There are some movie moments that are instant classics. Others age like fine wine. But, there are some moments in film that leave me turning away because they are so bad.
Here are 26 movie moments that I believe are the cringiest of all:
NOTE: I chose to omit "so bad, it's good" movies, including those in which I believe the film intentionally tries to make the audience uncomfortable or chuckle from the cringe.
1. The Irishman has worst "beatdown" scene you'll ever witness.
Check out the scene here:
2. Bring It On: All or Nothing makes Hayden Panettiere krump like the rent is free.
Watch the attempt at krumping here:
3. The Flash will leave you never looking at a microwave the same way again.
Watch it in a flash here:
4. "He who shall not be named" loses all evil after thinking he killed the "boy who lived."
You can give the dark lord a big ol' hug here:
5. Will Smith somehow wins the worst line in a Suicide Squad movie filled with them.
Watch the moment here:
6. The Star Wars: Attack of the Clones love story has as much chemistry as a Wookie and a droid.
Watch the lovers here:
7. Somehow, Oscar Issac delivered this forced line in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Somehow, watch it here:
8. Rose kisses Finn to conclude one of the worst Star Wars arcs ever.
Watch the scene here:
9. "Gobble, gobble."
Watch it here:
10. The Dark Knight Rises has one of the blandest fight lines ever.
"WaTCH iT HeRe" —My Batman voice:
11. I'm convinced Aquaman filmed this flashback in one take.
Watch the flashback here:
12. Superman infamously throws his "S" to make cinema's most useless scene in history.
Watch the Man of S here:
13. Ghostbusters goes from family movie to rated X.
If you're into ghost stuff, watch it here:
14. The Mummy Returns has my favorite (and cringiest) NOOO in history!
Watch the wonderfully ridiculous moment here:
15. Twilight sparkles with cringe moments, but one line delivery sticks with me.
Why aren't you watching it, Loca?:
16. Nicholas Cage goes all "Nicholas Cage" in The Wickerman remake.
They're in your eyes! AHHH!:
17. Mark Wahlberg's acting fascinates me, and he goes all-or-nothing in The Happening.
Check out Marky Mark:
18. The "X-Women" feels out of place in Dark Phoenix.
X-Women would make for a cool spin-off though:
19. What does happen when a toad is struck by lightning?
Oh, Storm:
20. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has a Tarzan-like scene that is too much even for an Indiana Jones flick.
Swing with monkeys in this unnecessary scene:
21. Michael Fassbender kisses himself in Alien: Covenant.
Hot Michael-on-Michael action here:
22. The third installment of The Mummy that no one rightfully talks about has an abominable snowman kicking a person like a field goal.
Watch the snow bowl here:
23. Keanu Reeves has one line I quote daily in Bram Stoker's Dracula because it made me cringe so hard.
If you also love Keanu, watch this scene:
24. The acting in Saw almost ruins a legendary ending.
Watch the famous ending here:
25. The Matrix Reloaded "rave scene" is as uncomfortable as it is un-sexy.
Check out some of the rave here:
26. Jurassic Park III features a dream sequence that is terribly out of place, and it takes a while for me to refocus on what is happening in the movie.
Alan?:
Is there a movie moment that you think belongs in the Cinema Cringe Hall of Fame? Let me know in the comment section below!
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