Underrated Films
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Underrated films are great movies that have either been overshadowed by other films, forgotten, failed at the box office, received bad reviews, rated too low on IMDB, have a small cult following, or are out-of-print.
Underrated films are great movies that have either been overshadowed by other films, forgotten, failed at the box office, received bad reviews, rated too low on IMDB, have a small cult following, or are out-of-print.
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- DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsSteve McQueenAli MacGrawBen JohnsonA recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.Prison, bank robbery, car chases and romance, this film has everything.
- DirectorRobert MulliganStarsNatalie WoodSteve McQueenEdie AdamsA salesclerk at Macy's department store finds herself pregnant after a one-night stand with a musician who does not even remember her.Love with the Proper Stranger was a controversial film back in the early 60's. Dealing with the topic of abortion, it was released a decade before Roe v. Wade. Steve McQueen and Natalie Wood are at their very best in this gritty drama. So why is it still out-of-print (OOP)?
- DirectorCraig William MacneillStarsDavid MorseJared BreezeRainn WilsonAn intimate portrait of a 9-year-old sociopath's growing fascination with death.This film is a slow burning inferno. Hang in there, it will be worth your time.
- DirectorDan RushStarsWill FerrellRebecca HallChristopher Jordan WallaceWhen an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form.Will's best film.
- DirectorMonte HellmanStarsJames TaylorWarren OatesLaurie BirdWhile drag-racing through the American Southwest in a Chevrolet 150, a driver and his mechanic cross paths with an enigmatic hitchhiker and the tall-tale-spinning driver of a GTO.The best road movie ever!
- DirectorNiki CaroStarsKevin CostnerMaria BelloRamiro RodriguezJim White moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach, and at his new school he turns seven disappointing students into one of the best cross-country teams in the region.I didn't see this one coming. Amazing true story.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJerry LewisDiahnne AbbottA passionate yet unsuccessful comedian stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.Martin's most underrated film.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsNicolas CageEva MendesRussell M. HaeuserTerence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.A strange film in a great way
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsKeith CarradineHarvey KeitelAlbert FinneyFrance, 1801. Due to a minor perceived slight, mild-mannered Lieutenant d'Hubert is forced into a duel with hot-headed irrational Lieutenant Feraud. The disagreement ultimately results in scores of duels spanning several years.OOP
- DirectorDavid Robert MitchellStarsMaika MonroeKeir GilchristOlivia LuccardiA young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.It doesn't think. It doesn't feel. It doesn't give up.
- DirectorElia KazanStarsAndy GriffithPatricia NealAnthony FranciosaFemale radio reporter Marcia Jeffries turns folk-singing drifter Larry "Lonesome" Rhoades into a powerful media star who becomes utterly detestable during his meteoric rise. Film debuts of Anthony Franciosa, Andy Griffith, and Lee Remick.A must see!
- DirectorPaul AlmondStarsDouglas KeayBruce BaldenJacqueline BassettIn this the first installment, we get a chance to meet some of the individuals who took on the responsibility of the 7 Up project, 21-years-ago - Tony, Bruce, Suzi, Nick and Peter.Starting at the age of 7, a group of children are interviewed every 7 years to show how their lives change. The most recent addition to this series is "56 Up" which was released in 2012. The complete series is now available in a nice 7-disc set.
- DirectorBarbara KoppleStarsJohn L. LewisCarl HornNorman YarboroughA heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line.One of the ten best documentaries ever made.
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida ValliPulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.Sure, many film buffs have seen The Third Man and TCM plays it all the time but it's on this list for those who have never seen it.
- DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsOskar WernerJulie ChristieCyril CusackIn an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.What if in the future you had no right to read books? Set in an isolated society where books are outlawed and it is the duty of firefighters to burn any books on sight, Fahrenheit 451 uses unique film techniques to bring to the screen a great adaptation of the 1951 Ray Bradbury novel of the same name.
- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleMonty BanksFrank HayesA farm boy must rescue his sweetheart from being married off to someone she does not love.******Listed by year from here down******
Today, everyone knows of Charlie Chaplin, a lot have watched Buster Keaton's "The General", many others have heard of Harold Lloyd but very few have ever seen a Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle film. - DirectorFred C. NewmeyerSam TaylorStarsHarold LloydMildred DavisBill StrotherA boy leaves his small country town and heads to the big city to get a job. As soon as he makes it big his sweetheart will join him and marry him. His enthusiasm to get ahead leads to some interesting adventures.Harold gets overshadowed by Charlie and Buster way too often.
- DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsMaria FalconettiEugene SilvainAndré BerleyIn 1431, Jeanne d'Arc is placed on trial on charges of heresy. The ecclesiastical jurists attempt to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions.Sure, "Passion" received it's awards back in the day but it only has a small fan base today.
- DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinVirginia CherrillFlorence LeeWith the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.City Lights has been overshadowed on many lists by Modern Times and other great Chaplin classics.
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsColin CliveMae ClarkeBoris KarloffDr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.Bride of Frankenstein seems to make it on more lists over Frankenstein. The original is the better film because he doesn't talk in Frankenstein and the scene at the pond with the girl is still very moving today.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsClark GableClaudette ColbertWalter ConnollyA rogue reporter trailing a runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York and they end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops along the way.If you asked 100 people on the street to name a film that Clark Gable was in, most of them would say "Gone With The Wind", some would say "Who is Clark Gable?" and a very few would say "It Happened One Night".
- DirectorLeo McCareyStarsVictor MooreBeulah BondiFay BainterAn elderly couple are forced to live hundreds of miles apart when they lose their house and none of their five children will take both parents in.Most films today are not as touching as this gem.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJames CagneyPat O'BrienHumphrey BogartA priest tries to stop a gangster from corrupting a group of street kids.Yes, Yankee Doodle Dandy is Cagney's best film but Angels with Dirty Faces is a superb film as well!
- DirectorClarence BrownStarsWalter HustonJames StewartGene ReynoldsEthan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm.With as many amazing films that James Stewart had, it is easy to see how Of Human Hearts has been overlooked.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsCary GrantKatharine HepburnJames StewartAfter a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.Bringing Up Baby usually gets more love than The Philadelphia Story.