The 18 worst Netflix original movies of all time, according to critics

Netflix's strategy for original content has proved time and again that the streaming service values quantity — sometimes over quality.

In December, the company released the Will Smith-led movie "Bright" into a critical bloodbath. But Netflix CEO Reed Hastings later brushed off the negative reviews by calling the film a commercial success and critics "disconnected from the mass appeal."

This week, critics are tearing apart"The Cloverfield Paradox," a sequel to the sci-fi film "Cloverfield" that Netflix bought from Paramount and surprise-released following the Super Bowl on Sunday.

To find out which Netflix original films critics have deemed the worst of the worst, we turned to the reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes to rank the movies that received a "Rotten" critical score of less than 60%. We excluded films that didn't have enough reviews to receive a designation of "Rotten," and we used audience scores to break any ties.

Here are the 18 worst Netflix original movies, ranked in descending order:

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18. "Shimmer Lake"— 57%

Critic score: 57%

Audience score: 59%

Netflix description: "Unfolding in reverse time, this darkly comic crime thriller follows a local sheriff hunting three bank robbery suspects, one of whom is his brother."

17. “War Machine” — 51%

Critic score: 51%

Audience score: 34%

Netflix description: "When a proud general is tasked with winning an unpopular war, he takes the challenge head-on, not knowing that hubris may be his own worst enemy."

16. "Mascots"— 50%

Critic score: 50%

Audience score: 35%

Netflix description: "Eager contestants don big heads and furry suits to vie for the title of World's Best Mascot in this offbeat, comic romp from Christopher Guest."