During the film awards season, we are always subjected to an endless stream of superlatives directed at actors, films and filmmakers. Everyone you hear about is "extraordinary," "amazing," "incredible," or a "genius." Actors "transcend." Directors are "visionary." Writers are "timeless." Each year those words mean less as they are attributed to this year's crop of less than great work. That's not to say that there aren't great films being made, but there certainly are not enough to fill all the hundreds of nominations for the dozens of award shows.

As an antidote to that, we here at the Phat Phree have compiled the opposite group. The worst of the worst: The 50 Worst Acting Performances in a Film. You'll find this list full of athletes, musicians and even "professional" actors who have disgraced themselves, acting and the whole film industry with some of the most unforgettably bad, uncomfortable or incomprehensible attempts at acting ever committed to celluloid. Enjoy.

50. Tom Cruise in Cocktail
While Tom Cruise perfected his ultra-hammy �acting� style during the early 80�s in movies like All the Right Moves and Top Gun, it wasn�t until 1988 that everything came together for him in this turd of a film. As an added antibonus, this film also inflicted the pop-sensation �Kokomo� on the world as well.

49. Jake Llyod in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Never known for his ability to direct actors, George Lucus� nearly two-decade hiatus from the director�s chair did nothing to improve his skill in that department. The kid is stilted and wooden throughout, and does nothing but deflate the memory of the great character that he is supposed to become.

48. George Clooney in Red Surf
A perennially mediocre star, Clooney made the leap from being TV�s Booker Brooks on Roseanne to the silver screen in this shit pile about two drug dealing surfers. Another terrible performance in this film worth noting is submitted by rocker Gene Simmons as Doc.

47. Ben Affleck in Daredevil
A favorite to �win� this list, Affleck makes his first appearance here at #47 with Daredevil. A remarkably bad movie, this �superhero� flick seems even worse every moment Affleck is on the screen. At times Affleck, who plays a blind crime fighter/lawyer, literally made me wish I was actually blind... or dead.

46. The Cast of Charlie�s Angels: Full Throttle
Oh god, what to say about this two hour music video� The acting in this movie is so god-awful I have to believe that it was done on purpose. There is no way that this group of Hollywood A-List actors could collectively display an absolute void of ability for two solid hours. The director, a grown-man who goes by the frat boy moniker�McG�, did accomplish one impressive feat with this film. The worst way to spend 100 million dollars.

45. Richard Pryor in Moving
I love Richard Pryor, and it pains me to put him on this list. But he is a terrible actor- sorry Richard. He is bad even when he is funny, but in this movie he is almost never funny.

44. French Stewart in McHale�s Navy
French Stewart is an abomination. This movie is full of terrible actors, but one shines above all others. When you are the worst actor in a movie starring, Tom Arnold, David Allen Grier and Tim Curry you are fucking bad!

43. Meg Ryan in Against the Ropes
Meg Ryan is the epitome of Hollywood�s obsession with cute blonde bimbo "actresses." There is NO reason why Meg Ryan should still be getting roles. She has never been good. Not once!

42. Christopher Reeve in A Step Toward Tomorrow
This film about a mother, Judith Light, with a child in a wheelchair, Kendall Cunningham- who is much more convincing as an invalid than Reeve, is pretty awful all around. It is also Reeve�s first film role after the accident and he is as stiff as can be. I mean, it sucks that the guy was in an accident, but when furniture is acting circles around you, it is time to hang it up- or in his, case have someone hang it up for you.

41. Jean Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier: The Return
In this shoot�em up, beat�em up sequel about genetically enhanced soldiers, Van Damme brings his F-game. A total failure from every perspective, Van Damme, who is always unwatchable, drags this movie to a halt with his Swan Lake fighting style and stroke-victim speaking style.

40. David Hasselhoff in Starcrash
In 1979, Hasselhoff, who is certainly better known for his exploits on TV, plied his insignificant talents on the big screen. On TV, Hasselhoff�s missing-link chest hair is enough to carry him, but in the movies a bit more is required. He comes up wanting in this space epic that co-stars B-movie staple Christopher Plummer.

