31 Awful Movie Remakes That Should’ve Never Existed

2017 | 1 hour 50 minutes | Directed by Alex Kurtzman
 

Starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis

An awakening of an ancient Egyptian princess setting her malevolence loose might sound like an unspoilable premise for a nice thriller movie; however, 2017’s The Mummy manages to spoil it just fine. Deemed as the finest example of exploitation, The Mummy garnered nothing but negative reviews and damnation from experts for its regurgitated ideas and visuals. There's one, but here - even if the critics smashed this movie to smithereens, then the audiences somehow still liked this movie, so there's no definite answer whether The Mummy is the worst remake ever or, actually, a perfectly entertaining movie.

2011 | 1 hour 53 minutes | Directed by Craig Brewer
 

Starring Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid

Okay, so we all know the original Footloose and its premise (inspired by a couple of real stories, by the way) with a rebellious teen coming to a small town where dancing and music are prohibited only to shake things up. And although some praised this version of Footloose for its relevance to the younger generations and the energy it carries, others called it a purposeless, witless, and humorless movie. So, try it if you like, but in our minds, nothing tops the original.

2014 | 1 hour 58 minutes | Directed by Will Gluck
 

Starring Quvenzhane Wallis, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx

2014’s Annie is actually the third film adaptation of the original 1977 Broadway musical. And, it seems that with each adaptation, the story of Annie the orphan has lost more and more of its charm. Although this most recent adaptation has a nice touch of bringing the story to the modern day, it is also followed by cotton-candy sweetness, hackneyed tropes, and loads of materialistic values. Annie tries really hard to be unlike the Annies before it; however, these over-the-top efforts do no good to the movie.

2015 | 1 hour 40 minutes | Directed by Josh Trank and Stephen E. Rivkin
 

Starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan

Fantastic Four is a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel's longest-running superhero team and their adventures. Now, you'd rightly think that alternate universes, body morphs, and various villains make for an inherently good premise. However, 2015’s Fantastic Four manages perfectly well to make it completely awful. It's way too dark to be inspiring, there's zero chemistry between the actors, and the climactic battle between good and evil isn't climactic at all. So, even if you are a die-hard fan of Marvel's, you might want to skip this rendition of the Fantastic Four.

2019 | 1 hour 29 minutes | Directed by David m. Rosenthal
 

Starring Michael Ealy, Jesse Williams, Nicole Beharie

The premise in Jacob's Ladder is as harrowing as it is intriguing as it follows a war veteran struggling with his mental health upon homecoming. The original is an absolute horror classic telling a tale we can all somewhat relate to in a very chilling way. However, this contemporary retake is a jumble of copy-paste tropes that, in the process, has lost all of the story's intrigue and thrills. To be curt, both the horror and the story are simply not there anymore.