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Underrated movies

by bobdigital-53234 • Created 7 months ago • Modified 3 months ago
Really good movies not talked about nearly enough
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  • Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)

    1. Welcome to the Dollhouse

    19951h 28mR83Metascore
    7.4 (39K)
    An awkward seventh-grader struggles to cope with inattentive parents, snobbish class-mates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister and her own insecurities in suburban New Jersey.
    DirectorTodd SolondzStarsHeather MatarazzoChristina BrucatoVictoria Davis
  • Night of the Living Dead (1990)

    2. Night of the Living Dead

    19901h 32mR54Metascore
    6.8 (47K)
    When the unburied dead return to life and seek human victims, seven refugees shelter in a house in the Pennsylvanian countryside.
    DirectorTom SaviniStarsTony ToddPatricia TallmanTom Towles
  • Roger Dodger (2002)

    3. Roger Dodger

    20021h 46mR75Metascore
    6.8 (18K)
    After breaking up with his lover and boss, a smooth-talking man takes his teenaged nephew out on the town in search of sex.
    DirectorDylan KiddStarsCampbell ScottJesse EisenbergIsabella Rossellini
  • Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley in House of Sand and Fog (2003)

    4. House of Sand and Fog

    20032h 6mR71Metascore
    7.5 (74K)
    An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her house's new owners.
    DirectorVadim PerelmanStarsJennifer ConnellyBen KingsleyRon Eldard
  • Criminal (2004)

    5. Criminal

    20041h 27mR61Metascore
    6.4 (11K)
    Two con artists try to swindle a currency collector by selling him a counterfeit copy of an extremely rare currency bill.
    DirectorGregory JacobsStarsJohn C. ReillyDiego LunaMaggie Gyllenhaal
  • Edward Woodward in Breaker Morant (1980)

    6. Breaker Morant

    19801h 47mPG73Metascore
    7.8 (15K)
    Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.
    DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsEdward WoodwardJack ThompsonJohn Waters
  • Robert De Niro in Ronin (1998)

    7. Ronin

    19982h 2mR67Metascore
    7.2 (202K)
    A freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians.
    DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsRobert De NiroJean RenoNatascha McElhone
  • Ryan Phillippe and Chris Cooper in Breach (2007)

    8. Breach

    20071h 50mPG-1374Metascore
    7.0 (63K)
    FBI upstart Eric O'Neill enters into a power game with his boss, Robert Hanssen, an agent who was put on trial for selling secrets to the Soviet Union.
    DirectorBilly RayStarsChris CooperRyan PhillippeDennis Haysbert
  • Craig Roberts in Submarine (2010)

    9. Submarine

    20101h 37mR76Metascore
    7.3 (99K)
    15-year-old Oliver Tate has two objectives: to lose his virginity before his next birthday, and to extinguish the flame between his mother and an ex-lover who has resurfaced in her life.
    DirectorRichard AyoadeStarsCraig RobertsSally HawkinsPaddy Considine
  • Gabe Nevins in Paranoid Park (2007)

    10. Paranoid Park

    20071h 25mR84Metascore
    6.6 (32K)
    A teenage skateboarder's life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsGabe NevinsDaniel LiuTaylor Momsen
  • Kevin Phillips in Super Dark Times (2017)

    11. Super Dark Times

    20171h 43mNot Rated75Metascore
    6.6 (26K)
    A harrowing but meticulously observed look at teenage lives in the era prior to the Columbine High School massacre.
    DirectorKevin PhillipsStarsOwen CampbellCharlie TahanElizabeth Cappuccino
  • Jim Caviezel in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

    12. The Count of Monte Cristo

    20022h 11mPG-1361Metascore
    7.7 (155K)
    A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend", escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.
    DirectorKevin ReynoldsStarsJim CaviezelGuy PearceChristopher Adamson
  • Adèle Haenel and Pauline Acquart in Water Lilies (2007)

