Top Five Underrated Movies?

[CapnHook]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 12:23am

I actually became bored for a few minutes while waiting for something to upload, hence this topic.

My 5:

5) THE IRON GIANT
4) BICENTENNIAL MAN
3) HOOK
2) FUNNY LADY
1) THE TRUMAN SHOW

[POLisPOL]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 12:38am

I love IRON GIANT!!!!! it's an incredible movie! and yes, very underrated...

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 12:40am

1. Wonder Boys
2. Ghost World
3. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
4. High Fidelity

I just went braindead

[beacon1]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 12:54am

I can think of one:

"The Alamo" which was released this past April. It was a very moving character/historical piece. Loved it. Cried each of the 10 times I saw it.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 1:48am

My personal choices:

Contact
Magnolia
Dancer in the Dark
Requiem for a Dream
Stir of Echoes

[Matt_G]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 1:51am

6.) The Facts Of Life Goes To Paris

Mindy Cohn at her finest.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 2:13am

CLUE (my favorite movie ever!!!)
THE ALAMO (love Patrick Willson!)
LOVE! VALOR! COMPASSION! (hehe. I just like the nudity.)
54 (Mike Myers was totally snubbed an Oscar nom.)
JOY RIDE (again, Paul Walker naked... yummy!)

Posted: 7/18/04 at 2:57am

Don't know about 5, but 2 that leapt to mind (albeit, very different movies) are THE FISHER KING and OVERBOARD.

[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 3:01am

1. Boondock Saints
   
2. Clue
   
3. Gattaca
   
4. That Thing You Do!
   
5. The Truman Show

[LaurenB]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 7:45am

Boondock Saints! Wow, I forgot about that one.

Other notables (not sure if underrated, but certainly not mainstream):

- Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels
- Private Life of Sherlock Holmes - by Billy Wilder, a real gem
- The Court Jester ("yea, verily yea")
- The Wrong Box
- Without a Clue (Michael Caine plays Sherlock Holmes, had me in stitches)

[BroadwayBound06]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 8:34am

-Boondock Saints
-Liberty Heights
-The Girl Next Door (not your average teen comedy)
-City of Angels
-Casablanca

[TorontoBoy]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 9:30am

- The Hudsucker Proxy
- The Last Supper
- Blood Simple
- Dick
- Almost Famous

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 10:18am

Memento
Insomnia (some of the finest acting by Pacino in the last 20 years)
Being John Malkovich (critically lauded...but it should have won several Oscars)
Almost Famous (I went nuts when it surprisingly won best original screenplay)
Unbreakable

[kjklo]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 11:22am

Here are five that deserve to be better known:

1. Michael Hodges' "Pulp"
2. Alan Rudolph's "Remember My Name"
3. Michael Tolkin's "The Rapture"
4. Hal Hartley's "Amateur"
5. Jon Jost's "All the Vermeers in New York"

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 11:40am

1. In The Bedroom
2. The Good Girl
3. 13 Conversations About 1 Thing
4. Moonlight Mile
5. Girl, Interrupted

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 11:49am

How exactly does The Truman Show qualify as an underrated movie? Amazing reviews and huge box office when it opened, it was a huge event at the time. To me, I think it's overrated as I thought the film was terrible and only became interesting about 3 minutes before it ended.

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 12:02pm

Not a big Truman show fan right here. I don't see how it is underappreciated either.

[kjklo]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 12:12pm

Have to agree about "Thirteen Conversations About One Thing." That was an amazing movie that very few people ever saw.

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 12:13pm

I absolutely loved it. I like movies that are, how shall I say it, ...cold. 13 Conversations did that for me. It was emotionally disconnected in a way. I almost felt like I had gone to a zoo. I hope that made sense.

[sean martin]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 12:22pm

I'VE HEARD THE MERMAIDS SINGING, a wonderful little Canadian film about those whose vision far exceeds their talent

WAKING LIFE. Just flat out amazing to watch.

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 12:23pm

I want to see Waking Life. I should rent it.

[NightLaughs]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 12:29pm

Based on my personal experiences of people's distaste with the following...

1. Almost Famous
2. Say Anything...
3. Vanilla Sky
4. Chasing Amy
5. Baz Lurhman's (sp?) Romeo and Juliet

Me? A Cameron Crowe fan? Never.

Updated On: 7/18/04 at 12:29 PM

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 12:30pm

I love your 1, 2, and 5. I still need to see your 3 and 4

[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 12:44pm

I consider The Truman Show to be underrated because whenever I mention that it's one of my favorite movies, everyone around me rolls their eyes.

I don't understand why Girl, Interrupted is underrated. It's my 5th favorite movie. Angelina won an Oscar, and the critics loved it.

Updated On: 7/18/04 at 12:44 PM

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 12:45pm

I suppose that makes it qualified.