Underrated films IMO
Here's a list of films which, in my opinion, are very underrated and/or overlooked!
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- DirectorRichard KellyStarsCameron DiazJames MarsdenFrank LangellaWith the press of a button, a wooden box bestows riches and death.Richard Kelly took an efficient but simple short-story by Richard Matheson and transformed it into an excellent and deep film! Pretentious? Yes, but what's the problem?
- DirectorElio QuirogaStarsSilkeOmar MuñozPepo Oliva8-year-old Jesús has been living in a crumbling underground facility since he was born with eight survivors of an apocalyptic war: the leader Maria and her lover Pablo, gays Lucas and Mateo, astronomer Magdalena, teenager Ana, soldier Pedro, and lonely Judas. They are permanently under surveillance, threatened by the contaminated mutants The Strangers, and once a day they have to lock themselves in their rooms without heating to protect against the dangerous ghosts The Invisibles that attack in the Cold Hour. They cannot go to the surface, destroyed by a nuclear war. When they need supplies, medications, and ammunition, they organize expeditions to a store. When the menace of The Invisibles affects the safety of the group of survivors, they need to reach the surface.Underrated spanish sci-fi flick! Dark and original!
- DirectorEdward NeumeierStarsCasper Van DienJolene BlalockStephen HoganJohnny Rico is called back into action to defeat the bugs.If this film were made after the first Starship Troopers, with similar budget and released in the cinemas, would be a sucess!
- DirectorJohn HyamsStarsJean-Claude Van DammeDolph LundgrenScott AdkinsJohn looks to take down Luc Deveraux after a home invasion claims his wife and daughter. The fight pits John against Andrew Scott and an army of genetically enhanced warriors; meanwhile, he must contend with a UniSol in relentless pursuit.The best of the series.
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsPaul GiamattiBryce Dallas HowardJeffrey WrightApartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.Yes, I like this film. For me, there's a Neil Gaiman feel in this story.
- DirectorJ.T. PettyStarsClancy BrownDavid BusseHarley CorizIn the Wild West a rescue party sets out to find a family of settlers that has vanished from their home under mysterious circumstances.The horror in this film is created through a good script, well-constructed characters and tense atmosphere.
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsMichelle MorganJoshua CloseShawn RobertsA group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.Just another great Romero film!
- DirectorSimon HunterStarsThomas JaneRon PerlmanDevon Aoki28th century soldier Mitch Hunter leads a fight against an army of underworld Mutants.Interesting B-movie with a steampunk flavour!
- DirectorJeff RenfroeMarteinn ThorssonStarsRichard ReesJeremy SistoUdo KierAfter receiving mysterious empty packages inside his apartment, a young computer-programmer begins a personal investigation into their origins.Overlooked low-budget gem!
- DirectorBen RockStarsCarlos BernardMathew St. PatrickRockmond DunbarA group enters a supermarket at closing time, shoots around and takes hostages. They believe aliens have arrived there then. Cops arrive outside.Well filmed B-movie. Should have a sequel...
- DirectorCarl BessaiStarsDustin MilliganAmanda CrewRichard de KlerkThree twenty-somethings find themselves in an impossible time loop, where each day they awaken to the same terrifying day as the preceding one.Ok, this idea is not that original, but this filme is well conducted.
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsPaul NewmanVittorio GassmanFernando ReyDuring a future ice age, dying humanity occupies its remaining time by playing a board game called "Quintet." For one small group, this obsession is not enough; they play the game with living pieces ... and only the winner survives.Masterpiece!
- DirectorÁdám MagyarEgon and Dönci are two lonely inhabitants on a distant solar-system's tiny planetary. Egon is an amateur "space-exploratory" trying to seem very moderate, but his deeds are dogged by constant ill fortune cased mostly by his fumbler cat, Dönci. The film puts on the two figures' comic conflicts, vicissitudes, as they get into all kinds of staggering adventures while exploring the sensible existence far away from earth. They live through every situation in a peculiar way. Egon and Dönci never talk. They communicate with each other and with the viewer in the most simple way - with childlike mimicry, one syllable sounds, gestures - therefore they are not bantered to any determined language. In this way they are understood by the youngest age-group as well as the elder on any part of the Earth. Last, but not least the film's aim is to familiarize the viewer with the planets of our solar-system, the main curiosities of the outer space, it's characteristics and regularities with the intention to educate.One of the most original animated films I've ever seen. Highly recommendded!
- DirectorShin'ya TsukamotoStarsEric BossickAkiko MonôYûko NakamuraLosing his son Tom in a hit and run triggers violent emotions in Anthony, whose body begins to transform. When the driver who killed Tom reappears, Anthony mutates into a mass of metal - a human weapon fuelled by an uncontrollable rage.
- DirectorJohn BoormanStarsSean ConneryCharlotte RamplingSara KestelmanIn the late 23rd century, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.
- DirectorStuart GordonStarsTim LoaneIan BeattieOlwen FouéréA space trucker and his cute fiancee are on their way from a space station to Earth with an unknown cargo. When space pirates hijack them, 5000 disintegrator robots are found in the cargo.
- DirectorAnthony HopkinsStarsAnthony HopkinsStella HopkinsChristian SlaterAging screenwriter Felix Bonhoeffer has lived his life in two states of existence: in reality and his own interior world. While working on a murder mystery script, and unaware that his brain is on the verge of implosion, Felix is baffled when his characters start to appear in his life, and vice versa.Weird as a David Lynch film, the debut of Anthony Hopkins was a nice surprise! Check it out.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsAshley JuddMichael ShannonHarry Connick Jr.An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.
- DirectorJulien LeclercqStarsAlbert DupontelMarie GuillardMarthe KellerIn the near future Paris, a cop is searching for his wife's killer. The trail leads him to a high tech medical clinic where everything is not what it seems.Despite some flaws, this french production is good sci-fi.
- DirectorRand RavichStarsCharlize TheronJohnny DeppJoe MortonAfter an explosion in space and subsequent two-minute radio-out period, two astronauts return home to their wives. Slightly it's revealed that they're not the same as they were.
- DirectorRoar UthaugStarsIsabel Christine AndreasenIngrid Bolsø BerdalMilla OlinSigne, spared from death to produce a child, befriends a little girl, Frigg, and escapes from the camp.
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsJaden SmithDavid DenmanWill SmithA crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, a millennium after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsAdrien BrodyEmmanuelle SeignerElsa PatakyIn Italy, a woman fears her sister has been kidnapped; Inspector Enzo Avolfi fears it's worse. They team up to rescue her from a sadistic killer known only as Yellow.
- DirectorCraig MossStarsDanny TrejoCharles S. DuttonRon PerlmanA Vietnam veteran who becomes a local hero after saving a man from attackers on a city bus decides to take action when his best friend is murdered and the police show little interest in solving the crime.
- DirectorJaume BalagueróStarsAnna PaquinLena OlinIain GlenThere's something in this house - Something ancient and dark that remains still, hidden and silent. It can only wait, having been concealed in the shadows for years. In fact, its milieu is darkness.Another horror film where suspense and tension are more important than gore. Call it lovecraftian, if you want!