Great Movies and Underrated Films part 2

The greatest movies ever made and the most underrated films of all time! The list continues. Page 1 is HERE. Page 3 is HERE. 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. The Gods Must Be Crazy*~ (1981).
  2. Going Out In Style.
  3. Golddiggers of 1933.
  4. Goldfinger* (1964).
  5. The Golem*~.
  6. Good Morning Vietnam.
  7. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
  8. Good Will Hunting (1997).
  9. Grave Of The Fireflies*~.
  10. The Great Dictator.
  11. The Great Escape~ (1963).
  12. Grease.
  13. The Great McGinty.
  14. Greed (1925).
  15. Greenfingers*.
  16. The Green Mile~.
  17. Grosse Point Blank~ (1997).
  18. Groundhog Day (1993).
  19. Grumpy Old Men.
  20. Half-Baked.
  21. Halloween (1978).
  22. Hamlet*~ (the 1948 version with Laurence Olivier).
  23. Hands On A Hard Body~.
  24. Hang 'Em High.
  25. Hannibal.
  26. A Hard Days Night*~ (1964).
  27. Hard Eight~ (1997) - also has alternate title of "Sydney".
  28. Hard Times.
  29. Hard To Kill.
  30. Harold and Maude~ (1972).
  31. Harrison Bergeron~.
  32. Harry and Tonto.
  33. Hate*.
  34. Heathers.
  35. Heaven~ (the 1987 Diane Keaton version).
  36. Heaven Knows Mr. Allison.
  37. Hedwig and The Angry Inch~ (2002).
  38. Heidi Fleiss Hollywood Madam.
  39. Heimat*~.
  40. 2nd Heimat*~.
  41. Hell In the Pacific (1968).
  42. Hell Is For Heroes.
  43. Henry Fool~ (1998).
  44. Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer (1990).
  45. The Hidden Fortress* (1958).
  46. High Fidelity.
  47. High and Low* (1963).
  48. Highlander.
  49. High Plains Drifter~.
  50. Himalaya*.
  51. History of the World Part 1~.
  52. (Richard) Hoagland's Mars~.
  53. Hold That Ghost (1941).
  54. Hombre~ (1968).
  55. Home Alone (1990).
  56. Home Alone 2 (1992).
  57. Hoop Dreams.
  58. Hot Shots part Deux.
  59. House of Games.
  60. The Hudsucker Proxy~ (1994).
  61. Human Condition I*.
  62. Human Condition II*.
  63. Human Condition III*.
  64. The Human Face~.
  65. Human Nature.
  66. The Hunchback of Notre Dame~ (the 1923 version with Lon Chaney).
  67. The Hurricane (the 1937 version).
  68. The Hustler.
  69. The Ice Storm.
  70. Identity.
  71. Ikiru*~ (1952).
  72. I Married A Witch.
  73. I'm Gonna Git You Sucka~.
  74. The Incident (1967).
  75. Incident at Oglala (1992).
  76. Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989).
  77. The Indian Runner~.
  78. The In-Laws.
  79. The Insider (1999).
  80. Insomnia (the American version).
  81. In The Mouth Of Madness.
  82. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956).
