17 “Bad” Movies That Deserve a Second Chance

Rat Race (2001)

Rat Race is a fun, silly movie with a star-studded cast that was generally overlooked. While it wasn’t necessarily panned by critics, it wasn’t beloved either. The movie seemed to come and go with little fanfare despite its gag-filled premise and cast that featured John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Kathy Bates, and so much more.

It is based on the critically-acclaimed comedy It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World in which several people go on a wild goose chase for the promise of finding a lot of money. While the original might be better, Rat Race definitely stands on its own as a good laugh-out-loud comedy.