26 Of The Most Cringey Moments In The History Of Film

While the film starring all-time great Robert De Niro has plenty to offer, the scene involving De Niro beating up a guy who pushed his daughter is not one of them.

The movie is actually a gorgeously shot film, but has a runtime close to three and a half hours, and watching a stiffly-moving, de-aged DeNiro makes me believe that the moment should have never seen the light of day.

There are plenty of movie "revenge beatdowns" and everything about this one takes you out of the movie. They easily could have used a younger stunt double for more physical moments.

While I was hesitant to include a straight-to-home film, this moment from Bring it On: All or Nothing was one of the first ones that came to mind when I made this list.

I had a huge crush on Hayden Panettiere when I was a kid, and the first Bring It On is hilarious...so what could go wrong? There is a scene where Panettiere's character joins in on a group of guys krumping and I remember, even as a kid, going, "oh no." Oh, she krumps alright, just not very well and the scene portrays it like everyone is impressed by her.

Man, even as a kid, I was never into the speedy superhero, so when I saw this scene from The Flash, I wished I could unsee it immediately.

The "baby shower" scene is one of the worst-looking special effects action sequences in recent memory that involves bad comedy, terrible effects, and the problematic Ezra Miller putting a baby into a microwave. I wish I had super speed to run away from this unforgettably low moment for comic book movies.

Ralph Fiennes' interpretation of Voldemort was always a bit sassy from his arrival in the Harry Potter series. Once he thinks he's succeeded in killing Harry Potter, his character becomes borderline comical.

It's like when Santa doesn't show up in that one episode of SpongeBob, and Squidward starts slapping his butt in SpongeBob's face. In his victory, Voldemort is laughing, making jokes, and even gives Draco Malfoy the cringiest hug ever filmed. It's supposed to be the darkest moment for Potter fans and it really evolved into something silly, so when the final battle comes, no one is really scared of the guy who is supposed to be this "ultimate evil" figure.

Suicide Squad (2016) could get its own top 10 cringe moments, but I could only pick one.

Any moment with Jared Leto's version of Ace Ventura...I mean, the Joker could have been on here, but I think his moments are more straight-up bad than cringe. I'm going with Will Smith's Deadshot for the line, "Lady, you are evil!" There's a weird zoom-in on him and the line itself is really unnecessary. It's like Smith was being paid by screen time, and they needed this one line to appease a contract detail.

If you want Star Wars least hot romance, this scene has everything. Awkward back caressing. Forced dialogue. And what's that? It's a kiss from out of nowhere!

The scene is capped off with the famous "I don't like sand" speech. Anakin is speaking facts. Sand does get everywhere.

I am outspoken about how I like Rise of Skywalker more than the average viewer and think it is over-hated. That said, there is no defending Oscar Isaac telling a room of people, "Somehow, Palpatine returned." That followed by, "...only secrets the Sith knew," is some of the worst "writing it off" writing ever.

Not everything has to be explained away verbally. This all still could have worked without a character saying it so the audience would know that the resistance is aware that the Emperor has a new groove.

I loved the performances by both John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran, but the story did them so dirty.

Finn's sacrifice is cut short by Rose, who lets the entire resistance eat a space laser to save and kiss Finn. Both characters were solid, but the movie had nothing for them to do, never mind warrant a kiss in front of their friends by the door potentially exploding to bits.

After having his back broken, Batman finally confronts Bane in an epic final showdown. For some reason, they needed to speak to each other which led to the weakest comeback ever after Bane says, "So, you have come back to die with your city."

Batman responds by saying, "No, I came back to stop you." Ugh. I know people focus on a famous death scene in this as cringe, but this line is often overlooked. What was meant to be an epic stare-down turned into an eye-roller.

Even the way they are standing is hilarious.

I feel sooo bad for the young actor portraying a young Aquaman in the first movie.

The flashback contains a young Arthur learning the truth about what happened to his mother, and the line delivery mixed with the green screen background and bad yellow contacts is somehow the worst part of an already not great film. It put the actor in a bad position and the direction did not do him any favors.

Where to begin?

Superman confronts the three baddies in the final act, and his first move is throwing the "S" on his chest which looks like a Fruit Roll-up at one of Zod's goons. It grows and wraps around the villain, only to disappear seconds later with no effect.

This part easily could have been cut from the film and offers nothing but a distraction that will take you out of the movie. He never again removes the "S" from his chest. To me, it's one of the most random movie scenes ever.

Oof. So, in this family action comedy, there is a montage in the first Ghostbusters that implies a ghost is performing oral sex in what could be described as a "group dream" among the team.

