Collider has published a ranked opinion piece by Safwan Azeem listing the six worst R-rated blockbuster films of the 2000s, arguing that these movies squandered big budgets, stars and strong source material to produce disappointing results. The piece matters as a piece of film criticism and nostalgia, contending that an R rating should lend a blockbuster genuine force and adult tension, yet these titles used that freedom poorly.

The countdown places Oliver Stone's "Alexander" (2004) at number six, calling it heavy and unfocused despite Colin Farrell's effort; the assassin thriller "Hitman" (2007) at five, praising Timothy Olyphant but faulting its generic plotting; "Gamer" (2009) at four for burying a sharp premise under chaotic editing; the video-game adaptation "Doom" (2005) at three for stripping out its demonic identity in favour of a Mars experiment plot; and "Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem" (2007) at number two. The article text cuts off before revealing the number one entry.