NFT: Most Underrated Movie You’ve Ever Seen

In comment 15280140 RasputinPrime said:

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Run.

chorizo and eggs?

lol

Zodiac (2007)

In comment 15280140 RasputinPrime said:

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Run.

Yep. This is a strange one for me. You mention it and people don't know it by its title and then you talk about it or show the end scene and everyone instantly remembers.

Doctor Sleep was great, too.

But a lot of great ones have been named

love that movie.

In comment 15280149 Joey from GlenCove said:

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But a lot of great ones have been named

Good choice. Not only is it underrated but it has one of the most impressive casts you’ll ever see. Pitt, DeNiro, Hoffman, Patric, Bacon, Crudup, Renfro, and a few others I’m missing.

Also Dredd, the remake.

In the Line of Fire. Love that movie.

Mitch Leary: Do you have what it takes to take a bullet, or is life too precious?

Frank Horrigan: Well, I'll be thinkin' about that when I'm pissin' on your grave.

Killer Elite

ever saw " Streets of Fire" or "UHF".

rules. Not sure what's better though - Diane Lane or Willem Dafoe's hair...

I know a lot of people hate it, but I loved St. Elmo's Fire.

Does that count?

In comment 15280175 PEEJ said:

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ever saw " Streets of Fire" or "UHF".

I liked Streets of Fire. Dafoe was great in that

In comment 15280181 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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I know a lot of people hate it, but I loved St. Elmo's Fire.

It is always an entertaining movie.

Eastern Promises. The fight scene in the bath house is one of the better ones I've seen

In comment 15280181 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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I know a lot of people hate it, but I loved St. Elmo's Fire.

Maybe because it wasn't my time, I just hate those movies so much lol

In comment 15280226 mattlawson said:

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Does that count?

Nah. Everyone was in love with that movie back then.

But Layer Cake is one of my all time favorites.

I am always surprised by how many people have never seen it or know it when I bring it up.

In comment 15280098 montanagiant said:

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Chef Ronin Locke - Tom Hardy's best acting job The Road

I just watched Chef this past weekend for the first time and I am really disappointed it took me so long to watch it. Excellent movie.

In comment 15280257 Bergen346 said:

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In comment 15280098 montanagiant said: Quote: Chef Ronin Locke - Tom Hardy's best acting job The Road I just watched Chef this past weekend for the first time and I am really disappointed it took me so long to watch it. Excellent movie.

Chef was a great movie. Good call

Again not sure if it qualifies as underrated, but man Snatch is in my top 10 long with Layer Cake

and not underrated and vice versa.

In comment 15280261 Zeke's Alibi said:

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and not underrated and vice versa.

lol I just took the ones I said on that thread and added it to this one

With Roger Moore. Richard Burton. Richard Harris

Red Sun with Charles Bronson and Ursula Andress

Hard Times. Charles Bronson and his wife Jilll

In Harms Way. Wayne. Douglass. Meredith Fonda. Etc

Then there are films that are obscure for whatever reason, despite good reviews.

"Sorcerer" is a great film, and was well-reviewed at the time IIRC, but it did no business. Unsuccessful, definitely. Obscure. Until recently, when it was released on video, for sure. Underrated? I don't think so, but I could be wrong.

"Blade Runner" was underrated when it first came out but within a few years the same critics who gave it mixed reviews were calling it a classic.

There are a lot of unsuccessful films that were really, really good. "A Simple Plan" comes to mind. Nobody went. "Son of Rambow" did zero business, got so-so reviews, but it's very good.

"Martha Marcy May Marlene," really good — hardly anyone went. Honestly that may qualify as "underrated" because it got zero awards, and it sure deserved some. Very unsettling movie though. Not an easy watch.

I know someone who absolutely swears that "The Counselor" is a masterpiece. I haven't seen it. That would qualify as both unsuccessful and underrated.

me were Cop Land and Grosse Pointe Blank.

Agree with those that said Layer Cake and Road to Perdition. Both of those were really good.

