In film the are some magnificent films that are received well by the critics, but nobody went to watch them during their theatrical release With that being said I'm going to bring you my top 10 favorite underrated films of all-time and I highly recommend that you check out all of these films So without further ado...
10. Goon
This is such a great film and it's the best performance from Seann William Scott since the first American Pie film. Not content with his job as a bouncer at a local Beantown bar and a bit of an embarrassment to his accomplished family, Doug Glatt (played by Seann William Scott) dreams of the kind of success enjoyed by minor league hockey goon Ross Rhea (played by Liev Schreiber). When a chance encounter with an on-ice thug leads to a bloody fist fight that Doug easily wins, the coach of the Halifax Highlanders sees potential in this mammoth sized man who is only hampered by his lack of any hockey playing ability and his brother's old figure skates. Standing up to the taunts of the other players, Doug manages to join the team, and with the encouragement of his hockey obsessed best friend (played by Jay Baruchel) quickly becomes a rising star. Soon he'll have the opportunity to face off against Ross "The Boss" Rhea and perhaps finally land a girlfriend. Now - all he needs is to learn how to skate. Goon has a rating of 82% on rottentomatoes.com.
9. Dredd (2012)
I really enjoyed the original Dredd film, but this one is at least 10 times better and Karl Urban is amazing in the film. The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One- a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called "Judges" who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd (played by Karl Urban) is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge - a dangerous drug epidemic that has users of "Slo-Mo" experiencing reality at a fraction of its normal speed. Dredd (2012) has a rating of 78% on rottentomatoes.com.
8. Children of Men
This film is breathtakingly beautiful and it has one of the greatest endings in film history. A futuristic society faces extinction when the human race loses the ability to reproduce. England has descended into chaos, until an iron-handed warden is brought in to institute martial law. The warden's ability to keep order is threatened when a woman finds that she is pregnant with what would be the first child born in 27 years. Children of Men was nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay. Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing and it has a rating of 93% on rottentomatoes.com.
7. Edge of Tomorrow
This film suffered from a horrible marketing campaign and it could very well turn out to be on of the best films of the year. Major William Cage (played by Tom Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop-forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again...and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (played by Emily Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy. Edge of Tomorrow has a rating of 90% on rottentomatoes.com.
6. Buried
This is such a suspenseful film and Ryan Reynolds gives an aperformance and does a great job of carrying the film by himself. Paul Conroy (played by Ryan Reynolds) is an American truck driver who has been contracted to work in Iraq, and while delivering a load of kitchen equipment as part of a humanitarian aid program, he's captured by insurgent guerrillas who intend to hold him hostage. Paul is struck unconscious, put into a coffin-like box, and buried, and when he comes to, all he has to help him get out is a lighter and a cell phone. Trapped underground with a limited supply of air, Paul frantically calls his family, his employer, and American military and political representatives, trying to remain calm as his chances of survival slip farther away with each passing minute. Buried has a rating of 87% on rottentomatoes.com.
5. Lawless
This film is action-packed with some great storytelling and amazing performances. Lawless is the true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic gangster tale, inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant's family in his novel "The Wettest County in the World", the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test against the backdrop of the nation's most notorious crime wave. Lawless has a rating of 67% on rottentomatoes.com.
4. Moon
This movie is fantastic, vastly underrated and it is Sam Rockwell's best performance and he was robbed of an Academy award nomination as well as the entire film. For three long years, Sam Bell (played by Sam Rockwell) has dutifully harvested Helium 3 for Lunar, a company that claims it holds the key to solving humankind's energy crisis. As Sam's contract comes to an end, the lonely astronaut looks forward to returning to his wife and daughter down on Earth, where he will retire early and attempt to make up for lost time. His work on the Selene moon base has been enlightening -- the solitude helping him to reflect on the past and overcome some serious anger issues -- but the isolation is starting to make Sam uneasy. With only two weeks to go before he begins his journey back to Earth, Sam starts feeling strange: he's having inexplicable visions, and hearing impossible sounds. Then, when a routine extraction goes horribly awry, it becomes apparent that Lunar hasn't been entirely straightforward with Sam about their plans for replacing him. The new recruit seems strangely familiar, and before Sam returns to Earth, he will grapple with the realization that the life he has created may not be entirely his own. Up there, hundreds of thousands of miles from home, it appears that Sam's contract isn't the only thing about to expire. Moon has a rating of 89% on rottentomatoes.com.
