re: What is your most underrated movie?

The Ghost and the Darkness

The Count of Monte Cristo 2002
Frequency

Has anyone said Pootie Tang yet?

I’m going with The Claim.

It’s a western set in the winter climate Sierra Nevadas during the gold rush. It features Peter Mullan (Jacob Snell from Ozark in a role that likely influenced his selection as Jacob Snell). It’s visuals, and storyline help make it a very haunting western.

Younger people at least haven't generally even heard of

Memento
Gross Point Blank
Excalibur
The Hunger

For comedies maybe

Spies Like Us
Quick Change
Ruthless People

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Alpha Dog

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First one that came to my mind. Love this movie. The buildup in tension throughout the movie, making the guy think he was their friend, then the shocking ending. I know it was a true story, but still great directing and an awesome cast. Emile Hirsch and Ben Foster were awesome in this.

Other ones I think of:

Jumper
(don't care what anyone says, I thought this was an awesome movie, and Rachel Bilson was incredibly hot)

Room 1408
(with John Cusack - good horror movie with a good twist ending)

Frequency

October Sky

Margin Call

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Event Horizon was edited poorly for a variety of reasons but, per the director, the materials which were cut aren’t in good enough shape to allow for a restored cut.

They were thought lost completely but turned up in some salt mine in Romania or somewhere else fairly random.


I like the film but it is also a mix and match of pieces from a lot of other films. It steals one particular scene whole from Outland, a generally forgotten Sean Connery film.

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Yeah I mean its definitely kind of a mess. But its also not a 36 out of 100 type movie.

Trees Lounge.
My favorite Steve Buscemi movie. It never gets any love when I mention it here, but it's a great movie from the mid 90s.

Its nothing like Mystic River, but a good watch. Its available on multiple services.

If you don't mind foreign films & subtitles, Memories of Murder, a S Korean movie, is fantastic.

Shoot to Kill. Very good. It’s on YouTube

Tom Berenger
Clancy Brown
Sidney Poitier
Kirstie Alley.