It's now officially a documentary

Hair
Over the Edge
Lifeguard

In comment 15280297 Someguy1978 said:

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me were Cop Land and Grosse Pointe Blank. Agree with those that said Layer Cake and Road to Perdition. Both of those were really good.

All four are excellent movies

In comment 15280066 UConn4523 said:

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with Elizabeth Moss was much better than I thought it would be. There's a point in the movie where you think its going to jump the shark and be super corny and... boy was I wrong, haha.

Yeah, that movie got surprisingly brutal out of nowhere, and then didn't relent.

Wild Geese

One of my all time favorites!
Truly underrated.

That was the point of this thread.

To deem out gems like that one.

Good job!

In comment 15280058 Jimmy Googs said:

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Very entertaining, easy watching flick. Good story line too with backdrop of Amazin' Mets world series win as well...

Agree, Frequency is underrated.
Horrible Bosses 2 was funny and was so politically incorrect that I doubt it would be made today.

-Apocalytpo
-The Prestige (Nolan's best and least talked about)
-Sexy Beast
-Sing Street
-Hell or High Water
-trainspotting 2
-good time

The Guest

And awards. It is a top 5 comedy of all time in my book. Along with Shawshank, I’ll pick it up anywhere and be happy.

Munich
V for Vendetta
Alpha Dog
In Bruges (though maybe this is cultish)
The Kingdom
Syriana
The Peacemaker

In comment 15280297 Someguy1978 said:

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me were Cop Land and Grosse Pointe Blank. Agree with those that said Layer Cake and Road to Perdition. Both of those were really good.

Cop Land is a great choice for this, as is Grosse Pointe Blank.

Cake i never even finished. No thanks on that one.

In comment 15280397 glowrider said:

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And awards. It is a top 5 comedy of all time in my book. Along with Shawshank, I’ll pick it up anywhere and be happy. Munich V for Vendetta Alpha Dog In Bruges (though maybe this is cultish) The Kingdom Syriana The Peacemaker

Peacemaker I really enjoyed. But it was weird as I really enjoyed Clooney's characters miltary skills, it almost made me root against the US military.

/end thread

zany comedy in "Airplane" style. Val Kilmer as a rock 'n roller.

Great sight gags.

In comment 15280437 PEEJ said:

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zany comedy in "Airplane" style. Val Kilmer as a rock 'n roller. Great sight gags.

Wow. Haven't heard about or seen that movie in a LONG time.

In comment 15280426 Jim in Forest Hills said:

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In comment 15280397 glowrider said: Quote: And awards. It is a top 5 comedy of all time in my book. Along with Shawshank, I’ll pick it up anywhere and be happy. Munich V for Vendetta Alpha Dog In Bruges (though maybe this is cultish) The Kingdom Syriana The Peacemaker Peacemaker I really enjoyed. But it was weird as I really enjoyed Clooney's characters miltary skills, it almost made me root against the US military.

Liked that one too. I also think I was a little partial because I saw them filming a scene.

Lisa Binet and DeNiro. It got a lot of press upon its release mostly due to the X-rating it received for the controversial sex scene with Lisa Bonet, but I think it’s been largely forgotten since.

Al Pacino ( as the Devil ) Keannu Reeves and Charlize Theron in one of her first movies.

In comment 15280328 Giantophile said:

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-Hell or High Water

Agree 100%: Underrated. There's a lot going on in that film.

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In comment 15280560 Ira said:

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We have a winner.

White Noise with Michael Keaton
Firefly with Kevin Costner

I thought these were not only underrated but kind of flew under the radar, at least for me they did.

In comment 15280568 Bill in Del said:

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White Noise with Michael Keaton Firefly with Kevin Costner I thought these were not only underrated but kind of flew under the radar, at least for me they did.

Wasn't the movie for Firefly called Serenity?

In comment 15280591 montanagiant said:

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In comment 15280568 Bill in Del said: Quote: White Noise with Michael Keaton Firefly with Kevin Costner I thought these were not only underrated but kind of flew under the radar, at least for me they did. Wasn't the movie for Firefly called Serenity?

Actually we're both wrong...It was Dragonfly.