3. Galaxy Quest
I absolutely love this film and it gets better every time I watch it. For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector donned their uniforms and set out on thrilling and often dangerous missions in space - then their series was cancelled. Twenty years later, the five stars of the classic '70s series "Galaxy Quest" are still in costume, making appearances at sci-fi conventions for legions of die-hard fans - but some of those fans are a little more far out than the actors could have ever imagined. A group of aliens who have mistaken intercepted television transmissions for "historical documents" arrive at a convention and whisk "Commander Peter Quincy Taggart" (played by Tim Allen) and his crew into space to help them in their all-too-real war against a deadly adversary. With no script, no director and no clue about real space travel, the actors have to turn in the performances of their lives to become the heroes the aliens believe them to be. Galaxy Quest has a rating of 89% on rottentomatoes.com.
2. Innerspace
This film is so underrated and I honestly have no idea why I mean it has everything you could ever wnat. A rambunctious Navy test pilot (played by Dennis Quaid) undergoes a top-secret miniaturization experiment and is accidentally injected into the body of a hypochondriac clerk (played by Martin Short). Innerspace won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and it has a rating of 81% on rottentomatoes.com.
1. The Wrestler
This film is amazing and the performance of Mickey Rourke is one that will be remembered for forever. Back in the late '80s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (played by Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, 20 years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey. Estranged from his daughter (played by Evan Rachel Wood) and unable to sustain any real relationships, Randy lives for the thrill of the show and the adoration of his fans. However, a heart attack forces him into retirement. As his sense of identity starts to slip away, he begins to evaluate the state of his life--trying to reconnect with his daughter, and striking up a blossoming romance with an exotic dancer (played by Marissa Tomei) who is ready to start a new life. Yet, all this cannot compare to the allure of the ring and passion for his art, which threatens to pull Randy "The Ram" back into his world of wrestling. The Wrestler was nominated for 2 Academy Awards including Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress and it has a rating of 98% on rottentomatoes.com.
10. Goon
This is such a great film and it's the best performance from Seann William Scott since the first American Pie film. Not content with his job as a bouncer at a local Beantown bar and a bit of an embarrassment to his accomplished family, Doug Glatt (played by Seann William Scott) dreams of the kind of success enjoyed by minor league hockey goon Ross Rhea (played by Liev Schreiber). When a chance encounter with an on-ice thug leads to a bloody fist fight that Doug easily wins, the coach of the Halifax Highlanders sees potential in this mammoth sized man who is only hampered by his lack of any hockey playing ability and his brother's old figure skates. Standing up to the taunts of the other players, Doug manages to join the team, and with the encouragement of his hockey obsessed best friend (played by Jay Baruchel) quickly becomes a rising star. Soon he'll have the opportunity to face off against Ross "The Boss" Rhea and perhaps finally land a girlfriend. Now - all he needs is to learn how to skate. Goon has a rating of 82% on rottentomatoes.com.
9. Dredd (2012)
I really enjoyed the original Dredd film, but this one is at least 10 times better and Karl Urban is amazing in the film. The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One- a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called "Judges" who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd (played by Karl Urban) is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge - a dangerous drug epidemic that has users of "Slo-Mo" experiencing reality at a fraction of its normal speed. Dredd (2012) has a rating of 78% on rottentomatoes.com.
8. Children of Men
This film is breathtakingly beautiful and it has one of the greatest endings in film history. A futuristic society faces extinction when the human race loses the ability to reproduce. England has descended into chaos, until an iron-handed warden is brought in to institute martial law. The warden's ability to keep order is threatened when a woman finds that she is pregnant with what would be the first child born in 27 years. Children of Men was nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay. Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing and it has a rating of 93% on rottentomatoes.com.
7. Edge of Tomorrow
This film suffered from a horrible marketing campaign and it could very well turn out to be on of the best films of the year. Major William Cage (played by Tom Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop-forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again...and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (played by Emily Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy. Edge of Tomorrow has a rating of 90% on rottentomatoes.com.
