The 10 worst-reviewed movies of 2012

Last weekend's Gerard Butler flop Playing for Keeps earned a measly 2 percent of positive reviews from critics — but it isn't even the most critically savaged film of 2012

Playing for Keeps
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Over the weekend, Gerard Butler's new romantic comedy, Playing for Keeps failed to play well at the box office, debuting in sixth place with a measly $6 million opening weekend gross. But as disappointing as Playing for Keeps' drawing power was, it pales beside the film's stunningly awful critical reception — on aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, only 2 percent of critics reviewed it positively. Playing for Keeps may just be the last true critical flop of 2012, with already lauded films such as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Les Miserables, and Zero Dark Thirty scheduled to bring the cinematic year to a close. Here's a look back at the 10 worst-reviewed movies released in 2012:

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.