Most Underrated Films of All Time

Christian Bale gives the performance of a lifetime in this Mary Harron directed cult-classic. Bale plays a Wall Street yuppie who begins to lose grip on reality, as he continues to murder people on a nightly basis. The film's use of dark comedy is what makes the film so special; it's hard to believe watching a man brutally butcher people and practice misogyny could be so hilarious. The film is also a s...

This is quite possibly one of the sharpest political satires in recent film history. When overachieving student, Tracy Flick, decides to run for class president, one of her teachers does everything in his power to put a stop to her. Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick play the two respective parts, and they are both phenomenal, especially the former. Witherspoon's performance will stand the test ...

Believe it or not, the "PG-13" rating was created because of this film. When "Temple of Doom" was first released with a "PG" rating, parents were outraged by the dark nature of the film, as were fans. But come on people, you just need to give in and realize this film is great. It's nowhere near as good as "Raiders of the Lost Ark," but did it really need to be? This action romp is fun, frightening,...

This beautiful animated film was released in 1999, possibly one of the greatest years for film, so it's not hard to believe it slipped through the cracks. "The Iron Giant" tells the story of a precocious boy during the 1950s, who discovers a giant robot that has crash landed on Earth. It's a poignant story of friendship as well as a critique of McCarthyism in disguise....

This film is not without its problems, but it certainly isn't the atrocity that fans point it out to be. In fact, it's quite a good film on several levels. For one thing, the themes of environmentalism are still present throughout the film, and effectively so. And several of the action sequences (minus the climactic sequence in San Diego) are as equally intense as those of its predecessor. Not a great...

I find it difficult to call this film underrated, especially since it was extremely well received by critics, and was nominated for three Academy Awards. But, this film is a masterpiece; it's an absorbing, intricate, and thoughtful film about a disillusioned war veteran who is coerced into a cult by their charismatic leader. The performances from Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman are equally...

This under appreciated Spielberg masterpiece was way ahead its time. "Minority Report" is a science fiction film set in the future, where a special police force is able to convict criminals for their crimes before they commit them. The visual effects circa-2002 still hold up incredibly well, and some of the technology in the film (touch screens) is used regularly today. But most importantly, the theme...

This is an important film about America's obsession with reality television. And the shocking thing is, it was released in 1998. "The Truman Show" stars an incredible Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, a man whose entire life as been set up as a television show. He is unaware of this, and as he begins to get more and more suspicious of the near perfect world around him, he begins to lose his grip on reality....