it's nothing like the game, is poorly shot, full of hilariously bad CGI effects, and full of performances so disinterested that the cast visibly looks like they don't want to be in this one. It's almost recommendable to watch for how spectacularly bad it is, as nothing is going right throughout its 96-minute runtime.

1 'Battlefield Earth' (2000)

At number one is the king of cringe, Battlefield Earth. A notorious stinker that critically and commercially flopped spectacularly, this failed attempt to translate an iconic L. Ron Hubbard novel was dead on arrival as it was heavily panned for its abysmal dialogue, terrible special effects, and bizarre acting, especially actor John Travolta, whose over-the-top portrayal of the dreadlock-wearing alien antagonist Terl has become infamous.

It's more liable to make you hold your laughter than to entertain you. It was bizarre to sink so much into this film's budget, especially since it didn't show on screen, and instead just came across as a slightly less cheap-looking movie one could find on the Sci-Fi channel. Truly, Battlefield Earth is a zero out of ten, and is not only one of the worst sci-fi action films, but just one of the worst movies in cinema history.