Great Movies and Underrated Films

The greatest movies ever made or the most underrated films of all time! Each one of these films are worth your time. Art is it's own reward, therefore, reward yourself, go find and watch some of these films that you're not familiar with. Feel free to send me your list of great movies or what you consider to be underrated films :). As time allows I'll add comments to each film on this page.

* Means it's a foreign film. ~ Means it's one of my personal favorites :).
  1. 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her*~.
  2. 8 1/2*.
  3. 10 Things I Hate About You.
  4. 20 Dates~.
  5. 28 Days.
  6. 42 UP*~.
  7. 187.
  8. 500 Nations~ - (8 part series).
  9. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
  10. Abandon Ship* (1957).
  11. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.
  12. The Adams Family.
  13. The Adams Family Values.
  14. The Adventures of Robin Hood (the 1938 version with Errol Flynn).
  15. The African Queen.
  16. After Life*~ (1998).
  17. Aguirre, The Wrath of God*.
  18. Airplane.
  19. Airplane II.
  20. Albino Alligator.
  21. All The Mornings of The World*~ (1991).
  22. Almost Famous.
  23. Alphaville*~ (1965).
  24. Altered States~.
  25. Amadeus (1984).
  26. Amateur~ -- the 1994 Hal Hartley version.
  27. Amelie from Montmarte*.
  28. American Beauty.
  29. American Dream~ (1989).
  30. American History X~(1998).
  31. An American In Paris (1951).
  32. American Movie (1999).
  33. American Yakuza~.
  34. Amistad (1997).
  35. And God Spoke.
  36. Andy Kaufmann plays Carnegie Hall.
  37. Angel Dust*.
  38. Animal Crackers~ (1930).
  39. Animal House.
  40. The Animatrix.
  41. Annie Hall (1977).
  42. A Nous La Liberte*~.
  43. Antwone Fisher.
  44. Apocalypse Now~ (1979).
  45. Apocalypse Now Redux.
  46. The Apostle.
  47. The Apu trilogy*. - consisting of Pather Pancali (part 1), Aparajito (part 2), and The World of Apu (part 3).
  48. Architect of Doom.
  49. Arizona Dream~ (1993).
  50. Arlington Road.
  51. The Arrival (1996).
  52. Arsenic and Old Lace~.
  53. Ashes of Time*~.
  54. Asoka*.
  55. The Atomic Cafe (1982).
  56. Awakenings (1990).
  57. Babe.
  58. Babette's Feast*.
  59. Baby Boy.
  60. Baby's Day Out.
  61. Back To The Future trilogy.
  62. Badlands~.
  63. The Baker's Wife*~.
  64. Ballad of A Soldier*.
  65. The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack.
  66. The Bank Dick.
  67. Baraka~ (1992).
  68. Barbershop.
  69. Barefoot In The Park.
  70. Barry Lyndon~.
  71. The Basketball Diaries.
  72. Batman.
  73. Battle of Algiers*.
  74. Battleship Pometkin* (1925).
  75. Beautiful People.
  76. Beetle Juice~.
  77. Behind The Lines.
  78. Before Sunrise~ (1995).
  79. The Bell Boy.
  80. Beneath the Planet of the Apes.
  81. Ben-Hur~ (the 1959 version with Charlton Heston).
  82. Berkeley in the Sixties.
  83. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
  84. Better Off Dead~ (1985).
  85. Beyond The Mat~.
  86. The Bicycle Thief*~ (1947).
  87. Big.
  88. The Big Lebowski~.
  89. The Big One~ (1998) - This is a sequel to "Roger & Me".
  90. The Big Sleep (1946).
  91. Big Trouble In Little China.
  92. Big Wednesday.
  93. Billy Elliot* (2000).
  94. Black Cat White Cat*.
  95. Black Hawk Down~ (2002).
  96. Black Orpheus*.
  97. Black Rain*~ (the 1989 Japanese version).
  98. Black Robe*~
  99. Blast From The Past~.
  100. Blazing Saddles~ (1974).
  101. Blood In Blood Out.
  102. Blood Simple.
  103. Blow (2002).
  104. The Blue Angel*~ (1930).
  105. The Blues Brothers~ (1980).
  106. Bob Roberts (1992).
  107. Bombshell (1933).
  108. Bonnie & Clyde.
  109. Book of Life~.
  110. Born On The 4th of July.
  111. The Bourne Identity.
  112. Bowling For Columbine.
  113. A Boy and His Dog (1975).
  114. Boyz n The Hood (1991).
  115. Brainstorm.
  116. Braveheart (1995).
  117. The Breakfast Club.
  118. Brewster McCloud.
  119. Brian's Song.
  120. Bridge On The River Kwai*.
  121. Bringing Out The Dead~ (1999).
  122. Bringing Up Baby (1938).
  123. A Bronx Tale*~.
  124. Brotherhood of The Wolf*.
  125. Brubaker.
  126. Bubble Boy.
  127. Buena Vista Social Club*.
  128. Buffet Froid* (1979).
  129. Bugsy Malone~ (1976).
  130. Bullit (1968).
  131. The Burmese Harp* (1956).
  132. Burn!*
  133. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid~ (the 1969 version with Robert Redford and Paul Newman).
  134. Cabaret.
  135. Cabeza De Vaca~*.
  136. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari* (1919).
  137. Cape Fear (the 1991 version with Robert DeNiro).
  138. Captain Blood (the 1935 version with Errol Flynn).
  139. Carrie.
  140. Carlito's Way.
  141. Casablanca.
  142. Casino (1995).
  143. Casino Royale*.
  144. Castaway.
  145. Casualties of War (1989).
  146. Cat People.
  147. Catch Me If You Can.
  148. The Celebration*~.
  149. The Cell.
  150. Central Station*~ (1998).
  151. Changing Lanes.
  152. The Chase.
  153. The China Syndrome (1979).
  154. Chocolat.
  155. A Christmas Carol* (the 1951 Alastair Sim version).
  156. Chronos~.
  157. Cinema Paradiso*.
