The 25 worst movies of 2016, according to critics

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"Independence Day: Resurgence."

As Hollywood is in the midst of another award season - when studios and publicists are hard at work touting the best movies of the year - deep in the bowls of review aggregator Metacritic, you can find something different: the movies with the dishonor of getting the worst reviews of the year.

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From blockbuster duds like "Independence Day: Resurgence" and "Warcraft" to indie misses like "Man Down" and "The Sea of Trees," plus the epically bad A-list romantic comedy "Mother's Day," there are some movies this year that the critics really, really didn't like.

Here are the 25 worst-reviewed movies of 2016 according to critics' scores on Metacritic:

Note: Movies here are limited to those that had a theatrical release.