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32 Underrated Movies by Great Directors According to Cinemablend

"Every great director has a filmography with one or two movies that fly under the radar for some reason. Some of these are duds, sure, but many of them are great movies that just don't seem to get the love their other movies get. Those are the movies that this list is about, like Spielberg's 'Empire of the Sun,' David Fincher's 'The Game,' and Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Punch Drunk Love.' This is our list of movies from legendary directors that are underrated." - cinemablend.com
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The Game (1997)
The Game (1997)
1
77%7.7
The Frighteners (1996)
The Frighteners (1996)
2
67%7.1
Silence (2016)
Silence (2016)
3
83%7.2
Near Dark (1987)
Near Dark (1987)
4
81%7.0
Topaz (1969)
Topaz (1969)
5
69%6.2
The Killing (1956)
The Killing (1956)
6
95%8.0
25th Hour (2002)
25th Hour (2002)
7
79%7.6
Somewhere (2010)
Somewhere (2010)
8
70%6.3
The Rainmaker (1997)
The Rainmaker (1997)
9
82%7.2
Bird (1988)
Bird (1988)
10
83%7.2
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
11
75%7.7
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
12
89%6.9
A Passage to India (1984)
A Passage to India (1984)
13
77%7.3
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
14
81%7.5
I Will Follow (2010)
I Will Follow (2010)
15
Big Fish (2003)
Big Fish (2003)
16
75%8.0
Jackie Brown (1997)
Jackie Brown (1997)
17
87%7.5
Johnny Dangerously (1984)
Johnny Dangerously (1984)
18
44%6.5
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
19
79%7.3
Steve Jobs (2015)
Steve Jobs (2015)
20
85%7.2
Baby Boy (2001)
Baby Boy (2001)
21
71%6.4
Matchstick Men (2003)
Matchstick Men (2003)
22
82%7.3
The Prestige (2006)
The Prestige (2006)
23
76%8.5
Prince of the City (1981)
Prince of the City (1981)
24
92%7.5
Backdraft (1991)
Backdraft (1991)
25
75%6.7
Solaris (2002)
Solaris (2002)
26
66%6.2
The Straight Story (1999)
The Straight Story (1999)
27
95%8.0
Talk Radio (1988)
Talk Radio (1988)
28
81%7.3
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
29
93%7.9
In the Cut (2003)
In the Cut (2003)
30
34%5.3
Children of Men (2006)
Children of Men (2006)
31
92%7.9
Taking off (1971)
Taking off (1971)
32
100%7.4
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