  158. Circle of Iron~ (1979).
  159. Citizen X.
  160. City Lights (1931).
  161. City Slickers.
  162. Civil War 2.
  163. Clockers.
  164. A Clockwork Orange*~ (1971).
  165. Close Encounters of The Third Kind (1977). Cold Fever*.
  166. Colonel Charbet*~ (1994).
  167. Color of Pomegranates*~.
  168. Colors.
  169. Conspiracy Theory.
  170. Cool Hand Luke~ (1967).
  171. Cool Runnings~ (1993).
  172. Con Air.
  173. Contact.
  174. Cop Land.
  175. (Carl Sagan's) Cosmos~.
  176. The Count of Monte Cristo (the 1975 version with Richard Chamberlain).
  177. Courage Under Fire.
  178. The Courtesans of Bombay*.
  179. The Court Jester (1956).
  180. The Cowboys (1972).
  181. Crazy Horse.
  182. Crimson Tide.
  183. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon*~ (2000).
  184. The Crow.
  185. The Crowd (1928).
  186. Crows*.
  187. Crumb~ (1994).
  188. Cube*~.
  189. The Cup*.
  190. The Curse of the Jade Scorpion.
  191. Cutthroat Island.
  192. Cyclo*~.
  193. Cyrano de Bergerac* (either the 1950 American version or the 1990 French version).
  194. Dances With Wolves~ (1990).
  195. Dangerous Liason.
  196. Dangerous Minds.
  197. Danton* (1982).
  198. Daredevil.
  199. Dark City.
  200. Dark Days~ (2000).
  201. Dark Passage~ (1947).
  202. Date With An Angel.
  203. David Blaine's Fearless~.
  204. David Holzman's Diary.
  205. A Day At The Races~ (1937).
  206. Days of Heaven~.
  207. Dead Man Walking (1995).
  208. Dead Poets Society~ (1989).
  209. Dead Presidents.
  210. Death and the Maiden.
  211. Death Takes A Holiday~ (1934).
  212. Death Wish.
  213. Deep Cover~.
  214. The Deer Hunter~ (1978).
  215. Defending Your Life~ (1991).
  216. Delicatessen*.
  217. Deliverance (1972).
  218. Dennis The Menace.
  219. The Desperate Hours (1955).
  220. Destry Rides Again.
  221. The Devils*.
  222. The Devil's Backbone*.
  223. Die Hard~ (1988).
  224. Digging to China.
  225. Diner.
  226. The Dirty Dozen~ (1967).
  227. Dirty Harry (1972).
  228. The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.
  229. The Docks of New York~ (1928).
  230. Doctor Zhivago*~ (1965).
  231. The Doe Boy.
  232. Dogma~ (1999).
  233. Dogtown and Z-Boys (2002).
  234. Donnie Brasco.
  235. Donnie Darko~ (2001).
  236. Donovan's Reef.
  237. Don't Be A Menace to South Central while Drinking Your Juice in the Hood~.
  238. The Doors Are Open*~.
  239. Down By Law~ (1986).
  240. Dragons Forever~*.
  241. Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine.
  242. Drugstore Cowboy (1989).
  243. Drunken Angel*.
  244. Drunken Master* (1978).
  245. Duck Soup~ (1933).
  246. The Dutchess and the Dirtwater Fox.
  247. East of Eden.
  248. Eat Drink Man Woman* (1994)..
  249. Ed Wood~ (1994).
  250. The Eel*~ (1997).
  251. The Eigth Day*.
  252. Election.
  253. The Elephant Man (1980).
  254. Elmer Gantry (1960).
  255. The Emerald Forest~.
  256. The Emperor and The Assassin*~ (1999).
  257. Empire of the Sun.
  258. The Empire Strikes Back~ (Star Wars episode 5) (1980).
  259. The Endless Summer~ (1966).
  260. Endless Summer II~.
  261. Enjo* (1958).
  262. Enlightenment Guaranteed*~.
  263. Enter The Dragon~ (1973).
  264. Enter The Fat Dragon~*.
  265. Escape From New York.
  266. Everybody Says I Love You.
  267. Executive Action.
  268. Existenz* (1999).
  269. The Experiment~*.
  270. Extreme Measure.
  271. The Eyes of Tammy Faye~ (2000).
  272. Eyes Wide Shut.
  273. Face Off.
  274. Faithful.
  275. Fallen.
  276. Falling Down~ (1993).
  277. The Fanny trilogy*~ - consisting of Marius (part 1), Fanny (part 2), and Cesar (part 3).
  278. Fanny and Alexander*
  279. The Fast Runner*.
  280. Fatal Attraction.
  281. Father of the Bride. - The Steve Martin version.
  282. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas~ (1998).
  283. Fearless.
  284. Fearless Hyena* (1979).
  285. Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
  286. Field of Dreams.
  287. Fight Club~ (1999).
  288. The Filth and the Fury~.
  289. Final Fantasy.
  290. Fires On The Plain*~ (1959).
  291. Fireworks*.
  292. First Blood~ (1982).
  293. The First Emperor of China*~.
  294. Following.
  295. Forever Young.
  296. Forrest Gump (1994).
  297. The Four Musketeers~. - the version with Michael York.
  298. Frailty.
  299. Frankenstein~ (the 1931 version).
  300. Frantic~ (1988).
  301. The French Connection (1971).
  302. The French Connection II (1975).
  303. French Kiss.
  304. Fresh.
  305. Frida.
  306. The Frighteners (1996).
  307. From Here To Eternity.
  308. The Fugitive~ (1993).
  309. Funny Girl.
  310. The Game.
  311. Game of Death (1978).
  312. Gandhi*
  313. Gattaca~ (1997).
  314. The General (1927).
  315. George Lucas in Love.
  316. Germinal*.
  317. The Getaway.
  318. Get Out Your Hankerchiefs*.
  319. The Ghost and The Darkness.
  320. Ghost Dog~ (1999).
  321. Ghost In The Shell*~.
  322. Ghost World~ (2002).
  323. The Gift (2000).
  324. Gimme Shelter.
  325. Girl, Interrupted.
  326. Gladiator~ (2000).
  327. Glory.
  328. The Godfather (1972).
  329. The Godfather II (1974).