    13. Water Lilies

    20071h 25m67Metascore
    6.7 (15K)
    A love triangle forms among three adolescent girls who meet at a local pool over summer break and each desires the love of another.
    DirectorCéline SciammaStarsPauline AcquartLouise BlachèreAdèle Haenel
  • Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern in Wild at Heart (1990)

    14. Wild at Heart

    19902h 5mR52Metascore
    7.2 (108K)
    Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsNicolas CageLaura DernWillem Dafoe
  • Ken Ogata in Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

    15. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    19852hR84Metascore
    7.9 (15K)
    A fictionalized account in four chapters of the life of celebrated Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.
    DirectorPaul SchraderStarsKen OgataMasayuki ShionoyaHiroshi Mikami
  • Homayoun Ershadi in Taste of Cherry (1997)

    16. Taste of Cherry

    19971h 35mNot Rated80Metascore
    7.7 (40K)
    An Iranian man drives his car in search of someone who will quietly bury him under a cherry tree after he commits suicide.
    DirectorAbbas KiarostamiStarsHomayoun ErshadiAbdolhosein BagheriAfshin Khorshid Bakhtiari
  • La Jetée (1962)

    17. La Jetée

    196228mNot RatedShort
    8.2 (39K)
    The story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.
    DirectorChris MarkerStarsÉtienne BeckerJean NégroniHélène Chatelain
  • Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess in Broken Blossoms (1919)

    18. Broken Blossoms

    19191h 30mNot Rated
    7.2 (11K)
    A frail waif, abused by her brutal boxer father in London's seedy Limehouse District, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant with tragic consequences.
    DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishRichard BarthelmessDonald Crisp
  • Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan in Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)

    19. Letter from an Unknown Woman

    19481h 27mApproved
    7.8 (14K)
    A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember, who may hold the key to his downfall.
    DirectorMax OphülsStarsJoan FontaineLouis JourdanMady Christians
  • Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, and Mercedes McCambridge in Johnny Guitar (1954)

    20. Johnny Guitar

    19541h 50mApproved83Metascore
    7.6 (21K)
    After helping a wounded gang member, a strong-willed female saloon owner is wrongly suspected of murder and bank robbery by a lynch mob.
    DirectorNicholas RayStarsJoan CrawfordSterling HaydenMercedes McCambridge
  • Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders in Journey to Italy (1954)

    21. Journey to Italy

    19541h 37mApproved100Metascore
    7.3 (13K)
    An unhappily married couple attempts to find direction and insight while vacationing in Naples.
    DirectorRoberto RosselliniStarsIngrid BergmanGeorge SandersMaria Mauban
  • Claude Brasseur, Sami Frey, and Anna Karina in Band of Outsiders (1964)

    22. Band of Outsiders

    19641h 35mNot Rated93Metascore
    7.6 (28K)
    Two crooks with a fondness for old Hollywood B-movies convince a languages student to help them commit a robbery.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsAnna KarinaClaude BrasseurDanièle Girard
  • Fail Safe (1964)

    23. Fail Safe

    19641h 52mApproved75Metascore
    8.0 (26K)
    A technical malfunction sends American bombers to Moscow to deliver a nuclear attack. Can all-out war be averted?
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaWalter MatthauFritz Weaver
  • A Fugitive from the Past (1965)

    24. A Fugitive from the Past

    19653h 3m
    7.9 (1.4K)
    Three thieves escape from a heist, one of them killing the other two. He is sheltered by a prostitute and sought after by the police, but only after ten years his true motivation unravels.
    DirectorTomu UchidaStarsRentarô MikuniSachiko HidariKôji Mitsui
  • Jacques Tati in Playtime (1967)

    25. Playtime

    19672h 35mNot Rated99Metascore
    7.8 (28K)
    Monsieur Hulot curiously wanders around a high-tech Paris, paralleling a trip with a group of American tourists. Meanwhile, a nightclub/restaurant prepares its opening night, but it's still under construction.
    DirectorJacques TatiStarsJacques TatiBarbara DennekRita Maiden

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