Netflix's efforts in the field of original comedy films have produced mixed results, with a striking disparity between its best and worst movies.
This year, the streaming service extended its four-film production deal with Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions to last for four more movies (eight in total). The three Netflix originals Sandler has released so far have all been severely panned by critics, but are nonetheless widely watched, according to Netflix.
Sandler has scored one critical hit for the platform, however, with his role alongside Ben Stiller and Dustin Hoffman in Noah Baumbach's new dramedy, "The Meyerowitz Stories"— one of Netflix's most critically acclaimed originals.
To figure out which of Netflix's original comedies are worth watching, we turned to the reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes to rank each release by its composite critical reception. We excluded stand-up comedy specials and any films that didn't have enough reviews to receive a designation of "Rotten" or "Fresh."
Here are 18 of Netflix's original comedy films, ranked by their Rotten Tomatoes critic score from lowest to highest (if there was a tie, we used the audience score to break it):
SEE ALSO: Netflix's 28 original drama films, ranked from worst to best
18. “The Ridiculous 6” — 0%
Critic score: 0%
Audience score: 31%
Netflix description: "When his outlaw dad is kidnapped, Tommy 'White Knife' Stockburn sets off across the West on a rescue mission with five brothers he never knew he had."
17. “The True Memoirs of an International Assassin” — 0%
Critic score: 0%
Audience score: 42%
Netflix description: "After his publisher markets his crime novel as a memoir, a novice author finds himself forcibly recruited into a deadly political plot in Venezuela."
16. “The Do-Over” — 5%
Critic score: 5%
Audience score: 42%
Netflix description: "The life of a bank manager is turned upside down when a friend from his past manipulates him into faking his own death and taking off on an adventure."
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