Terrible Netflix Original Movies You Forgot. Netflix has a history of churning out bad original movies and then sweeping them under the rug, hoping theyll get lost in the endless black hole of titles available for streaming. It feels like whenever it comes time to market a Netflix original, the streaming giant is suspiciously silent. Of course, sometimes this in on purpose if the company knows it made a clunker, it tries to get the release over with without drawing attention to the misstep. A good Netflix original movie isnt an impossibility see Okja, or Beasts of No Nation. But the overwhelming majority are either terrible or merely serviceable. Netflix original movies that are bombs are a lot easier to bury than movies released traditionally in theater, which is why some of these terrible films are able to secretly debut on Netflix and then lurk there forever, never to be heard of again, much less recommended for you by Netflixs algorithm. Here are 1. 5 Terrible Netflix Original Movies You Completely Forgot About. Mystery Thriller Movies Death Of A Superhero ' title='Mystery Thriller Movies Death Of A Superhero ' />A daily roundup of all the newest free Kindle eBooks in easy to navigate format. You can also sign up for our newsletter if you wish and have a daily email alert with. Netflix has a history of churning out terrible original movies and then sweeping them under the rug. Here are 15 of the worst. War Machine. Putting Brad Pitt in a war satire seems like a good idea in theory, but it didnt work out in practice for Netflix. For satire to work, it has to be water tight. And War Machine was not the film earned a middling Rotten Tomatoes score of 5. Pitt is funny some of the time, though, and the film is a treasure trove of his ridiculous faces. The film is based on the nonfiction book The Operators The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of Americas War in Afghanistan by journalist Michael Hastings. Its a chronicle of the reporters time spent with General Stanley Mc. Chrystal. Although War Machine had a high profile star and a capable writerdirector David Michd, known for Animal Kingdom and Hesher, Netflix still managed to bungle this film. The Discovery. The Discoveryhas a chilling premise a world in which the existence afterlife has been proven scientifically. The discovery was made by Dr. Thomas Harbor Robert Redford, and as a result, humans are committing suicide in droves, hoping to be able to start their lives over in the next world and achieve a better existence than their current one. As much as we want this movie to be good, it divided critics and earned itself a 4. Rotten Tomatoes. Reviewers agreed that while the concept of a world in which the afterlife exists is fascinating, but the movies plot is non existent. Jason Segel also stars as Harbors son and Rooney Mara plays his suicidal acquaintance. Jesse Plemons, Riley Keough, and Mary Steenburgen round out the talented cast. Message from the King. The king in. Message from the King isnt a monarch rather, he is a chain wielding man named Jacob King whos hell bent on revenge. King, played by Chadwick Boseman Marvels Black Panther, travels from South Africa to Los Angeles looking for his sister. The 63 Marvel Superhero Movies Ranked From Worst to Best How does SpiderMan Homecoming hold up against the other 62 Marvel movies Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalises crimes, their detection, criminals, and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and. Far from the Madding Crowd. Not far from perfect adaptation. The Age of Adaline. When he finds out that shes dead, he swears to avenge her death. Message from the King premiered at the 2. Toronto International Film Festival, and Netflix released it on August 4, 2. It is helmed by Belgian director Fabrice du Welz and also stars Alfred Molina, Luke Evans, and Tom Felton. The Playlist, one of the only major publications to review the film, wrote, While its story moves forward in a way that makes sense, Du Welzs pacing is too slow and too choppy for the movie to build up much momentum. Small Crimes. Is Game of Thrones Nikolaj Coster Waldau a big enough name to carry a Netflix original movie Apparently not, Netflix learned. Small Crimes scored a rotten 5. Rotten Tomatoes. But it wasnt universally panned, at least. Critics called it a solid, if sometimes tiring, crime thriller. Small Crimes premiered at South by Southwest, and Netflix bought the distribution rights and released it on April 2. Heres the story a former cop Coster Waldau has just been prison after serving a six year sentence for attempted murder. He returns home looking for redemption, but he cant escape his sinister past. The movie is based on crime noir writer Dave Zeltsermans critically acclaimed novel of the same name. Gary Cole Veep, Office Space and character actress Jacki Weaver Silver Linings Playbook, Stoker also star. Take The 1. 0Did you want to see more of Tony Revolori aka Flash Thompson after Spider Man Homecoming Well, hes in this Netflix original movie that no one has even heard of. It also stars Josh Peck and literally no one else. What Beloved former Nickelodeon star Josh Peck is in a Netflix movieWhy didnt I know about this you ask. Probably because its not very good. Peck and Revolori play two hip hop loving guys who go to a hip hop concert. Also, this is the second time Peck has played a guy who likes hip hop the first time was in 2. The Wackness. Take the 1. Chester Tam, whos best known for appearances in Pop Star Never Stop Never Stopping and Workaholics. Girlfriends Day. Girlfriends Day is abysmal. Thats strange, because it comes from Bob Odenkirk, whos usually a funny actor and writer. But this movie is flat, pointless, and feels like its 5 hours long. Even Odenkirk seems to be just trying to get it over with. The title refers to a potentially profitable new holiday made up by Odenkirks character, Ray, a celebrated greeting card writer whos in a slump. But thats not really what the movie is about instead, it turns into a hackneyed crime drama movie so boring that youre just begging for it to be over. No one really acknowledged the arrival of Girlfriends Day on Netflix the film has so few reviews it doesnt even have a Rotten Tomatoes score. But most of the critics who did review the film did not see it in a favorable light. You Get Me. Disney Channel and Freeform star Bella Thorne plays the other woman who just wont go away in teen thriller You Get Me. Heres the story couple Tyler and Ali break up, and Tyler immediately sleeps with a stranger named Holly Thorne. When Ali wants to get back together, Holly wont be shoved aside, and proves to be a deadly problem for the pair. The other stars, Halston Sage and Taylor John Smith, arent very well known. Sage broke into the business in 2. Paper Towns and Goosebumps. Taylor John Smiths first role was as an extra in The Hunger Games, credited or rather, according to IMDb, uncredited as Propaganda Film Tribute, which pretty much sums up his early career. He went on to land a role in American Crime. Fragile Machine Movie Out more. Although Netflix hoped to draw in the teen drama audience, the fans didnt like what they saw the film was not well received. Sand Castle. It seems like every Netflix original movie these days is a war movie. The plot of Sand Castle follows a squad of U. S. soldiers protecting a small village during the Iraq War in 2. The film, which was released April 2. Rotten Tomatoes. It stars Henry Cavill our most recent Superman and Nicholas Hoult Mad Max Fury Road, X Men as some serious soldier guys with buzz cuts. Sand Castle was screenwriter Chris Roessners first feature. The director is Fernando Coimbra, who previously wrote and directed A Wolf at the Door in 2. The relative inexperience of the screenwriter and director put a lot of pressure on Henry Cavill to sell the movie, and while he is a respected actor, hes not quite a household name. Shimmer Lake. Shimmer Lake is billed as a crime thriller told backwards over the course of a week. The story follows a sheriff as he investigates a mystery involving three small town criminals and a bank heist. Despite the interesting Memento like storytelling premise, hardly anyone has heard of Shimmer Lake. The Netflix original movie came out on June 9, 2. Benjamin Walker Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, The Choice as the aforementioned sheriff. A deranged looking Rainn Wilson costars, and Rob Corddry, Adam Pally, and John Michael Higgins round out the cast. Notice how the majority of the cast are comedy actors Theres an unexpected amount of humor in this crime thriller. However, it feels like Netflix didnt even give this ambitious film a single ounce of promotion. Mad About Movies. A sturdy, if lackluster Bridgemore.