24 Of The Cringiest Scenes From Movies And TV Shows That Have Us In Emotional Pain

There are just some scenes that should have not existed at all.

Liezel

• Published in Film & TV
• June 25, 2022

Making a movie is not cheap at all. That's why writers and directors have to think carefully about every scene they put in so that they're not wasting the actors' time and the studio's resources.

Sometimes though, we think people get a little too caught up in the moment of what they're writing that they accidentally put in scenes that are too cringy to bear (at least we hope it's accidental).

Sometimes, there's this extra kissing scene there that doesn't make sense or some kind of weird pickup line that makes even the corniest pickup line ashamed of itself. And watching it makes us want our seats to swallow us whole.

And while you may think these only exist in mid-tier movies, oh boy, you're hugely mistaken. Cringy movie moments also exist in blockbuster films that are considered to be some of the best movies or shows we've had so far.

Game of Thrones, Glee, Harry Potter, Star Wars - all of these hasn't escaped the cringe-fest. In fact, they have some of the biggest embarrassing movie moments in history.

But well, we guess the big bucks make up for it on the producer's end so we, the audience are the only ones left to suffer. So gear up and gird your loins before you scroll down this list of the cringiest movie moments we've seen so far.

That unnecessary hogging moment in Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian

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Izzie's moment in Grey's Anatomy when she goes on a dramatic monologue about wanting to cut Denny's LVAD wire so he could move up the transplant list

Watch it all here:

When Beca starts rapping "No Diggity" at her first riff-off in Pitch Perfect

Here's the full scene:

This extremely strange and uncomfortable line from Season 5 of Game of Thrones

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When Elle publicly humiliates herself in front of the whole school by accidentally broadcasting how hot she thought Marco was through the PA system in The Kissing Booth 2

Watch the full scene here:

When Anakin tries to deliver a pick up line to Padme in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones by comparing her to sand

Watch how it all unfolded here:

That weird dance sequence of Toby Maguire in Spider-Man 3

Watch just how awkward it is here:

That certain sex scene in Watchmen where Patrick Wilson's character experiences some technical difficulties

When Finn and Rachel do a really long kiss onstage in front of almost all their schoolmates on Season 2 of Glee

Watch it all here:

Almost every scene between Harry and Ginny in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince but most especially the one where she ties his shoes for him

Here's the full scene for that:

That scene in Season 1 of The Secret Life of the American Teenager where Ben is completely clueless on what to say to comfort a crying Amy

When Lara Jean suddenly starts lip syncing to Ashe's "Moral of the Story" in To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You

Watch her moment here:

When Harry, out of nowhere, pulls Hermione into a dance to cheer her up in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1

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In X-Men Dark Phoenix when Jennifer Lawrence tries to deliver an empowering line but it gets ruined by the end catchphrase

Here's the full scene:

When Olivia Pope puts the president in his place after he continuously booty-called her in Season 2 of Scandal with a ridiculous line

Watch it here:

Riverdale is no stranger to cringy scenes but one of the cringiest ones is when Archie plans a football game in prison

Watch how it all unfolded here:

The moment Rey finally figures out who she wants to be in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Watch her moment here:

The scene in Pride and Prejudice where Lizzy talks to her father excitedly about Darcy's proposal

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That moment in High School Musical 2 when Troy winks at Grabriella in the pool

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That part in Borat where the Jewish family who offers Borat food doesn't know that they're being filmed but Borat has to pretend they want to kill him

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The scene in Sherlock when he quickly makes a rude assumption about Molly's gift without realizing it's meant for him

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The all woman tag team in the final battle in Avengers: Endgame seemed a little too on the nose

When Harry decided to give that awkward hug to Voldemort before delivering one of the cringiest lines in the movie franchise in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Here's the entire scene for that:

When Jenny Humphrey crashes a gala with her guerilla fashion show on Gossip Girl

Watch it all here:

These scenes were just some of the worst in movie history and we wonder why anyone would ever think of including them. Seriously, was it just meant to torment us all?

Hopefully, though, the movie makers have gotten better at judging whether a scene is cringy or not so they won't make it to our screens and scar us for the rest of our life anymore.

Liezel