It's such a left-field moment, extremely inappropriate, and for all the funny moments the movie has, it really misses the mark.

I adore the Brenden Fraser Mummy movies, but even campy movies can have moments that make you go, "WHAT?"

When Fraser's character stabs the giant CGI Scorpion Dwayne Johnson, the shot holds just long enough for the villain Imhotep to charge into the frame and deliver the corniest "NOOO" in Egyptian. It's my kind of camp, but still hilariously cringey.

Twilight has a lot of funny acting moments, but it can still be enjoyable as a Young Adult Vampire flick.

That said, the one moment that still makes me shudder is when Edward sparkles in the sunlight and says, "this is the skin of the killer," in the weirdest way possible. His face contorts in such a way that will leave you laughing and grossed out at the same time.

"Not the bees!"

From the fake bees to Cage's acting, this scene embodies everything wrong with the remake. I know people LOVE Cage, but to me, this performance and scene is peak cringe material.

There is plenty of questionable acting in The Happening, but one interaction between Wahlberg and another character really sticks out.

As a guest in a woman's home, Wahlberg's character is as confused as always when she accuses him of thinking about murdering her in her sleep. His facial expressions and delivery really leave you wanting more and less at the same time.

An argument between the characters of Jennifer Lawrence and James McAvoy is very compelling and well-written during a scene in Dark Phoenix. As Mystique is leaving the room, she goes on to say, "And by the way, the women are always saving the men around here, you might want to think about changing the name to 'X-Women.'"

It's a really cringe, forced moment out of nowhere. The line before is her saying to Professor X, "It's funny, I can't actually remember when it was the last time you were risking something." That is a really great line relevant to the story, but it got overshadowed by a "storming off" line for cheap laughs.

Storm will never stop being one of the coolest X-Men, but the original movie made Halle Berry deliver one of the silliest "before the kill" lines ever.

After having a character named Toad on the ropes, or in this case, his tongue on the rail, Storm asks the villain, "Do you know what happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning?" She follows it up by concluding, "The same thing that happens to everything else." Followed by a lightning bolt for the win.

Ugh, it's such a silly line. Not everyone has to get a zinger during a fight, just let her be a badass.

The Indiana Jones movies have always been filled with campy madness. But one moment crossed the line into cringe.

Shia LaBeouf's character chases down a car by swinging on vines with monkeys. That's it. If it sounds awful, wait until you see all the CGI and lighting that will make you look away in disgust.

And I actually like this movie, but this scene was too much.

Not much to this one. It's just another Alien movie that can't live up to the original.

But hey, if you're into Michael Fassbender, one scene has got to be a dream come true as his character meets another version of him. They go on to lock lips. Hot?

The film itself tries too hard to play on deep meanings, much like Prometheus, and it falls flat. The cringe isn't the kiss, but more of the interaction as a whole.

The first two Mummy films are fun, so I don't know what the heck happened in the making of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

One scene features a group of abominable snowmen attacking people, and it gets worse as one kicks a man through the uprights of an archway, which leads another yeti-like creature to gesture the field goal arm motion.

What am I watching?

Keanu Reeves' attempt at a British accent in Bram Stoker's Dracula is nothing short of captivating. It's like every time he is on screen, it is his first time trying to fake an accent.

The best moment comes during a dinner when Reeves manages to squeeze out the line, "I know where the bastard sleeps." It makes me cringe every time, but I love it so much. I can't hear a British accent without saying this to myself.

Cary Elwes is a phenomenal actor, but I have no clue what direction was given to him at the end of Saw. I don't know why cutting off a foot would turn him into an old Victorian ghost, but that is exactly what he sounds like in Elwes' final moments in the movie.

The voice he puts on is so distracting in what should be a dramatic moment that it makes me cringe every time—or maybe it's all that blood that's making me cringe.

Sex, sweat, and dancing all sound great, just not randomly in a Matrix film.

The rave scene makes sense with what is happening in the story, but I feel like the way it was filmed and the general suddenness of it in a kung-fu-like action flick really can take anyone out of it.

Again, it doesn't feel like it doesn't make sense, but it does feel out of place.

There have been six Jurassic movies, and only one has had a dream sequence.

In the dream, Alan is alone on a seemingly abandoned plane he fell asleep on, and when he turns, a raptor says his name in his friend's voice. It then transitions to him waking up. The scene is sooo unnecessary and almost plays it off like it should be funny, but it is just awful.

(Fun fact: I almost choked on popcorn as a kid when in theaters to see this movie for the first time, so you can imagine my disappointment when this scene happened.)