• Here are the 26 movies rated 4 or lower at IMDb this year.
• Here are the 21 movies rated 25 or lower at Metacritic.
• Here are the 23 movies which received positive notices from 10% or fewer of the critics, as per Rotten Tomatoes.

 The following six movies meet all three criteria:

• Worst of the year: Superbabies. 
  • Despite some tough competition, it won in a landslide. It's rated 1.4 at IMDb - worst of all time, not just 2004! It got 0% positive reviews, obviously also tied for the worst of all time. It is rated 7 at Metacritic. That was only the second worst of the year, behind something called National Lampoon's Gold Diggers.
• Second worst of the year. National Lampoon's Gold Diggers
  • Worst of the year at Metacritic, with a 3, making it the only movie to "beat" Superbabies in any category. 3.3 at IMDb, 0% positive reviews.
• Third worst of the year: Yu-Gi-Oh.
  • 2.7 at IMDb, 2% positive reviews, rated 13 at Metacritic.
• Fourth worst of the year: My Baby's Daddy.
  • 3.7 at IMDb, 4% positive reviews, 20 at Metacritic.
• Fifth worst of the year: Catwoman.
  • 3.4 at IMDb, 9% positive reviews, 23 at Metacritic.
• Sixth worst of the year: Taxi.
  • Just a hair behind Catwoman, with nearly identical scores. 3.8 at IMDb, 9% positive reviews, 25 at Metacritic.

The following do not meet all three of the criteria, but come close enough to deserve special mention:

• Daniel - Der Zauberer. This is a German movie that is now battling Superbabies for the all time bottom spot at IMDb, and would certainly have made the main list, maybe even in the #1 or #2 spot, had it received enough reviews to make the other two lists.
• Johnson Family Vacation. Just barely missed the list because of a 28 at Metacritic. Scored 3.5 at IMDb, and received only 7% positive reviews.
• Christmas With the Kranks. 4% positive reviews. It missed the main list because of an IMDb score of 4.4, which was just above the cutoff.
• Surviving Christmas. Affleck-mania! 7% positive reviews. The other contender in the dueling Christmas fiascos. Also scored 4.4 at IMDb.
• Merci Docteur Rey. I don't know what the hell this is, but a 0% score at Rotten Tomatoes always gets my attention. IMDb says it is a 2002 movie, and scores it a respectable 6.1, but it made the other "bad" lists, and both Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes have it listed with a 2004 date. Whatever year it came out, the bitter reviews are well worth reading.
• Godsend. Big budget. Robert De Niro. It received only 3% positive reviews, and also qualified at Metacritic with a 22, but scored over the cutoff at IMDb with a 4.6.
• Twisted. Big budget. Big cast: Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, Andy Garcia. Phil Kaufman directing. Lots of talent, but 2% positive reviews. The scores are almost identical to Godsend's: it qualified with a 23 at Metacritic, but missed the main list because of a 4.6 at IMDb.

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