Movie 43

A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches insane storylines featuring some of Hollywood's biggest and brightest. In some countries, like the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, the structure differs. Instead of a pitch, the films are connected by a group of three teenagers searching for the most banned film in the world, Movie 43, which will ultimately lead to the destruction of civilization.

One of the most critically reviled wide releases in recent memory, with nearly every reviewer treating it as a benchmark for how bad studio comedy can get. The sketch format drew near-universal contempt for its scattershot offensiveness and squandered ensemble cast — though a small handful of critics found its commitment to tastelessness genuinely, if guiltily, funny.