I'll say

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Children of Men
Dark City
The Man from Earth

I dont think (And I think you would think as me) that these are not bad films, it just dont have the support of the critics and/or the public

Which are your underrated films?

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Dark City is a very fine choice.. for me my underrated gems are:

  • City of Lost Children : Jeunet's masterpiece with Ron Perlman and some fine acting all around.. if you can get past the intro (where people get put off right away) there are some beautiful scenes.. the teardrop scene is one of my all time faves.

  • Constantine : Rachel Weisz never look more enchanting and the devil never so wicked.. throw in a masterclass from Tilda Swinton and it's a lot of fun.

  • Equilibrium : often mistaken for a matrix rip-off (it came out before the matrix) its a great story and some clever work for a director on a budget.

  • Grabbers : if Tremors had been made in Ireland.. and yes booze plays a major part.

Not always critically underrated these but sometimes underrated by the public.

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Edge of Tomorrow,Cloud Atlas,Rush,John Carter,Seven Psychopaths,Dredd,Now You See Me,This is The End,Stretch,Escape Plan.

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Most of these (haven't seen all)

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Seven Psychopaths was overrated as hell. And not funny at all. As a comedy it was terrible and as anything else boring.

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Stay Tuned http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105466/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bs2icpiR1s
I think its quite good for a comedy i rlly wish they made a more ''uptodate'' kind of version of this

I saw the Devil http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588170/
If u liked Old boy u will like this too :) Love the actor http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588170/

Gantz http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1525835/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
I also like anime and i think its one of the better live action movies out there

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I saw the Devil is a masterpiece. Watch Bittersweet Life from the same director if you haven't seen it, great movie as well (although a little different).

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will have a look at it thnx for the tip

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The Vengeance Trilogy

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  1. Cloud Atlas (Those multiple plotlines intertwined made it one of the best)
  2. The Imitation Game (Those feels at the end)
  3. Child 44 (Caught me off guard at how good it was)
  4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Shouldnt watch when you're in need of cheering up)
  5. The Adjustment Bureau (Emily Blunt, damn)
  6. The Next Three Days
  7. Gladiator
  8. Watchmen

To name a few

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Gladiator underrated? Simply not true. It got the highest praise right after release and is considered a masterpiece up to this day.

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Cloud Atlas had very good ideas on the paper but the whole movie is not going anywhere. It's just a waste from the wachosky brothers once again.

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I have yet to meet someone who does not have Gladiator on either DVD or VCR xD

I would not call it overrated :)

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eXistenZ - basically Inception that was made 15 years before Inception
After Hours - It's not really underrated, but not many people have watched this film. It's one of the older films from mr Scordese. The atmosphere of Soho shown in it, bizarre course of actions and grotesque scenes make it one of my favourite films ever.

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Donnie Darko
Shutter Island
Hanna
The Last King of Scotland
You Don't Know Jack

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Donnie Darko and Shutter Island were not underrated.

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i've been reading and most movies on this thread are not underrated XD

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The Last King of Scotland is great!

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Leon aka The Professional (but ignore the Director's Cut)

Probably my favourite movie of all time. Highly rated by critics, but nobody I speak to seems to have heard of it! Stellar performances from the entire cast. Every one of them totally nails it. Oldman on form as usual, Portman excels even as a kid, and I don't think Reno has had as good a part since.

Just ignore the Director's Cut. The extra parts don't actually add anything and the montage scenes make the middle part drag too long. I totally get why they were dropped from the theatrical release.

Also, Withnail and I. Very British humour, totally stupid but hilarious.

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The Professional, probably the coolest movie to watch when you're a kid (back when I watched it I was) but then when Independence Day came and i forgot about this gem

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I've never heard of anyone that hasn't seen The Professional. Its always been such a classic in life that everyone I've known has seen it as well.

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Like Someone in Love
A Boy and His Dog - maybe there wasn't enough time to explain what was going on, still its the closest thing we have to fallout
One Point O - Great movie for nerds it takes place inside a computer
Tokyo Tribe
Kairo
Petaru dansu
Audition - it works way better if you dont know what is going to happen, hype actually killed this one
Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness - Most japanese movie ever
The Company of Wolves
Vinyan - Horror + Herzog
You're Next > Cabin in the woods
Dead Man's Letters - Metro2033
Air Doll

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Vinyan was just boring. Offered absolutely nothing interesting.

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It did offered something, the ending was quite good, its just the pace that is incredibly slow, but its so creepy and beautiful to look at, the jungle is beautifully shot, just like an herzog´s movie. even those tribal children looked real and scary.
Tastes i guess, this guy directed Calvaire which i absolutely hate

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Eternal Sunshine won an Oscar and Children of Men was nominated for 3, so I don't think you can really say they were underrated. They just weren't really the kind of movies that people sit and talk about anymore.

One that comes to mind for me Wristcutters: A Love Story. Its just such an odd movie.

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Battle Royale
Audition
13 Assassins
Suicide Club

coz i love dem bleeding <3

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13 Assassins from Miike? It's a great movie from a really popular japanese director, for a remake it was well received, it even shares the same score on imdb
Battle Royale is not underrated, people are still copying this movie, 15 years after it came out

Suicide Club - You have good taste, you should watch the rest of sion sono movies if you haven't already

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I agree with you on "The Man from Earth".
My additions are Trollhunter and La Haine.

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Probably been listed here but James Cameron's Avatar.
Cgi-fest with a very predictable story arc.

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Lol wrong thread :P

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Richard Ayoade's The Double.

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The man from earth is my favourite film, I love it.

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Doom.

Y'know, with Karl Urban and The Rock.

I will not apologize for liking it.

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A film from 1994... Giorgino...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109900/
The film is dark, strange but he was shoot down when it cames out on cinema...
For me a good film (ok you need 3 hours free to see it, but I think it worth it ;) )

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John Wick
Hobo With A Shotgun
These are one of those that are underrated in my opinion. I'm a person who can enjoy really bad games/movies/books though.

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Straight to Hell....Fiat Panda and Coffee

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  • The Pursuit of Happyness
  • The Eagle
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+1 for Pursuit

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Gene Generation
In Bruges

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