Onward to Great Movies and Underrated Films Pt.2



Onward to Great Movies and Underrated Films Pt.3



There are some conspicuous absences (i.e. Pulp Fiction, Citizen Kane, Gone With The Wind, Dr. Strangelove, Mulholland Drive, Requiem For A Dream, Brazil, Titanic, Fargo etc), IMO, they are Terrible Movies or Overrated Films.

There are many "great" films that I have heard that'll probably make this list once I've seen them, they are: Kings of the Road, The Holy Mountain, The Victors; Castle Keep; Fando and Lis; The Beast; Berlin: Symphony of a Great City; Tales from the Gimli Hospital; Eraserhead; El Topo; Haxan; The Flesh and the Fiends; City of the Dead; Pandora's Box; Lucifer Rising; Earth (Dovzhenko's version); I Spit On Your Grave; Begotten; Various Coffin Joe movies; Terence Hill & Bud Spencer movies; The Last Picture; The Fleeting Skin; Band of Outsiders; Serial Experiments-Lain (Layers 1-4); Ilsa She Wolf of the SS; Sympathy for the Devil; Prison; The Young Americans; Crew; Sorcerer; The 39 Steps; The Remains of the Day; Knock On Wood; Goodbye Mr. Chips; Tell The Truth and Run; The Golden Age; Henry V; The Magnificent Ambersons; The Piano; The Trouble with Harry; Never Cry Wolf; Rosencratz and Guldenstern Are Dead; and J'Accuse.

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