

Regardless of the awards kept on toilet shelf, the accolades that are bestowed on them or the 5-star reviews they have framed on the walls of their mansions, an actor shouldn't just be judged on their best performances in amazing movies, but their performances in movies that are, well, terrible.
Whether under the influence of some drug we could never afford or just desperate to add another pool to their estate, many an actor has taken on films which deserve nothing but ridicule.
Here are some of our greatest-ever actors in movies that are well below bar. You have been warned.
Great actors in terrible movies










- The best worst movie accents: atrocities committed to film.
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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.