39. Dana Carvey in Master of Disguise
Carvey, who poorly plays several roles in this bizarre movie, would have been better served to focus on just one part. Especially considering that he hadn�t ever been a good actor and had not, on a single occasion, been funny in the decade prior.

38. Jerry Reed in Smokey and the Bandit 3
Thankfully the final installment of the once great Smokey and the Bandit series, this film lacked the presence of Burt Reynolds. In his place, country rocker Jerry Reed reprises his role as Snowman who is now also the Bandit. An awkward choice, Jerry Reed can hardly carry a three-minute song let alone a 90-minute movie.

37. Jason Bateman in Teen Wolf Too
In this sequel to the inexplicably popular Teen Wolf, Jason Bateman takes over the lead from Michael J. Fox. Aside from having the WORST title of a mainstream movie in over 100 years of movie making, this garbage movie has some of the most unintentionally funny moments ever when Bateman �acts� like he is transforming into a werewolf.

36. Rebecca Romijn-Stamos in Rollerball
While no supermodel-turned-actress has ever done a second of decent acting, Romijn- who recently dropped the Stamos- does nothing more than look hot and roller skate poorly in this blasphemous remake of the 70�s classic. James Caan would be rolling over in his grave if he wasn�t still alive and busy working on the maliciously vapid Las Vegas for NBC.

35. Arnold Schwarzenegger in Hercules in New York
Arnold, having not yet stumbled onto his trademark muscle-bound-catch-phrase-spouting-ass-kicking style that would propel him to action superstar and eventually Governor of California, plays the Greek god who comes to New York because he is bored living on Olympus. It�s all downhill from there. Arnold must have dropped out of his acting class after the "pretend you are a tree" lesson because he is as wooden as a dime store Indian in this role.

34. Eddie Murphy in Pluto Nash
Another comedian who is completely void of acting ability, Eddie is painfully bad in this Sci-Fi Comedy bomb. Consistently unremarkable as an actor, in this film Murphy is plainly unwatchable and painfully unfunny.

33. Bill Cosby in Leonard Part 6
See comment for #34 and substitute Bill for Eddie and Cosby for Murphy.

32. Shaq in Kazaam
I think Shaq is a very entertaining man in real life. He is charismatic, funny and obviously a talented athlete. That is what makes his complete entertainment-free performance as a genie in this movie so amazing.

31. Mariah Carey in Glitter
Mariah Carey is an utterly talentless crazy person. The only thing that alleged five-octave range is good for would be hearing her scream while you beat her mercilessly.

30. Jon Voight in Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Let me say this for the good of everyone on Earth, talking babies are not entertaining in anyway. In fact, they are about the most obnoxious and annoying thing ever devised, and anyone associated with the continued infection of TV and movies with them should be killed in the most painful way possible. That being said, I didn�t believe for a moment that Bill Biscane, the baby voiced by Voight, was actually talking, hence his inclusion on the list.

29. Hulk Hogan in Santa with Muscles
Professional Wrestlers are notoriously bad actors. It is part of the kitchy attraction of the �sport.� That is what makes it so odd they often turn up in movies. The Rock, Randy Savage, Andre the Giant and Roddy Piper have all tarnished the silver screen at one time or another, but none like the Hulkster. Hulk Hogan makes Randy Savage look like Sir Lawrence Olivier.

28. Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini in From Justin to Kelly
In the ultimate example of the exploitation of stupid teenage girls, this movie features two former nobodies who were made famous by a reality show, and then immediately became actors- which, in turn, reminded us why they were nobodies in the first place. Not only are these two mediocre musicians at best, they would be totally forgettable people in any situation- which isn�t exactly an attribute you want in a movie star.

27. Tom Cruise in Days of Thunder
Welcome back Tom Cruise. You�d think strapping Tom into a five point harness and putting a helmet on his head would keep him from overacting, but no. That is the power of Tom Cruise�s hamminess. Nothing can contain it.

26. Cuba Gooding Jr. in Jerry McGuire
It is inconceivable to me that Cuba Gooding won an Oscar for this role. In a totally reprehensible portrayal of selfish pro-athlete with a heart of gold, Gooding never finds a consistent emotional tone and instead plays big and over-the-top at every opportunity. He actually makes Tom Cruise seem subtle in this film.

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