OT: underrated movies

Submitted by WindyCityBlue on March 9th, 2020 at 12:32 PM

With a small lull in college basketball for the next few days, I thought I’d post something OT. 
 

So, I watched the movie Predestination last night and thought it was a fantastic movie. Way underrated! 
 

I also would put Sunshine in this category as well.  This a Danny Boyle film with a lot of stars, but didn’t do much at the box office. 
 

So what say you MgoPosters? What’s an underrated movie you recommend. 

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Harlan Huckleb…

March 10th, 2020 at 2:19 PM ^

Underrated is a nebulous term, but here are some off-the-beaten-path selections. 

  • Pépé le Moko (1937) - precursor to Casablanca and the mother of all film noirs
  • The Tao of Steve (2000) - Donal Logue! Try it if you liked High Fidelity.
  • To Live and Die In L.A. (1985) - early Willem Dafoe
  • Electra Glide in Blue (1973) - quirky
  • McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) - classic Altman you never hear about anymore
  • Mindwalk (1990) - Only if you like My Dinner With Andre

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poseidon7902

March 10th, 2020 at 2:22 PM ^

I say this is underrated only because 8 times out of 10 that I reference it, no one seems to have heard of it.  Grandmas Boy.  Specifically Grandmas Boy Unrated is one of the funniest movies if not the funniest movie I've ever seen. 

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hailtothevectors

March 10th, 2020 at 4:09 PM ^

A couple of Bruce Willis movies for me.  

 

#1 Lucky Number Slevin - with the cast that it has, I have no idea how it's so under the radar, but the action and comedic effect combined with how the plot comes together is amazing.  Extremely violent, but a must watch if.  

#2 The Whole Nine Yards - I think one of my all time favorite comedies but rarely ever see it mentioned.  

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Braylon1

March 11th, 2020 at 1:02 AM ^

-Gattaca

-Ben-Hur (1950s version) underrated among younger people. It's prob my favorite film

-12 Monkeys

-Renaissance Man

-Lord of War

-For Love of the Game

-Syriana

-7 Pounds

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