Top 30 Most Underrated Movies of All Time
by KingLeo300 | created - 10 Oct 2022 | updated - 04 May 2023 | PublicExcluding anime.
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1. A Patch of Blue (1965)
Unrated | 105 min | Drama, Romance
A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life by introducing her to the outside world.
Director: Guy Green | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, Wallace Ford
Votes: 9,539
2. Paid in Full (2002)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young man from Harlem, forced to cope with the 1980s drug scene, builds an illegal empire, only to have a crisis of conscience.
Director: Charles Stone III | Stars: Mekhi Phifer, Wood Harris, Chi McBride, Kevin Carroll
Votes: 14,240 | Gross: $3.04M
3. Charm City Kings (2020)
R | 125 min | Drama
Fourteen-year-old Mouse desperately wants to join the Midnight Clique, an infamous group of Baltimore dirt-bike riders who rule the summertime streets.
Director: Angel Manuel Soto | Stars: Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Meek Mill, William Catlett, Donielle T. Hansley Jr.
Votes: 3,028
4. Driveways (2019)
83 min | Drama
A lonesome boy accompanies his mother on a trip to clean out his late aunt's house, and ends up forming an unexpected friendship with the retiree who lives next door.
Director: Andrew Ahn | Stars: Lucas Jaye, Hong Chau, Brian Dennehy, Laurent Rejto
Votes: 6,494
5. House Party (1990)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Kid decides to go to his friend Play's house party, but neither of them can predict what's in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives.
Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Christopher Reid, Robin Harris, Christopher Martin, Martin Lawrence
Votes: 16,731 | Gross: $26.39M
6. Offender (2012)
Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Justice needs to be served at Britain's most notorious young offenders institute.
Director: Ron Scalpello | Stars: Joe Cole, English Frank, Kimberley Nixon, Shaun Dooley
Votes: 4,883
7. Bullet Boy (2004)
R | 89 min | Drama
In one of East London's most volatile neighborhoods, pride, rivalry and revenge are the only codes on the street. Touted as a British Boyz in the Hood, Bullet Boy is a gripping and ... See full summary »
Director: Saul Dibb | Stars: Ashley Walters, Luke Fraser, Leon Black, Clare Perkins
Votes: 2,744
8. Bull (2019)
108 min | Drama
In a near-abandoned subdivision west of Houston, a wayward teen runs headlong into her equally willful and unforgiving neighbor, an aging bull rider who's seen his best days in the arena; it's a collision that will change them both.
Director: Annie Silverstein | Stars: Rob Morgan, Amber Havard, Yolonda Ross, Keira Bennett
Votes: 4,163
9. Brian and Charles (2022)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
After a particularly harsh winter Brian goes into a deep depression; completely isolated and with no one to talk to, Brian does what any sane person would do when faced with such a melancholic situation. He builds a robot.
Director: Jim Archer | Stars: David Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey, Jamie Michie
Votes: 8,292
10. Fresh (1994)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Death and violence anger a twelve-year-old drug courier, who sets his employers against each other.
Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson, N'Bushe Wright
Votes: 14,595 | Gross: $8.09M
11. Belly (1998)
R | 96 min | Crime, Drama
Two young friends involved in organized crime and drug dealing find that their priorities differ.
Director: Hype Williams | Stars: Nas, DMX, Taral Hicks, Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins
Votes: 12,639 | Gross: $9.63M
12. Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle as they find themselves drawn back to Boston. Struggling to overcome their violent upbringing, their fierce love for each other keeps them in the fight.
Director: David Hollander | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok, Pooch Hall
Votes: 9,400
13. Fire and Ice (1983)
PG | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
At the end of the ice age, an evil queen and her son are set on conquering the world using magic and warriors. The lone survivor of a crushed village fights back as does the king of Fire Keep.
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Randy Norton, Cynthia Leake, Steve Sandor, Sean Hannon
Votes: 12,639 | Gross: $0.76M
14. Love Jones (1997)
R | 109 min | Drama, Romance
Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Mosley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "... See full summary »
Director: Theodore Witcher | Stars: Larenz Tate, Nia Long, Isaiah Washington, Lisa Nicole Carson
Votes: 5,644 | Gross: $12.51M
15. The Best Man (1999)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Just before his best friend's wedding, the life of a Chicago writer becomes crazy when his best friend guesses that his new book's story is based on his bride's fervent past.
Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 11,846 | Gross: $34.10M
16. Swan Song (I) (2021)
R | 116 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
In the near future, a terminally ill man explores a heart wrenching, emotionally complex solution to save his wife and son from grief by duplicating himself without them knowing.
Director: Benjamin Cleary | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Awkwafina, Glenn Close
Votes: 17,296
17. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A handsome prince rides a flying horse to faraway lands and embarks on magical adventures, which include befriending a witch, meeting Aladdin, battling demons and falling in love with a princess.
Directors: Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch
Votes: 6,898
18. The Enemy Below (1957)
Approved | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During WWII an American destroyer discovers a German U-boat, and in the ensuing duel the American captain must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
Director: Dick Powell | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, David Hedison, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 12,259
19. Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997 Video)
PG-13 | 120 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The first movie compilation of SPAWN made from the TV's first season.
Director: Eric Radomski | Stars: Keith David, Richard Dysart, Michael Nicolosi, Dominique Jennings
Votes: 1,490
20. Rosewood (1997)
R | 140 min | Action, Drama, History
A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African-American community.
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Jon Voight, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Bruce McGill
Votes: 8,906 | Gross: $13.10M
21. The Summit of the Gods (2021)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A photojournalist's obsessive quest for the truth about the first expedition to Mt. Everest leads him to search for an esteemed climber who went missing.
Director: Patrick Imbert | Stars: Lazare Herson-Macarel, Eric Herson-Macarel, Damien Boisseau, Elisabeth Ventura
Votes: 8,715
22. Nitram (2021)
112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Events leading up to the 1996 Port Arthur massacre on Tasmania in an attempt to understand why and how the atrocity occurred.
Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis, Sean Keenan, Essie Davis
Votes: 10,370
23. Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022)
13+ | 87 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
After a "creative" judge sentences them to space camp, a black hole sends our adolescent heroes 24 years into the modern future where the duo misuse iPhones, embark on a quest to score, and become targets of the Deep State.
Directors: Albert Calleros, John Rice | Stars: Mike Judge, Gary Cole, Nat Faxon, Chi McBride
Votes: 13,266
24. Gotti (1996 TV Movie)
R | 117 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
John Gotti rises to head the powerful Gambino crime family before being convicted in 1992 of racketeering and murder.
Director: Robert Harmon | Stars: Armand Assante, Anthony Quinn, William Forsythe, Richard C. Sarafian
Votes: 8,675
25. American Skin (2019)
R | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing trial, he takes matters into his own hands.
Director: Nate Parker | Stars: Nate Parker, Omari Hardwick, Beau Knapp, Theo Rossi
Votes: 3,901
26. New Jersey Drive (1995)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama
Jason and Midget are two young, black teenagers living in Newark,New Jersey, the unofficial car theft capital of the world. Their favourite pastime is that of everybody in their ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Shar-Ron Corley, Gabriel Casseus, Saul Stein, Gwen McGee
Votes: 3,453 | Gross: $3.57M
27. Lockdown (2000)
R | 105 min | Drama, Thriller
Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and end up in prison.
Director: John Luessenhop | Stars: Richard T. Jones, De'aundre Bonds, Gabriel Casseus, Master P
Votes: 2,735 | Gross: $0.45M
28. Crooklyn (1994)
PG-13 | 115 min | Comedy, Drama
Spike Lee's vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school teacher, her stubborn jazz musician husband and their five kids living in Brooklyn in 1973.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, David Patrick Kelly, Zelda Harris
Votes: 11,340 | Gross: $13.64M
29. The 300 Spartans (1962)
Approved | 114 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A small Army of Greeks spearheaded by three hundred Spartans do battle with the whole invading Persian Army.
Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Barry Coe
Votes: 7,674
30. Shirley Valentine (1989)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Shirley is a 42-year-old bored Liverpudlian housewife who takes a holiday trip to Greece and meets a local man who bolsters her self-confidence. She evolves and transforms to the point that her husband doesn't even recognize her.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Julia McKenzie, Alison Steadman
Votes: 8,911 | Gross: $6.35M
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