Want revenge? Forget voodoo dolls. Just recommend these awful maze movies to your enemies. So many movies involve mazes as part of the plot. I have reviewed over 120 maze movies on this site. These are the worst of them. Movies that you should not watch under any circumstances. If an enemy of yours asks for a recommendation for a movie suggest one of these. Tell them it starts out slow but really gets good at the end. They’ll think you are crazy but what do you care, they are your enemy.
Now, I should mention that a few of these movies have good posters or interesting stories from a concept perspective. But, whether it’s the bad acting, the plot, the lack of plot, the cheap production or just general poor directing each of these is terrrrrrrrrrrrriible. I will allow you to watch a trailer for them but stop there !!! DO NOT WATCH THEM.
To find more horrible maze movies I have made a Google Sheet that is sortable by many things, including IMDB score.
The 10 maze movies you should never, ever watch:
#10 Dungeons & Dragons (2000) (IMDB)
Watch the new version from 2023 starring Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez. It has good action sequences and some nice funny moments - and does include a maze scene! It also has a plot which this movie lacks. This version lacks good acting and has bad special effects. I am stunned this is only my 10th worst maze movie.
#9 Shock Labyrinth (2009) (IMDB)
Kids are stuck in a mazelike hospital. The plot makes no sense. It is boring. What could possibly make this worse? Well how about the fact you need to read subtitles for 89 minutes.
#8 The Basement (2008) (IMDB)
A short film of only 29 minutes that takes place…..wait for it……in the basement of a hotel. It’s dark an uninviting and there may be a phantom down there. This was filmed by your neighbor for less than $200 (I’m guessing). Good news. I couldn’t find a trailer but you can find this streaming for free, so there’s that.
#7 Minotaur (2006) (IMDB)
A movie starring Tom Hardy fighting a Minotaur in a labyrinth seems like a good concept. The poster looks ominous. Imagine a snail race in slow motion, narrated by someone who's just had a root canal. That's basically Minotaur. Tom Hardy deserves an Oscar for even managing to stay awake during filming.
#6 Attack of the Gryphon (2007) (IMDB)
If you are a fan of terrible special effects, emphasis on the “special”, then this is the movie for you. I was really hoping that the gryphon, which is part lion and part eagle would be terrifying. It is not. The bad animation does help to distract you from the bad acting though.
#5 ANDRON (2015) (IMDB)
It has so much wasted potential and ‘stars’ Alec Baldwin. But it’s terrible. With bad effects, numerous plot holes, bad acting and really no character that you want to cheer for or against. The bad guys go down like Storm troopers in outfits made by your aunties crafting group. The special effects give special a bad name. Go to the dentist instead. I do like the poster though. Props for the poster.
#4 THE MAZE (2010) (IMDB)
You know how sometimes you notice that a movie is low budget ? Well this movie tries to hide that fact by taking place primarily in a corn field , and yet you still notice it’s low budget. The acting, plot, and ‘twist’ ending you will see coming all make this a never watch film. The trailer isn’t even very good….
#3 Moscow Zero (2006) (IMDB)
Vincent Gallo and Val Kilmer star in this stinker that takes place under the city of Moscow. It seems someone is missing and the underground might contain the entrance to hell. This all seems like a good premise with experienced actors. But really it is just guys walking around in the dark. It is 82 minutes long and they should have cut more out in editing.
#2 Haunted Maze (2017) (IMDB)
Cool Poster. It is difficult to make a movie. But I wonder how many high school students could make a better movie than this for a class project. I could not make a better movie, I admit, but wow this is bad. The trailer is almost unwatchable. See if you can make it through all 2 minutes of the trailer. Then imagine 88 minutes of that except worse because those 2 minutes are supposed to get you excited for the other 86.
Before we get to #1 here are some movies that just missed the terrible list:
Amazingly, none of them have an IMDB rating above 4.5 which is a very low bar. The Man in the Maze, The Turning, Escape Room, 400 Days The Scorpion King 2 and Cube 2:Hypercube. You know how some movies are said to be “movies so bad they're good”. These are not those movies.
#1 Dark Harvest 2 (2004) (IMDB)
A father must go to find his two lost daughters who are stuck in the corn maze. The bad news is they are not alone in the maze which is haunted by 2 ghostly girls. As I write this, the movie has an IMDB score of 1.6 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 10%. Each of those scores is too high. Take out your phone and film your neighbor and there is a good chance it will make a better movie than this. Great movie poster.
I found a few of these movies streaming for free online. And if you want to see where that is you can do a search on justwatch. I could have included the links here, but please take my advice and skip these !
I suggest you cleanse the palate and there are some great maze movies, like Ready Player One, Inception, The Shining and Prisoners to name a few. If you only watched maze and labyrinth movies for a few days you would be very entertained.