Resident Evil feels like ordering a steak and getting a cold hot dog instead. The show borrows the name but none of the spirit, giving us dull characters, clunky writing, and action scenes that go nowhere. Even Lance Reddick can’t save this confused mess that barely resembles the franchise it’s pretending to be. | © Netflix
This Little Love of Mine looks more like a detergent commercial than a romance. Every scene is filled with spotless outfits, glowing tans, and zero emotional depth, as if real people don’t sweat or wrinkle in paradise. The script is pure paint-by-numbers, saved only by the gorgeous island scenery you’ll end up watching on fast-forward. | © Netflix
Special Correspondents plays like a Hollywood parody of Ricky Gervais written by someone who’s never met him. The humor is flat, the plot feels rushed, and every character is a walking cliché. It’s the kind of film that makes you miss the sharp, character-driven writing he used to deliver before everything started feeling this empty. | © Netflix
Love & Gelato turns a charming book into a checklist of tired rom-com clichés. The lead stumbles through Italy, meeting cardboard characters, spouting awkward dialogue, and learning nothing that feels real. Between the flat acting, zero chemistry, and fantasy-level travel logic, it’s the kind of adaptation that makes you wish Netflix would take a long break from adapting books at all. | © Netflix
The Ice Road feels like it was written by an algorithm that only half understands how humans talk. Every line of dialogue sounds off, as if it were translated three times before filming, and the characters constantly explain basic words to each other, like it’s groundbreaking exposition. Combine that with nonsensical truck physics and laughable decision-making, and you get a movie so broken it’s almost mesmerising in how wrong every scene feels. | © Netflix
Tall Girl wants to be a heartfelt story about confidence, but ends up feeling clueless about its own message. The movie treats being tall like a life-ruining curse, turning what could’ve been a relatable story into pure unintentional comedy. With awkward writing and shallow life lessons, it’s become one of Netflix’s most unintentionally hilarious misfires. | © Netflix
He’s All That tries to update a ’90s classic for the TikTok era and fails spectacularly. Addison Rae’s influencer makeover plot feels more like an extended ad campaign than a story, packed with product placement and fake sincerity. Whatever charm the original had is gone, replaced by shallow dialogue and social media gimmicks that make the whole thing feel painfully out of touch. | © Netflix
The Next 365 Days tries to wrap up Laura and Massimo’s chaotic saga, but ends up going nowhere. The story drags through more trust issues, love triangles, and meaningless drama that all exist just to set up another string of explicit scenes. Viewers call it a lazy, joyless finale that proves the trilogy never had real substance to begin with. | © Netflix
365 Days: This Day doubles down on everything that made the first film infamous. The story once again revolves around Laura and Massimo’s toxic, hyper-sexualized relationship, this time adding jealousy and half-baked betrayals that make the script feel like a bad soap opera. Critics say it’s less a movie and more a glossy, uncomfortable fantasy that mistakes romance obsession. | © Netflix
Riverdale slowly turned into something unrecognizable. By the later seasons, the plots were absurd, and the teenage characters were written into storylines that felt wildly inappropriate for their age. What was once edgy and fun became an over-sexualized soap opera that forgot it was supposed to be about high school kids. | © Netflix
The Kissing Booth tries to capture the charm of a teen rom-com but ends up feeling more uncomfortable than cute. The relationship at its center is controlling and awkward, wrapped in dialogue so cringe-worthy it’s hard to sit through. Despite a few decent performances, the movie mistakes toxic behavior for romance and turns every cliché up to eleven. | © Netflix
FUBAR wants to be old-school action fun, but instead feels like a parody of itself. The writing is lazy, the jokes land flat, and every “CIA” scene plays out like a bad improv sketch. Even Arnold can’t save it from the messy tone, absurd logic, and dialogue so clumsy it makes you miss the days when action movies at least tried to make sense. | © Netflix
Hoops tries to be a provocative, sports-themed comedy but ends up shouting instead of joking. The endless swearing feels forced, the writing lazy, and none of the characters are even remotely likable. Even basketball fans struggled to make it through an episode without wondering how such a loud, joyless show ever got greenlit. | © Netflix
Richie Rich drowns in its own excess, mistaking luxury for personality and gadgets for jokes. The cast is fine, but every scene feels like a commercial break for privilege rather than a story with heart. Even the “treasure” reveal, baby shoes and family mementos, lands as the only hint of wit in an otherwise joyless parade of empty spectacle. | © Netflix
Mother of the Bride aims for lighthearted rom-com charm but crashes under its own clichés. The story is predictable, the jokes fall flat, and even the cast seems unsure what kind of movie they’re in. Despite a few decent moments and pretty scenery, the lack of chemistry and awkward writing make it a painfully dull watch. | © Netflix
Netflix has released hundreds of original titles, some brilliant, others unforgettable for all the wrong reasons. These are the ones that crashed hard, from painfully written rom-coms to messy adaptations and tone-deaf series that left viewers wondering how they got greenlit. Here are 15 Netflix originals that truly missed the mark.