6. Buried
This is such a suspenseful film and Ryan Reynolds gives an aperformance and does a great job of carrying the film by himself. Paul Conroy (played by Ryan Reynolds) is an American truck driver who has been contracted to work in Iraq, and while delivering a load of kitchen equipment as part of a humanitarian aid program, he's captured by insurgent guerrillas who intend to hold him hostage. Paul is struck unconscious, put into a coffin-like box, and buried, and when he comes to, all he has to help him get out is a lighter and a cell phone. Trapped underground with a limited supply of air, Paul frantically calls his family, his employer, and American military and political representatives, trying to remain calm as his chances of survival slip farther away with each passing minute. Buried has a rating of 87% on rottentomatoes.com.
5. Lawless
This film is action-packed with some great storytelling and amazing performances. Lawless is the true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic gangster tale, inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant's family in his novel "The Wettest County in the World", the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test against the backdrop of the nation's most notorious crime wave. Lawless has a rating of 67% on rottentomatoes.com.
4. Moon
This movie is fantastic, vastly underrated and it is Sam Rockwell's best performance and he was robbed of an Academy award nomination as well as the entire film. For three long years, Sam Bell (played by Sam Rockwell) has dutifully harvested Helium 3 for Lunar, a company that claims it holds the key to solving humankind's energy crisis. As Sam's contract comes to an end, the lonely astronaut looks forward to returning to his wife and daughter down on Earth, where he will retire early and attempt to make up for lost time. His work on the Selene moon base has been enlightening -- the solitude helping him to reflect on the past and overcome some serious anger issues -- but the isolation is starting to make Sam uneasy. With only two weeks to go before he begins his journey back to Earth, Sam starts feeling strange: he's having inexplicable visions, and hearing impossible sounds. Then, when a routine extraction goes horribly awry, it becomes apparent that Lunar hasn't been entirely straightforward with Sam about their plans for replacing him. The new recruit seems strangely familiar, and before Sam returns to Earth, he will grapple with the realization that the life he has created may not be entirely his own. Up there, hundreds of thousands of miles from home, it appears that Sam's contract isn't the only thing about to expire. Moon has a rating of 89% on rottentomatoes.com.
3. Galaxy Quest
I absolutely love this film and it gets better every time I watch it. For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector donned their uniforms and set out on thrilling and often dangerous missions in space - then their series was cancelled. Twenty years later, the five stars of the classic '70s series "Galaxy Quest" are still in costume, making appearances at sci-fi conventions for legions of die-hard fans - but some of those fans are a little more far out than the actors could have ever imagined. A group of aliens who have mistaken intercepted television transmissions for "historical documents" arrive at a convention and whisk "Commander Peter Quincy Taggart" (played by Tim Allen) and his crew into space to help them in their all-too-real war against a deadly adversary. With no script, no director and no clue about real space travel, the actors have to turn in the performances of their lives to become the heroes the aliens believe them to be. Galaxy Quest has a rating of 89% on rottentomatoes.com.
2. Innerspace
This film is so underrated and I honestly have no idea why I mean it has everything you could ever wnat. A rambunctious Navy test pilot (played by Dennis Quaid) undergoes a top-secret miniaturization experiment and is accidentally injected into the body of a hypochondriac clerk (played by Martin Short). Innerspace won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and it has a rating of 81% on rottentomatoes.com.
1. The Wrestler
This film is amazing and the performance of Mickey Rourke is one that will be remembered for forever. Back in the late '80s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (played by Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, 20 years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey. Estranged from his daughter (played by Evan Rachel Wood) and unable to sustain any real relationships, Randy lives for the thrill of the show and the adoration of his fans. However, a heart attack forces him into retirement. As his sense of identity starts to slip away, he begins to evaluate the state of his life--trying to reconnect with his daughter, and striking up a blossoming romance with an exotic dancer (played by Marissa Tomei) who is ready to start a new life. Yet, all this cannot compare to the allure of the ring and passion for his art, which threatens to pull Randy "The Ram" back into his world of wrestling. The Wrestler was nominated for 2 Academy Awards including Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress and it has a rating of 98% on rottentomatoes.com.
So ladies and gentlemen what are some of your favorite underrated films and what do you think of my list? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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