Top 10 WORST Hallmark Movies EVER
It’s Bad Movie Night and you need some inspiration! Check out ANY of these movies: the top 10 WORST Hallmark movies of all time. We’ve got terrible Christmas cliches, wedding romances and terrible acting – what more could you ask for? There’s even talking dogs, Christmas miracles and so many miscommunications…!
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Worst Hallmark movies
10. Christmas for Keeps (2021)
A tight-knit gang of former classmates reunites at Christmas to mourn a beloved teacher. We’ve got Christmas cheer, death and Botox jokes all in one movie. Reviewers say it “tries so hard it hurts,” and the leads’ frozen facial expressions may haunt your dreams. If you’re looking for a Hallmark Christmas movie and want something a little different (and still very bad) check out Christmas for Keeps.
9. Christmas by the Book a.k.a. A Christmas for the Books (2018)
A relationship guru must stage a perfect Christmas gala to land her very own TV show. Don’t ask how a party gets you a TV show in real life, it’s not worth it.
Viewers weren’t offended by fat-shaming (quite the opposite). Everyone swears the female protagonist is too thin to be believable. Wild! Toss in zero chemistry between the couple and a plot thinner than the protagonist and you’ve got perfect bad Hallmark Christmas movie. Enjoy!
8. Ms. Matched (2016)
She’s a fairy-tale wedding planner who spares no expensive when planning your big day. He wrote a book on how to get married on a cheap budget. This is literally the conflict of the movie. She’s angry he doesn’t believe in a big, expensive wedding. I wish I was making this up.
The twist ending is so nonsensical IMDb reviewers wondered if the writer was “inebriated.”
7. For Better or for Worse (2014)
Next up we have another Hallmark wedding movie! This one centers around a widowed wedding-chapel owner who meets a cocky divorce attorney who opens up his business next door. We’ve got a classic enemies-to-lovers Hallmark trope, but make it wedding-related!
Audiences couldn’t get past the 14-year age gap (she’s 51, he looks 30), leading one viewer to warn: “Go to work instead, it’s more entertaining.”
6. The Heiress & the Handyman (2024)
An heiress who’s lost everything moves to a rural farm, mistakes her hunky neighbour as the lowly handyman and enters a county fair competition. This is the trifecta of Hallmark tropes: big city girly moves back to her small town, mistaken identity with the hot neighbour and a county fair competition! What more can you ask for?
The audience was pissed about this one: a bad wig, zero sparks and dialogue worthy of a community-theater production. One viewer begged Hallmark to “put it in the vault forever.”
5. Christmas Bedtime Stories (2022)
Dad is a military guy presumed dead after three years missing in action, so Mom tells their daughter feel-good stories about him at Christmas. The ending made audiences legitimately livid. Some choice words are: “shocking,” “disrespectful,” and “utterly unbelievable.” Who doesn’t love a heartfelt Christmas movie with an anger-inducing ending? Merry Christmas!
4. A Cheerful Christmas (2019)
Next we’ve got another classic Hallmark Christmas plot: a professional “Christmas enthusiast” creates holiday magic for an aristocratic family, charms the son, then battles his jealous childhood friend. Countless viewers created IMDb accounts just to complain on “the worst acting Hallmark has ever produced.” Apparently, no one was cheerful after this one!
3. Save the Wedding a.k.a. A Walk Down Wedding Lane (2021)
A maid-of-honour and best man set aside their differences to rescue a their friend’s wedding. Viewers complained of the terrible acting and wondered if this script was written by children. Or maybe AI? Either way, it’s another horrible Hallmark wedding movie that deserves a spot at your next bad movie night.
2. Meddling Mom (2012)
If you’re looking for a different kind of Hallmark movie (maybe you’re bored of the wedding or Christmas plots) check out Meddling Mom.
Helicopter mom Carmen sneaks into her grown daughters’ homes, drops off baby-planning books and engineers their love lives. Not only does the lead character come across as extremely annoying and manipulative, reviewers complained the movie was utterly boring and shallow. Enjoy!
1. A Christmas Wedding Tail (2011)
And finally, A Christmas Wedding Tail gets the award for the worst Hallmark movie ever. Talking dogs named Rusty and Sherry decide their owners should marry, but things don’t turn out how they anticipated. We’ve got talking animals, Christmas and weddings all in one terrible movie. Reviews range from “pain incarnate” to “soul-draining void.” If you survive watching this abomination, let us know!!
How to host your own Bad Movie Night
1. Get your supplies
You’re going to want a selection of your favourite snacks and drinks to get you through the terrible movie you’re about to watch. Also, there’s no such thing as “too many snacks.”
2. Pick your Bad Movie Night movie
It can be tough picking a bad Hallmark movie when literally thousands of them exist. If you’re stuck on what to choose, check out my worst Hallmark movies list above or you can choose from any of my Hallmark recaps (spoiler alert: they’re all bad). I’d suggest starting with this insane Christmas love story or this rage-inducing Valentines Day story.
If you’d like to check out some more bad movies, check out my list of the 10 worst Hallmark Christmas movies of all time.
3. Bingo cards
Get your Hallmark Bingo cards ready! You can download my very own bingo card and see how many Hallmark tropes you can find in one movie!
Either way, happy hate-watching!
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