  83. Irma La Douce~ (1963).
  84. The Iron Giant~ (1999).
  85. Institute Benjamenta~.
  86. It~.
  87. It Could Happen To You~.
  88. It's A Gift~ (1934).
  89. It's A Mad, Mad, Mad World.
  90. It's A Wonderful Life (1946).
  91. I Was Born But*.
  92. Jackie Brown.
  93. Jackie Chan's First Strike* (1996).
  94. Jacob's Ladder~ (1990).
  95. Jalsaghar*~.
  96. Jason's Lyric.
  97. Jean de Florette* (1986).
  98. Jeremiah Johnson.
  99. The Jerk~ (1979).
  100. Jesus of Montreal*.
  101. JFK~ (1991).
  102. John Q.
  103. Johnny Dangerously.
  104. Jour de Fete*~ (1949).
  105. Juice.
  106. Jules and Jim*.
  107. Julien Donkey Boy~.
  108. Jungle Fever.
  109. Jurassic Park trilogy~.
  110. The Karate Kid.
  111. Kelly's Heros (1970).
  112. Ken Burns Jazz.
  113. Ken Burns Lewis and Clark~.
  114. The Kentucky Fried Movie~ (1977).
  115. The Kid Stays in the Picture.
  116. Kids In The Hall - Brain Candy.
  117. The Killing Fields*.
  118. Killing Zoe*~.
  119. A King In New York*~
  120. King Kong (1933).
  121. The King of Masks*~ (1997).
  122. Kiss Me Kate.
  123. Kundun*.
  124. Kung Fu: The Movie~ (1972).
  125. Kung Pow.
  126. Kwaidan*~.
  127. Labyrinth (1986).
  128. L.A. Confidential.
  129. The Lady Eve.
  130. Ladyhawke.
  131. The Ladykillers*~ (1955).
  132. La Jetee*.
  133. The Last Emperor (1987).
  134. Last Night*~ (1998).
  135. Last of the Dogmen.
  136. The Last Party (1993).
  137. The Last Temptation of Christ~ (1988).
  138. The Last Wave*~ (1977).
  139. La Trou*.
  140. Leaving Las Vegas~ (1997).
  141. Legend* (1985).
  142. The Legend of Bagger Vance.
  143. The Legend of Drunken Master* (1994).
  144. Legends of the Fall.
  145. Leon*~ (1994) -- has alternate title of "The Professional."
  146. Les Miserables* -- the 1978 version with Richard Jordan.
  147. Liar, Liar~ (1997).
  148. Life On A String*~ (1991).
  149. Life Stinks.
  150. Limbo.
  151. Limelight (1952).
  152. The Limey.
  153. Little Big Man.
  154. Little Man Tate.
  155. Live and Let Die* (1973).
  156. Living In Oblivion.
  157. Local Hero*~.
  158. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels*~.
  159. Logan's Run (1976).
  160. Lone Wolf and Cub*~ - consists of 6 movies -- Sword of Vengeance (part 1), Baby Cart at the River Styx (part 2), Baby Cart To Hades (part 3), Baby Cart in Peril(part 4), Baby Cart In The Land of Demons (part 5), and White Heaven in Hell (part 6).
  161. The Longest Day.
  162. The Long Riders~.
  163. The Lord of the Rings~ (Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated version).
  164. The Lord of the Rings* (2002).
  165. Lorenzo's Oil~ (1992).
  166. Los Olvidados*~ (1950).
  167. Lost Highway.
  168. Lost Horizon~ (1937).
  169. The Lost Weekend.
  170. Lost Years of Jesus~.
  171. Love and Death~ (1975).
  172. Love Liza.
  173. M*~.
  174. Mabirosi*.
  175. Macario*.
  176. Mad Dog and Glory~.
  177. Maedchen In Uniform*~.
  178. Magnolia.
  179. The Majestic.
  180. Malcolm X~.
  181. Mallrats.
  182. The Maltese Falcoln.
  183. Man Bites Dog*~.
  184. A Man Called Horse~.
  185. The Manchurian Candidate~.
  186. Manhattan.
  187. Manon of Spring*.
  188. The Man Who Loved Women*.
  189. The Man Who Saw Tommorow.
  190. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence.
