# Underrated movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 12, 2000, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145 "2000-02-12T21:35:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![crackwise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/22d042/32.png) [@crackwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crackwise)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2000, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/21 "2000-02-13T23:46:00Z")
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. * * * Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance. – a Celtic motto ---
**Author:** ![Linney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/58956e/32.png) [@Linney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linney)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2000, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/22 "2000-02-13T23:48:00Z")
Wayne’s World Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail the Naked Gun Trilogy Thin Red Line Red Corner Good Morning Vietnam Oh, and definately Hudson Hawk. ---
**Author:** ![Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trout_Mask_Replica)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2000, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/23 "2000-02-14T00:20:00Z")
UHF and Hudson Hawk. – TMR ---
**Author:** ![AzRaek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/azraek/32/16739_2.png) [@AzRaek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AzRaek)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2000, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/24 "2000-02-14T00:38:00Z")
Strange Brew- Bob and Doug Mackenzie R & C Are Dead Exit to Eden- sue me, I like seeing naked guys tied up Hellraiser 1 & 2 only * * * I’m not a fallen angel, I’m a risen demon. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2000, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/25 "2000-02-14T00:49:00Z")
Rincewind: The Big Lebowski ??? Argh! I hate that movie! * * * **-PIGEONMAN-** [The Legend Of PigeonMan](http://www.hotkey.net.au/~guanolad/pigeonman/) - **Shadow of the Pigeon** - Weirdo of the Night ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2000, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/26 "2000-02-14T04:24:00Z")
Regarding Henry Hudson Hawk Undercover Blues ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2000, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/27 "2000-02-14T05:09:00Z")
The Wicker Man Dark Star Monsieur Verdoux * * * =MqpN= ---
**Author:** ![MadPoet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@MadPoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPoet)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2000, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/28 "2000-02-14T16:13:00Z")
Mallrats Pump Up The Volume The World According to Garp * * * [http://www.madpoet.com](http://www.madpoet.com) Clerks - Just because they serve you doesn’t mean they like you. ---
**Author:** ![Quarterat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/5daacb/32.png) [@Quarterat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quarterat)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2000, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/29 "2000-02-14T16:30:00Z")
the crossing gaurd ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2000, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/30 "2000-02-14T17:43:00Z")
“Planet of the Apes” - It’s rated “G”, but should be “PG” or “PG-13”. * * * What would Brian Boitano do / If he was here right now / He’d make a plan and he’d follow through / That’s what Brian Boitano would do. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2000, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/31 "2000-02-14T17:58:00Z")
Ladybird— You should try to rent the 1930s version of “Stella Dallas,” with Barbara Stanwyck; or better yet, try to find the 1920s novel, by Olive Higgins Prouty. If you liked the Bette Midler movie, you’ll really love those! ---
**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2000, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/32 "2000-02-14T20:01:00Z")
Bagdad Cafe. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2000, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/33 "2000-02-14T20:06:00Z")
My Dinner with André Many people think the premise is dreadful (two guys talking over dinner), but it’s a wonderful movie and brings to life the magic of storytelling. Recently I saw again Henry Hathaway’s _Kiss of Death_ with Victor Mature and Richard Widmark. Some might say it’s dated, but I think Richard Widmark’s portrayal of the psychopathic killer is fascinating. ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2000, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/34 "2000-02-14T20:45:00Z")
I really like good movies that are more than you expected, or very different from what you expected. Some of these are already mentioned, some not. 1. Harvey 2. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead. 3. The House of Yes. 4. The Princess Bride. ( “You’ve been mostly dead, all day.”) 5. A Man for All Seasons. (The one with Paul Scofield as Thomas Moore.) 6. The Naked Prey. (No dialog!) \

          **Tris** \\ \ \*\* Y\*\* \ \           Happy Valentine’s Day ---

**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/35 "2000-02-16T15:19:00Z")
I thank you all for your suggestions. The only two movies on your lists that I would say certainly can’t be considered underrated are _The Manchurian Candidate_ and _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_. The first has way too much critical recognition and the second has way too much popular recognition to be considered little-known films. AzRaek, What’s _R & C are Dead_? GuanoLad, Are you serious about _The Phantom Menace_? Triskadecamus, Do you mean the 1966 movie _The Naked Prey_, directed by Cornell Wilde? ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/36 "2000-02-16T15:48:00Z")
**The Cowboys** - One of the greatest Westerns, and John Wayne’s best performance, for my money. Also a nice study of father-son dynamics. **Lone Star** - This John Sayles movie _was_ somewhat critically acclaimed, but I call it under-rated because it didn’t even get a _nomination_ for best picture. (I think the screenplay may have gotten a nomination.) This is the most dead-on study of racial, cultural and ethnic relationships in Texas (and the South generally) that I have seen. **Breaking Away** – This movie may have received some critical acclaim; I am not sure. I have to list it, though, because it is one of my all-time favorites. Another great dissection of father-son relationships, and some hilarious scenes, to boot. ---
**Author:** ![lvick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d07c76/32.png) [@lvick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lvick)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/37 "2000-02-16T19:49:00Z")
Wolf- Nicholson and Pfieffer Wendell, R and C would be Rosencranz and Guildenstern are dead, an excellent comedy spin on Hamlet taken from the perspective of R and C, a couple of lesser characters in the play. Very good work from Richard Dreyfuss. You should be at least a moderately familiar with the play for full effect. ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/38 "2000-02-16T20:18:00Z")
Wendel,           R & C are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Great movie. Rent it. Yes, Naked Prey, Cornell Wilde, no dialog after the meaningless first three minutes. Impressive performances by Wilde, and others. \

          **Tris** \ \           The ancient Chinese proverb says, “Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.” I have never understood why these options are considered mutually exclusive. \ \*\* _-_ \*\* \ ---

**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/39 "2000-02-16T20:22:00Z")
The Draftsman What’s Up Tiger Lily? The Party ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145/40 "2000-02-16T20:25:00Z")
Anyone ever seen Dead Again? It’s Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson, directed by Ken, in a suspence film. Derek Jacobi, too. Good flick. * * * Habit rules the unreflecting herd. - Wordsworth [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-movies/14145.md?page=3)