The 11 Most Ridiculously Bad Sequels in Movie History
Some sequels are just lazy. A recycled plot, a cheaper cast, maybe a few callbacks to trick the nostalgia crowd—and that's it. But then you've got the other kind.
The kind that go so far off the rails, you start wondering if anyone involved even liked the original movie. The kind that make you question how they got greenlit in the first place. And when you watch them, it's like witnessing a crime scene in real time—only funnier.
That's what this list is. Not just bad sequels. Disasters. The kind of sequels that feel like a dare. Sequels that killed franchises. Sequels that somehow had more money and still looked like a student film. These are the movies that make you sit back and go, "How did they screw this up this badly?"
Every single one of these entries is legendary for the wrong reasons. Some turned beloved characters into cartoons. Some rewrote everything that made the first movie work. And some are so tone-deaf, it's like they forgot what genre they were even in. They didn't just miss the mark—they launched a full-blown cinematic faceplant.
So if you've ever sat through a sequel and felt physically embarrassed on behalf of the cast and crew, you're in the right place. These are the most hilariously terrible follow-ups ever made—and the only thing scarier than watching them is realizing someone thought they were good ideas.