8 Films That Took Careers Downhill

"Gigli" (2003)

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"The Room" (2003)

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"Catwoman" (2004)

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"Battlefield Earth" (2000)

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"Swept Away" (2002)

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"Waterworld" (1995)

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"The Love Guru" (2008)

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"The Last Airbender" (2010)

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