  191. Man With A Movie Camera~*.
  192. Man With A Plan.
  193. The Man Without A Face.
  194. Marathon Man.
  195. Mask~.
  196. The Mask.
  197. The Mask of Dimitros.
  198. The Matrix~.
  199. The Matrix Reloaded~.
  200. Maverick.
  201. Mein Kreig*.
  202. Menace 2 Society.
  203. Metropolis*~.
  204. Microcosmos*~.
  205. Michael Collins*.
  206. A Midnight Clear.
  207. Midnight Express.
  208. Midnight Run.
  209. Midway~.
  210. Mighty Aprhodite~.
  211. Minbo~*.
  212. Mindwalk~.
  213. Minority Report.
  214. Miracle of Morgan Creek.
  215. The Miracle Worker.
  216. Misery.
  217. Mishima*~.
  218. Miss Congeniality.
  219. The Mission*.
  220. Mission to Mars~.
  221. Mister Roberts.
  222. Mobsters.
  223. Modern Times.
  224. Monkey Business~ (the Marx Brothers version).
  225. Monkey Business (the Cary Grant version).
  226. Mon Oncle*~.
  227. Monsieur Verdoux*~.
  228. Monsters Ball.
  229. Monty Python and the Holy Grail*~.
  230. Monty Python's Life of Brian*.
  231. Monty Python Live at The Hollywood Bowl*.
  232. Monty Python's Meaning of Life*.
  233. Moon Over Parador~.
  234. Moonraker*~.
  235. The Mosquito Coast.
  236. Mother Night.
  237. Mother & Son*~.
  238. Mousehunt~.
  239. Mr. Holland's Opus.
  240. Mr. Hulot's Holiday*~.
  241. Mrs. Doubtfire~.
  242. Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story~.
  243. Multiplicity.
  244. The Mummy (the 1932 Boris Karloff version).
  245. The Mummy Returns~.
  246. Muscle Beach Party.
  247. The Music Box~.
  248. The Music Man.
  249. Mute Witness.
  250. My Best Fiend*.
  251. My Bodyguard.
  252. My Cousin Vinny.
  253. My Dinner With Andre.
  254. My Fair Lady*.
  255. My Favorite Year.
  256. My Left Foot*.
  257. My Name Is Joe*.
  258. My Own Country.
  259. My Twentieth Century*.
  260. Naked*.
  261. The Naked Gun.
  262. The Naked Spur~.
  263. Nanook of the North.
  264. (Abe Gance's) Napoleon*~.
  265. Nashville.
  266. National Lampoon's European Vacation~.
  267. National Lampoon's Vacation.
  268. The Natural~.
  269. Natural Born Killers~.
  270. Network.
  271. Never Cry Wolf.
  272. Never Say Die~.
  273. The Neverending Story*.
  274. New Jack City.
  275. The Newton Boys.
  276. New York New York.
  277. New York Stories.
  278. Never Say Die. - Black Sabbath Live. 1978! Yeah!
  279. Nick of Time.
  280. A Night At The Opera~.
  281. Nights of Cabiria*~.
  282. Night of the Living Dead. - it's so bad it's good.
  283. Night On Earth.
  284. Night Shift.
  285. Nixon~.
  286. North By Northwest~.
  287. Nosferatu*.
  288. Nunsense.
  289. Nunsense 2.
  290. October Sky.
  291. Office Space.
  292. An Officer & A Gentleman.
  293. The Olympia*.
  294. One Hour Photo~.
  295. On Her Majesty's Secret Service*.
  296. On the Road With Jack Kerouac~.
  297. On The Town.
  298. Once Upon A Time In America~.
  299. Once Were Warriors*.
  300. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.
  301. Open Your Eyes*~.
  302. Orlando.
  303. Orpheus*~.
  304. Our Hospitality.
  305. The Outsiders.
  306. The Outlaw.
  307. The Outlaw Josey Wales~.
  308. The Out of Towners.
  309. The Ox-Bow Incident.
  310. A Pain In The A_ _*~.
  311. Painted Faces*~.
  312. The Palm Beach Story.
  313. Panic~.
  314. Paper Moon~.
  315. Papillon~.
  316. Pardon My Sarong.
  317. Pardon Us~.
  318. Paris, Texas~.
  319. Passion in the Desert*~.
  320. The Passion of Joan of Arc*~.
  321. Patch Adams.
  322. The Patriot.
  323. Payback.
  324. Pay It Forward.
  325. Pennies From Heaven~.
  326. The People vs. Larry Flynt.
  327. A Perfect Candidate.


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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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