Sequels get a bad rap—often for a good reason. Sure, there have been some legitimately great sequels over the years, but there have also been a slew of regrettable, unnecessary, and all-around awful follow-ups. There's a reason the genre is so frequently maligned. With that in mind, we turned to the critics for a list of the worst movie sequels of all time, knowing there would be some stiff competition.
Thankfully, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes keeps an updated list of the most poorly reviewed sequels ever made. We defaulted to their ranking, which uses an algorithm based on the number of bad reviews but also the stature of critics surveyed, so don't be surprised to find some films with higher percentages ranked below films with a lower rating. Regardless, all of these movies have been deemed thoroughly rotten. Read on to find out which sequel is the worst of the worst, and for more terrible turkeys, discover The Worst Movies of All Time, According to Critics.
50 Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
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49 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 9 percent
48 Little Fockers (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 9 percent
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47 House II: The Second Story (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
46 Mimic 2 (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
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45 Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
44 Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
43 A Haunted House 2 (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
42 Rings (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
41 Grown Ups 2 (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
40 Race 3 (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
39 Teen Wolf Too (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
38 Problem Child 2 (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
37 Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
36 The Next Karate Kid (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
35 Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
34 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
33 Student of the Year 2 (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
32 Death Wish 3 (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 11 percent
31 The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
30 Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
29 Troll 2 (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
28 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
27 Son of the Mask (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
26 Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
25 Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
24 Major League II (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
23 Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
22 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
21 Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
20 Big Momma's House 2 (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
19 Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
18 Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
17 Caddyshack II (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
16 Scary Movie 5 (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
15 Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
14 The Whole Ten Yards (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
13 Robocop 3 (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
12 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 2 percent
11 Daddy Day Camp (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 1 percent
10 Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt? (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
9 The Gallows Act II (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
8 Ringu 2 (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
7 Leprechaun 2 (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
6 Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
5 Police Academy 4 – Citizens on Patrol (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
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4 Highlander 2: The Quickening (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
3 Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
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2 Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
1 Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
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