14 Action Movies So Bad They’re A Total 0 Out Of 10
Action movies promise adrenaline, spectacle, and edge-of-your-seat excitement, but sometimes things go spectacularly wrong.
Explosions can’t save weak scripts, big stars can’t fix lifeless performances, and nonstop chaos means nothing when the story falls apart.
This list looks at action movies that missed the mark so completely they earned a reputation as total disasters.
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1. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
With a legendary 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, this movie holds a special place in cinema infamy. Critics called it a chaotic disaster where explosions happen for no reason and the plot makes zero sense.
Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu tried their best, but not even Hollywood stars could save this confusing mess. Watching it feels like someone shuffled the scenes randomly and hoped for the best.
2. 10 Minutes Gone (2019)
Bruce Willis stars in this forgettable heist thriller that somehow earned a perfect 0% rating. The title refers to missing memories after a robbery, but viewers probably wished they could forget watching it entirely.
Wooden acting and a predictable storyline make this one drag on forever. Even die-hard Bruce Willis fans struggled to find anything remotely entertaining about this snooze fest.
3. 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)
Hulk Hogan joins three kid ninjas at an amusement park in what might be the strangest action combo ever attempted.
Critics absolutely demolished this sequel, giving it a big fat 0% for its ridiculous plot and terrible special effects.
The original 3 Ninjas movies had charm, but this fourth installment felt like a desperate cash grab. Kids might giggle, but adults will cringe nonstop.
4. A Murder of Crows (1998)
Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a lawyer who steals a manuscript and gets framed for murder in this confusing thriller.
Though technically more mystery than pure action, it earned its 0% through laughably bad twists and clunky dialogue.
The movie tries way too hard to be clever but ends up tangled in its own ridiculous plot. Watching it feels like solving a puzzle where half the pieces are missing.
5. Ab Tak Chhappan 2 (2015)
This Bollywood sequel disappointed fans of the gritty original cop drama by ditching realism for over-the-top nonsense.
Critics in India gave it brutal reviews, with many international critics joining the pile-on for a 0% score.
Nana Patekar returns, but his powerful performance gets buried under terrible writing and pointless action scenes. Where the first film felt authentic, this one feels like a cheap imitation.
6. Acts of Violence (2018)
Bruce Willis phones in another paycheck performance in this generic revenge thriller about brothers rescuing a kidnapped fiancée.
Cookie-cutter villains and by-the-numbers action make this feel like a dozen other direct-to-video movies. Nothing here surprises or entertains, just exists to fill streaming service catalogs.
7. Alarum (2025)
One of the newest additions to the 0% club, this recent release proves that terrible action movies never go out of style.
Early critics slammed its confusing storyline and lifeless performances that make watching paint dry seem exciting.
Modern audiences expected better, but this film delivers nothing but disappointment from start to finish.
8. American Ninja (1985)
Michael Dudikoff kicks and chops his way through this cheesy 80s martial arts flick that critics absolutely destroyed.
Though it gained a cult following for being hilariously bad, the 0% rating reflects how genuinely terrible the acting and fight choreography actually are.
Ninja movies were huge in the 80s, but this one missed the mark completely.
9. Andròn: The Black Labyrinth (2016)
Alec Baldwin appears in this sci-fi action mess about people trapped in a deadly maze.
Critics gave it zero stars for its confusing story, cheap-looking sets, and performances that suggest nobody wanted to be there.
The concept sounds like it could be interesting, but terrible execution ruins any potential. Even fans of bad movies struggle to sit through this one without checking their phones constantly.
10. Armed Response (2017)
Wesley Snipes leads a team investigating a high-tech military facility in this horror-action hybrid that fails at both genres.
The 0% rating came from critics who found it boring, predictable, and visually ugly despite its promising setup.
Snipes deserves better than this direct-to-video mess that wastes his talents completely. Jump scares feel forced, action scenes lack energy, and the ending makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
11. Armor (2024)
Sylvester Stallone appears in this recent armored truck heist film that critics immediately panned upon release.
Despite Stallone’s legendary action credentials, even he cannot save this boring, poorly written disaster from its 0% fate.
The action feels tired and recycled from better movies, while dialogue makes you wonder if anyone bothered with script revisions.
12. Baadshaho (2017)
This Bollywood heist film set during India’s Emergency period had big ambitions but crashed spectacularly with critics.
The 0% international rating reflects how messy the storytelling gets, with too many characters and subplots that go nowhere.
Ajay Devgn and Emraan Hashmi try their hardest, but cannot overcome a script that feels like three different movies smashed together.
13. Baaghi 3 (2020)
Tiger Shroff’s martial arts skills cannot save this over-the-top Bollywood action sequel from its critical destruction.
Critics blasted the absurd plot where one man basically defeats an entire terrorist organization single-handedly without breaking a sweat.
Physics and logic take a permanent vacation as Shroff performs increasingly ridiculous stunts that defy all reality.
14. Boon (2022)
Neal McDonough stars as a mercenary helping a woman escape dangerous criminals in this forgettable action film.
Critics found nothing memorable or exciting about its generic story, flat characters, and uninspired fight scenes that feel copied from better movies.
Released quietly to streaming services, it disappeared just as fast with almost nobody noticing or caring.
