The Most Underrated, Unappreciated, Forgotten, and Misunderstood Films

I personally have fond memories of The Man in the Moon (1991). One of the great coming of age films. For some reason I always got mixed up and thought Anna Chlumsky (My Girl 1991) was in the lead role instead of Reese Witherspoon.

Unfortunately, the title helps it get lost among movies with similar titles barring one word i.e. Man in the Moon (1999) - the Andy Kaufman story starring Jim Carey.

We had a pretty indepth discussion about Matinee (1993) over on Citizen Rules' review thread not too long ago - I believe Rules wrote up one of his excellent reviews for the film.

Good pick Lee.

I wouldn't qualify The Elephant Man as underrated or underappreciated. It's very well known and a favorite amongst both drama buffs and David Lynch fans. As someone who's not exactly a David Lynch fan - I find it his best movie and a classic in its own right.

Brazil.

From the newer films I think Brimstone deserves a lot more visibility. It's one of the best films from this decade in my opinion.

From a bit older I guess Poison for the Fairies is quite forgotten but really good.

From the newer films I think Brimstone deserves a lot more visibility. It's one of the best films from this decade in my opinion.

From a bit older I guess Poison for the Fairies is quite forgotten but really good.

I think the bottom two are (unfortunately) in the dustbin of cinema (in the states anyway).

I like killing them softly. Not a lot of people know or have seen it.

I've seen it. Loved it! But you're right, it's definitely underrated and it seems not a lot of people have viewed it.

In fact, I think it might warrant a re-watch this week.

Okay fair enough. It has a score of 7 on imdb so it's underrated in my opinion and tour right it is a good movie. More people should watch it.

Brazil.